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Googie Withers
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Googie Withers

1917 – 2011 · Karachi, British India · Active 1935–2002

Googie Withers, born in 1917 in Karachi, India, made her mark in British cinema with a career that spanned decades. In Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951), she embodies the spirit of the titular character, bringing charm and wit to the film's comedic narrative. Withers' extensive background in theatre informed her performances, allowing her to navigate the transition to film with ease. Her work in Lady Godiva Rides Again reflects the playful, vibrant style of early 1950s British cinema, solidifying her place in the cult film conversation.

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Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951 ★ 5.8
as Susan Foster (actress in clip, "The Shadow of the Orient") (uncredited)

Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff. This leads by way of a suspect beauty competition to the show-business world of London. But it could be a slippery slope for simple home-town Marge.

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Filmography

56 credits
2000s 1 credit
2002
Movie ★ 7.2
1990s 2 credits
1996
Shine as Katharine Susannah Prichard
Movie ★ 7.4
1994
Country Life as Hannah
Movie ★ 6.1
1980s 7 credits
1989
Ending Up as Marigold
Movie
1988
Melba as Lady Armstrong
TV
1987
Northanger Abbey as Mrs Allen
Movie ★ 6.3
1986
Time After Time as Leda Klein
Movie ★ 10.0
1986
Movie ★ 5.0
1986
Hotel du Lac as Mrs. Pusey
Movie ★ 4.3
1985
Screen Two as Leda Klein
TV ★ 7.1
1970s 3 credits
1974
Within These Walls as Faye Boswell
TV ★ 6.0
1972
Knightsbridge as Muriel
Movie
1971
Movie ★ 9.0
1950s 8 credits
1956
Port of Escape as Anne Stirling
Movie ★ 6.0
1954
Devil on Horseback as Mrs. Cadell
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
Derby Day as Betty Molloy
Movie ★ 6.8
1952
The Magic Box as Sitter in Bath Studio
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again as Susan Foster (actress in clip, "The Shadow of the Orient") (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1951
White Corridors as Dr. Sophie Dean
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
Night and the City as Helen Nosseross
Movie ★ 7.5
1950
Traveller's Joy as Bumble Pelham
Movie ★ 6.3
1940s 13 credits
1949
Once Upon a Dream as Carol Gilbert
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Miranda as Clare Martin
Movie ★ 6.2
1947
It Always Rains on Sunday as Rose Sandigate
Movie ★ 6.6
1947
Movie ★ 7.8
1945
Dead of Night as Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")
Movie ★ 7.2
1945
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
On Approval as Helen Hale
Movie ★ 7.1
1943
The Silver Fleet as Helène van Leyden
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
Back-Room Boy as Bobbie
Movie ★ 6.6
1942
Movie ★ 6.6
1942
Movie
1940
Movie ★ 6.0
1930s 22 credits
1939
Movie ★ 5.6
1939
Murder in Soho as Lola Matthews
Movie ★ 6.0
1939
Trouble Brewing as Mary Brown
Movie ★ 6.9
1939
The Gang's All Here as Alice Forrest
Movie ★ 7.5
1939
Movie ★ 9.0
1938
Movie ★ 7.4
1938
Convict 99 as Lottie
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Kate Plus Ten as Lady Moya
Movie ★ 8.3
1938
Movie ★ 8.0
1937
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
Movie ★ 5.9
1937
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
Crown v. Stevens as Ella Levine
Movie ★ 6.5
1936
Accused as Ninette Duval
Movie ★ 10.0
1936
All at Sea as Daphne Tomkins
Movie ★ 9.0
1936
Crime Over London as Miss Dupres
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
Movie ★ 10.0
1935
The Love Test as Minnie
Movie ★ 6.7
1935
Movie ★ 9.0
1935
Dark World as Annie
Movie ★ 9.0
1935
Movie ★ 8.0