Caroline Goodall Pecorini (born 13 November 1959) is an English–Australian actress,

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and producer. Awards and nominations include Best Actress nominations AFI Awards for her roles in the 1989 miniseries '' Cassidy'' and the 1995 film '' Hotel Sorrento'', a

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Nomination for the mini series '' A Difficult Woman'', and a Best Actress award (

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). Her film appearances include ''

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'' (1991), ''

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'' (1993), '' Schindler's List'' (1993), '' Disclosure'' (1994), '' White Squall'' (1996), '' The Princess Diaries'' (2001) and '' The Best of Me'' (2014).

Early life

Goodall was born in

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to a publisher father and journalist mother. She attended St Leonards-Mayfield School and graduated in 1981 with a

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degree in

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and English from the

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. Caroline was a member of the

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Career

Goodall has appeared extensively on stage, joining the

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(RSC) and then the National Theatre. Her roles for the RSC include Lady Anne in ''

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'', Australian tour opposite Sir Anthony Sher and Hypatia in ''

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''; while for the National Theatre she played Rebecca in ''Command or Promise''. She played Juliet in ''

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'' at the Shaw Theatre, Viola In ''Twelfth Night'' ( Plymouth) starred at the Manchester Royal Exchange, Royal Court Theatre as Susan in Jonathan Gem's comedy ''Susan's Breasts''; Alan Ayckbourn's Steven Joseph Theatre in Scarborough and as Isobel in David Hare's US premiere of ''The Secret Rapture'' at the SCR. Goodall was cast for the 1991 film ''

''. She went on to appear as Kristel in the film ''

'' (1993), as Emilie Schindler in '' Schindler's List'' (1993), and then ] in Barry Levinson's '' Disclosure'' (1994). In Australia, she co-starred with Russell Crowe in '' The Silver Brumby'' in 1993, and was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress for the 1995 film '' Hotel Sorrento''. She had previously been nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress in a TV film or miniseries for the 1989 miniseries '' Cassidy''. In 1996, she appeared in the

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miniseries '' The Sculptress''. In 1998, she was nominated for a

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for Best Actress for ''A Difficult Woman'', which also won best TV mini series at the New York Festival in 1998. She appeared opposite

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's '' White Squall'' (1996); as Helen Thermopolis in Garry Marshall's The ''Princess Diaries'' (2001), '' The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'' (2004) and opposite Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill in ''The Cold Light Of Day'' (2012). European credits include appearances in Urs Egger's '' Opernball'' (1998) '' The Thief Lord'' (2006), and Denis De La Patelliere's ''Épées Des Diamants''. She appeared in

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's '' Nymphomaniac Vol. II'' (2013) and won a RIFF Best Actress Award for her role in Massimo Cogliatore's two-hander thriller ''The Elevator'' (2014). In 2015, she played Elsbeth Beaumont in Jocelyn Moorhouse's film '' The Dressmaker'', with

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and Judy Davis. Other films include '' Hunter Killer (2018) '' The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) and Grace Vessler in Fred and Freddy Macdonald's Sew Torn (2024) As a producer and

, in addition to ''The Bay of Silence'', Goodall's credits include screen adaptations of Rupert Thomson's ''Dreams of Leaving'' for HKM Films. Goodall has appeared in many TV series including '' The White Queen'' (2013) and its sequel '' The White Princess'' (2017), portraying Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, the mother of kings

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and

. In 2016, she portrayed Kelly Frost in the CIA spy-thriller TV series '' Berlin Station''.

Personal life

Goodall married Nicola Pecorini on 17 September 1994. The couple have two children. Her sister is producer Victoria Goodall.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodall, Caroline 1959 births Living people People educated at St Leonards-Mayfield School Alumni of the University of Bristol Actresses from London English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English screenwriters British women screenwriters 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses National Youth Theatre members