Googie Withers

Googie Withers CBE AO
Withers in 1947
Born	Georgette Lizette Withers (1917-03-12)12 March 1917 Karachi, British India
Died	15 July 2011(2011-07-15) (aged 94) Sydney, Australia
Education	Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer
Years active	1929–2002
Spouse	John McCallum ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 2010)​
Children	3, including Joanna[1]

Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers, CBE, AO (12 March 1917 – 15 July 2011) was an English entertainer. She was a dancer and actress, with a lengthy career spanning some nine decades in theatre, film, and television. She was a well-known actress and star of British films during and after the Second World War.

She often featured in British productions, primarily in films with actor and producer John McCallum, whom she married and, in the late 1950s, emigrated together to her husband's native Australia, where they became best known in theatre. During the 1970s, she played prison governor Faye Boswell in the TV series Within These Walls, and continued to feature in films.^[2]