imaginary casting suggestions

[beccaelizabeth]

I've got a story keeps stalling on the fact that the main character keeps trying to be Rupert Giles in drag, which image is so distracting the plot sort of wanders off to have a giggle. So I need to cast this character and get her a name and stuff. But I don't know that many actresses.
Character born 1975ish, female, white, british. Possibly tall. Character is a university English teacher with a colorful past she thinks she buried. Stuffy tweeds Giles background, only a woman. And not in fact looking like Giles. Probably.
Any suggestions?


probably the story will continue to stall even after this, but is worth a try.

Comments

[beccaelizabeth]

People from about 1970-1975 (because older works better than younger)
(and I discover that looking at people about my age but vastly more successful is deeply depressing, but, onwards)

Drew Barrymore
Angelina Jolie
Kate Winslet
Charlize Theron
Mila Jovovich
Mia Kirshner
Christina Hendricks
Alyson Hannigan
Fairuza Balk
Emilia Fox
Kate Beckinsale
Tara Strong
Juliette Lewis
Radha Mitchell
Neve Campbell
Lena Headey

tons of people
http://www.imdb.com/search/name?birth_date=1975-01-01,1975-12-31

and wiki for UK 1975ish actress

Kate Winslet 1975
Gabrielle Anwar 1970
Julia Sawalha (born 9 September 1968) is a bit older than I was thinking
Kate Beckinsale 1973
Rachel Weisz 1970
Katie Carr 1973
Emma Cuniffe 1973
Emilia Fox 1974

That's like one and only one woman from 1975.
is trickier than it seems, this casting bit.

[beccaelizabeth]

on LJ lizw suggested Anna Friel

I tried wiki again and found a bunch of people

Heather Peace
Julia Dalkin
Ruth Millar
Jodhi May
Sienna Guillory


so there's lots of people but I need to know how to work the data.


Rachel Weisz seems to have settled in to my head okay so the character is no longer in drag. Win.

[philippos42]

I was going to vote for Radha Mitchell, but then thought Emma Cuniffe.

I love Rachel Weisz, but I think she's too hot for this.

[philippos42]

Crap. I just saw you had already settled on Rachel Weisz.

Well, at least it's not Charlize Theron. Weisz as she looks now actually does make sense for drag!Giles.

[baronjanus]

Gwendolin Post?

[demonbrat-98.livejournal.com]

Helen Mirren? She's older than you're looking for, but doesn't look it. Emma Thompson might work too - she is closer in age to what you are looking for.

thanks, but

[beccaelizabeth]

Helen Mirren born 26 July 1945
Emma Thompson born 15 April 1959

they're not just older, they're a generation or two older.

Re: thanks, but

[demonbrat-98.livejournal.com]

Whoops - read 1975 as 1957!

[shahar-amar.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I'm not really familiar enough with British actors to suggest someone, but maybe you find someone here?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1975_births

[beccaelizabeth]

is good idea, but too too many to look at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_the_United_Kingdom#Births
is a bit more promising, narrow it down some

[lizw.livejournal.com]

Anna Friel? Rachel Weisz?

Edited because I noticed you specified white.

[beccaelizabeth]

those are good names. those work.


(yeah, this character is white, partly because the others aren't, so none of the people that sprang to mind would work.)