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Germaine Greer

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  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Germaine Greer in Jimi Hendrix (1973)
Germaine Greer was born on 29 January 1939 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for Extras (2005), Absolutely Fabulous (1992) and Universal Soldier (1971). She was previously married to Paul Du Feu.
BornJanuary 29, 1939
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    Known for

    Ricky Gervais in Extras (2005)
    Extras
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Germaine Greer
    Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
    Absolutely Fabulous
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Dream Mother
    Ben Carruthers, George Lazenby, and Chrissie Townson in Universal Soldier (1971)
    Universal Soldier
    4.3
    • Clara Bowden
    • 1971
    Lend Me Your Stable
    • Actress
    • 1962

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Come Fly with Me (2010)
      Come Fly with Me
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Germaine Greer
      • 2011
    • Ricky Gervais in Extras (2005)
      Extras
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Germaine Greer
      • 2006
    • The Second Coming (2003)
      The Second Coming
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Germaine Greer (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
      Absolutely Fabulous
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Dream Mother
      • 1994
    • Paraskeva Clark in Portrait of the Artist... as an Old Lady (1982)
      Portrait of the Artist... as an Old Lady
      Short
      • Narration (voice)
      • 1982
    • Ben Carruthers, George Lazenby, and Chrissie Townson in Universal Soldier (1971)
      Universal Soldier
      4.3
      • Clara Bowden
      • 1971
    • Trouble in Molopolis (1969)
      Trouble in Molopolis
      • 1969
    • Alisdair Burke in Darling, Do You Love Me? (1968)
      Darling, Do You Love Me?
      6.4
      Short
      • The Woman
      • 1968
    • It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
      Short
      • 1963
    • Lend Me Your Stable
      • 1962

    Writer

    • Cold War (1998)
      Cold War
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Without Walls (1990)
      Without Walls
      5.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1993
    • River Journeys (1984)
      River Journeys
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1984
    • Town Bloody Hall (1979)
      Town Bloody Hall
      7.2
      • book "The Female Eunuch"
      • 1979
    • Dudley Moore and Sheila Hancock in But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (1972)
      But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1972

    Soundtrack

    • World of Pub (2001)
      World of Pub
      7.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Stand By Your Man"
      • 2001

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Dr Germaine Greer
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • January 29, 1939
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Spouse
      • Paul Du Feu1968 - 1973 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Biography, "Shakespeare's Wife," Published by HarperCollins, New York, NY, copyright 2008, 416 pages, ISBN0-06-153715-2
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Print Biographies
      • 2 Portrayals
      • 1 Interview
      • 26 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was briefly held hostage in her own home by a feminist student, who saw Greer as her spiritual mother.
    • Quotes
      Is it too much to ask that women be spared the daily struggle for superhuman beauty in order to offer it to the caresses of a subhumanly ugly mate?

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