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Georgette is a feminine given name, the French form of (''Geōrgia''), the feminine form of George. Georgette may refer to:


People

* Georgette Barry (1919–2003), stage name Andrea King, American actress * Georgette Bauerdorf (1924–1944), American socialite, heiress and murder victim * Georgette Berube (1927–2005), American politician *
Georgette Chen Georgette Liying Chendana Chen (; Born Chang Li Ying; 23 October 1906 – 15 March 1993), most commonly known as Georgette Chen, was a Singaporean painter and one of the pioneers of modern Singaporean art as well as the Nanyang style of art i ...
(1906–1993), Singaporean painter *
Georgette Harvey Georgette Harvey (December 31, 1884 – February 17, 1952) was an American singer and actress. She is perhaps most famous for creating the role of Maria in the original Broadway production of ''Porgy'' (1927) and the 1935 Broadway producti ...
(1882–1952), African-American singer and actress *
Georgette Heyer Georgette Heyer (; 16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brothe ...
(1902–1974), English novelist *
Georgette Klinger Georgette Klinger ( Eckstein; February 28, 1915 – January 9, 2004) was a Moravian-born American businesswoman and cosmetologist who founded skin care brand Georgette Klinger Inc. in New York City in 1941. Born into a wealthy family in Brno, Mo ...
(1915–2004), Czech-born American businesswoman and cosmetologist * Georgette Leblanc (1869–1941, French operatic soprano, actress and author * Georgette Meyer (1919–1965), also known as Dickey Chapelle, American photojournalist *
Georgette Mosbacher Georgette Mosbacher (née Paulsin; January 16, 1947) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, political activist who served as the United States Ambassador to Poland from 2018 to 2021. She is the chairman of the Green Beret Foundatio ...
(born 1947), American business entrepreneur, executive, political activist and United States Ambassador to Poland * Georgette Seabrooke (1916–2011), American muralist, illustrator, art therapist, non-profit chief executive and educator * Georgette Sheridan (born 1952), Canadian lawyer and politician *
Georgette Tsinguirides Georgette Tsinguirides (born 27 February 1928) is a ballet dancer, ballet mistress and choreologist. She was the assistant of John Cranko at the Stuttgart Ballet and became in 1966 the first choreologist in Germany. Still active in 2015 after 7 ...
(born 1928), German ballet dancer, ballet mistress and choreologist * Georgette Valle (born 1924), American former politician *
Googie Withers Georgette Lizette Withers, CBE, AO (12 March 191715 July 2011), known professionally as Googie Withers, was an English entertainer who was a dancer and actress with a lengthy career spanning some nine decades in theatre, film, and television. ...
(1917–2011), Anglo-Indian actress


Pseudonym

* Georgette Spelvin, variant on George Spelvin, a traditional American theatre pseudonym


Fictional characters

* Georgette Franklin (Baxter), recurring character on the American sitcom ''Mary Tyler Moore'', played by Georgia Engel * Georgette Lemare, in the anime/manga ''
Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...
'' * Georgettte, in the 1988 animated musical film '' Oliver & Company''


Other uses

* Georgette (fabric), a lightweight fabric * Battle of the Lys, also known as Operation Georgette


References

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