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| birthname = Fritha Jane Goodey
| birthname = Fritha Jane Goodey
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|10|23|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|10|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kingston upon Thames]], Surrey, England
| birth_place = [[Kingston upon Thames]], Surrey, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|9|7|1972|10|23|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|9|7|1972|10|23|df=y}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
| death_place = [[Notting Hill]], London, England
| death_cause = [[Suicide]]
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
| alma_mater = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
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==Career==
==Career==
Goodey's stage work, most notably with [[Max Stafford-Clark]]'s [[Out of Joint theatre company|Out of Joint]] touring company, included Nadia in ''Some Explicit Polaroids'' (1999), Odette in ''[[Remembrance of Things Past (play)|Remembrance of Things Past]]'' (2000), Constance Neville in ''She Stoops to Conquer'' (2002) and Mrs. Garrick in ''A Laughing Matter''. She had recently won a coveted role in a revival staging of [[Terence Rattigan]]'s ''[[Man and Boy (play)|Man and Boy]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1301356,00.html|title=Fritha Goodey: Classically Beautiful Actor on the Edge of Stardom|last=Coveney|first=Michael |date=2004-09-10|newspaper=The Guardian }}</ref>
Goodey's stage work, most notably with [[Max Stafford-Clark]]'s [[Out of Joint theatre company|Out of Joint]] touring company, included Nadia in ''Some Explicit Polaroids'' (1999), Odette in ''[[Remembrance of Things Past (play)|Remembrance of Things Past]]'' (2000), Constance Neville in ''She Stoops to Conquer'' (2002) and Mrs. Garrick in ''A Laughing Matter''. She had recently won a coveted role in a revival staging of [[Terence Rattigan]]'s ''[[Man and Boy (play)|Man and Boy]]''.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/sep/10/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |title=Fritha Goodey: Classically Beautiful Actor on the Edge of Stardom |department=Obituary |last=Coveney |first=Michael |date=2004-09-10 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=[[London]] |issn=17563224}}</ref>


Her radio works include ''[[The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]'' episode ''[[The Determined Client]]'' and Helena Justina in the serialisation of the Falco novel "[[The Silver Pigs]]".
Her radio works include ''[[The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]'' episode ''[[The Determined Client]]'' and Helena Justina in the serialisation of the Falco novel''[[The Silver Pigs]]''.


==Death==
==Death==
Having struggled with [[anorexia nervosa|anorexia]] for years, on 7 September 2004 Goodey took her own life in [[Notting Hill]], in the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]], by stabbing herself in the chest. She was 31 years old.<ref>[http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01523.html [Deathwatch&#93; Fritha Goodey, actress, 31<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517025134/http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01523.html |date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> Her funeral was at the [[West London Crematorium]], [[Kensal Green]].
Having struggled with [[anorexia nervosa|anorexia]] for years,<ref name=obit /> on 7 September 2004 Goodey took her own life in [[Notting Hill]], in the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]], by stabbing herself in the chest.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leitch |first1=Luke |last2=Davenport |first2=Justin |title=Suicide actress 'terrified of failure' |newspaper=[[Evening Standard]]|location=[[London]] |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/suicide-actress-terrified-of-failure-6957040.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |date=2012-04-13 |issn=20414404}}</ref> She was 31 years old.<ref>{{cite news|last=Weaver |first=Clair |title=Actress stabbed herself |newspaper=[[Evening Standard]]|location=[[London]] |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/actress-stabbed-herself-6967767.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |date=2012-04-13 |issn=20414404}}


</ref> Her funeral was at the [[West London Crematorium]], [[Kensal Green]].


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 12:54, 12 August 2024

Fritha Goodey
Born
Fritha Jane Goodey

(1972-10-23)23 October 1972
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died7 September 2004(2004-09-07) (aged 31)
Notting Hill, London, England
Cause of deathSuicide
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActress

Fritha Jane Goodey (23 October 1972 – 7 September 2004) was a British stage, radio and film actress known for her performance in the film About a Boy (2002), in which she played one of Hugh Grant's character's former girlfriends.

Early life

Goodey was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Goodey's stage work, most notably with Max Stafford-Clark's Out of Joint touring company, included Nadia in Some Explicit Polaroids (1999), Odette in Remembrance of Things Past (2000), Constance Neville in She Stoops to Conquer (2002) and Mrs. Garrick in A Laughing Matter. She had recently won a coveted role in a revival staging of Terence Rattigan's Man and Boy.[1]

Her radio works include The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes episode The Determined Client and Helena Justina in the serialisation of the Falco novelThe Silver Pigs.

Death

Having struggled with anorexia for years,[1] on 7 September 2004 Goodey took her own life in Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, by stabbing herself in the chest.[2] She was 31 years old.[3] Her funeral was at the West London Crematorium, Kensal Green.

Filmography

  • Bookcruncher (2002)
  • About a Boy (2002)
  • She Stoops to Conquer (2003)

Television

References

  1. ^ a b Coveney, Michael (10 September 2004). "Fritha Goodey: Classically Beautiful Actor on the Edge of Stardom". Obituary. The Guardian. London. ISSN 1756-3224.
  2. ^ Leitch, Luke; Davenport, Justin (13 April 2012). "Suicide actress 'terrified of failure'". Evening Standard. London. ISSN 2041-4404. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ Weaver, Clair (13 April 2012). "Actress stabbed herself". Evening Standard. London. ISSN 2041-4404. Retrieved 12 August 2024.


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