Fritha Goodey
Born	Fritha Jane Goodey October 23, 1972(1972-10-23) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died	September 7, 2004 (aged 31) Notting Hill, West London, England

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

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 2.1 Television 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Goodey was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. 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 appearances include The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes episode The Determined Client and Helena Justina in the serialisation of the Falco novel "The Silver Pigs".

Having struggled with anorexia for years, Goodey committed suicide by stabbing herself in the chest on 7 September 2004.^[2]

[edit] Filmography

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

[edit] Television

• Dr Willoughby (1999)
• Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (1 episode, 2000)
• The Red Phone: Manhunt (2001)
• Table 12 (1 episode, 2001)
• Sherlock (2002)
• The Lost Prince (2003)
• The Red Phone: Checkmate (2003)
• When I'm 64 (2004)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Fritha Goodey at the Internet Movie Database
• Fritha Goodey at TV.com
• Internet Accuracy Project
• Fritha Goodey at Find a Grave

Persondata
NAME	Goodey, Fritha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Goodey, Fritha Jane
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 23, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
DATE OF DEATH	September 7, 2004
PLACE OF DEATH	Notting Hill, West London, England

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