Gina McKee

Birthday: 14 April 1964, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Height: 173 cm

Gina McKee was born on April 14, 1964 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. She is an actress and producer, known for In the Loop (2009), Notting Hill (1999) and Atonement (2007). She has been marrie ...Show More

I've had two instances when I've met journalists face to face and we've had good interviews and I've Show more I've had two instances when I've met journalists face to face and we've had good interviews and I've said, 'We don't have children, by the way,' and then they've written it. I'm not sure what that's about. As misleading facts go, it's not a terrible one but it isn't true - we don't have kids. Hide

There are different definitions of love, and one of the most wonderful definitions of love is to all Show more There are different definitions of love, and one of the most wonderful definitions of love is to allow somebody to be. Hide

A distant cousin sent me some genealogy report on my father's side, and it's sort of what I suspecte Show more A distant cousin sent me some genealogy report on my father's side, and it's sort of what I suspected. Coal miners for generations... four or maybe five generations. Hide

The National Youth Theatre did one very simple but incredible thing for me: it made me realise I had Show more The National Youth Theatre did one very simple but incredible thing for me: it made me realise I had choices. Hide

The first time I came to London on my own, I was 15. I was absolutely oblivious to so many things. I Show more The first time I came to London on my own, I was 15. I was absolutely oblivious to so many things. I had no expectations, no fears. I just came to do a National Youth Theatre season one summer. It was just brilliant. Hide

Where I grew up in the North-east, the community there, and the way people relate to one another, go Show more Where I grew up in the North-east, the community there, and the way people relate to one another, goes very deep. But I don't define myself as a Northerner in that I don't live in the North. Hide

I'm extremely self-critical. Although I try not to be ridiculous about it, wearing horsehair shirts Show more I'm extremely self-critical. Although I try not to be ridiculous about it, wearing horsehair shirts and all that. It's a private exercise I don't necessarily share with other people. Hide

I think I'm very open and friendly and warm. I think I'm very open and friendly and warm.

Usually I can go for three or four weeks and then I start to bake cakes or make jewellery and I thin Show more Usually I can go for three or four weeks and then I start to bake cakes or make jewellery and I think, 'hang on a minute, I'm obviously bored rigid. I need to get back out there.' Hide

(On Our Friends in the North (1996)) We shot the miners' strike scenes around Easington Colliery. It Show more (On Our Friends in the North (1996)) We shot the miners' strike scenes around Easington Colliery. It was my first home and my dad's family lived and worked there. The unit base was stationed alongside the high perimeter wall of the pit. Our day started early and as the sun came up I remember standing on the makeup truck and looking over the wall. You could see the recently flattened colliery and out to sea. Hide

I think it's nice to be able to make a product, put it out there and let other people decide what th Show more I think it's nice to be able to make a product, put it out there and let other people decide what they think. Hide

My instinct is probably one of the strongest assets I've got, workwise. My instinct is probably one of the strongest assets I've got, workwise.

There's a way of negotiating how you portray your private life publicly that I've never had the skil Show more There's a way of negotiating how you portray your private life publicly that I've never had the skill to do. Hide

I was one of those kids who found it difficult to eat anything that looked like an animal. I was one of those kids who found it difficult to eat anything that looked like an animal.

Being an actor somehow can be a perverse extension of that feeling we generally all have as children Show more Being an actor somehow can be a perverse extension of that feeling we generally all have as children, that feeling of wanting to please. Of course you're looking for affirmation, encouragement. Hide

I love that, even after jumping through hoops forever, I can still get that buzz, that hook. That's Show more I love that, even after jumping through hoops forever, I can still get that buzz, that hook. That's very healthy, but it's bittersweet, too, because if you don't get the part, you have to deal with the disappointment. I don't think I'll ever negotiate those peaks and troughs wholly healthily. Hide

I don't feel comfortable talking about my private life, and some people in my private life don't fee Show more I don't feel comfortable talking about my private life, and some people in my private life don't feel comfortable about me talking about it. So I don't. Hide

Gina McKee's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 5

as Actor (116)

Brass Eye - Season 1

Missing - Season 1

Vera - Season 9

Lewis - Season 9

Lewis - Season 5

Drop the Dead Donkey - Season 1

Vera - Season 2

The Street - Season 2