# Caroline Goodall

Caroline Goodall Pecorini (born 13 November 1959) is an English–Australian actress, screenwriter and producer. Awards and nominations include Best Actress nominations AFI Awards for her roles in the 1989 miniseries Cassidy and the 1995 film Hotel Sorrento, a Logie Awards Nomination for the mini series A Difficult Woman, and a Best Actress award (Rome Film Festival). Her film appearances include Hook (1991), Cliffhanger (1993), Schindler's List (1993), Disclosure (1994), White Squall (1996), The Princess Diaries (2001) and The Best of Me (2014).

## Early life

Goodall was born in London to a publisher father and journalist mother. She attended St Leonards-Mayfield School and graduated (1981) with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and English from Bristol University. Caroline was a member of National Youth Theatre.

## Career

Goodall has appeared extensively on stage, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and then the National Theatre. Her roles for the RSC include Lady Anne in Richard III, Australian tour opposite Sir Anthony Sher and Hypatia in Misalliance; while for the National Theatre she played Rebecca in Command or Promise. She played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the Shaw Theatre, Viola In Twelfth Night ( Plymouth) starred at the Manchester Royal Exchange, Royal Court Theatre as Susan in Jonathan Gem's comedy Susan's Breasts; Alan Ayckbourn's Steven Joseph Theatre in Scarborough and as Isobel in David Hare's US premiere of The Secret Rapture at the SCR.
Goodall was cast for the 1991 film Hook. She went on to appear as Kristel in the film Cliffhanger (1993), as Emilie Schindler in Schindler's List (1993), and then ] in Barry Levinson's Disclosure (1994). In Australia, she co-starred with Russell Crowe in The Silver Brumby in 1993, and was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress for the 1995 film Hotel Sorrento. She had previously been nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress in a TV film or miniseries for the 1989 miniseries Cassidy. In 1996, she appeared in the BBC miniseries The Sculptress. In 1998, she was nominated for a Logie Award for Best Actress for A Difficult Woman, which also won best TV mini series at the New York Festival in 1998. She appeared opposite Jeff Bridges in Ridley Scott's White Squall (1996); as Helen Thermopolis in Garry Marshall's The Princess Diaries (2001), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and opposite Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill in The Cold Light Of Day (2012). European credits include appearances in Urs Egger's Opernball (1998) The Thief Lord (2006), and Denis De La Patelliere's Épées Des Diamants. She appeared in Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac Vol. II (2013) and won a RIFF Best Actress Award for her role in Massimo Cogliatore's two-hander thriller The Elevator (2014). In 2015, she played Elsbeth Beaumont in Jocelyn Moorhouse's film The Dressmaker, with Kate Winslet and Judy Davis. Other films include Hunter Killer (2018) The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) and Grace Vessler in Fred and Freddy Macdonald's Sew Torn (2024)
As a producer and screenwriter, in addition to The Bay of Silence, Goodall's credits include screen adaptations of Rupert Thomson's Dreams of Leaving for HKM Films.
Goodall has appeared in many TV series including The White Queen (2013) and its sequel The White Princess (2017), portraying Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, the mother of kings Edward IV and Richard III. In 2016, she portrayed Kelly Frost in the CIA spy-thriller TV series Berlin Station.

## Personal life

Goodall married Nicola Pecorini on 17 September 1994. The couple have two children. Her sister is producer Victoria Goodall.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | Nurse Sally | |
| 1991 | Hook | Moira Banning | |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | Kristel | |
| 1993 | The Silver Brumby | Elyne Mitchell | |
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Emilie Schindler | |
| 1994 | Disclosure | Susan Sanders | |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento | Meg Moynihan | |
| 1996 | White Squall | Dr. Alice Sheldon | |
| 1997 | Casualties | Annie Summers | |
| 1999 | The Secret Laughter of Women | Jenny Field | |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers | Johanna Pollack | |
| 2001 | The Princess Diaries | Helen Thermopolis | |
| 2003 | Shattered Glass | Mrs. Duke | |
| 2003 | Easy | Sandy Clarke | |
| 2004 | Chasing Liberty | Michelle Foster | |
| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Helen Thermopolis | |
| 2004 | Haven | Ms. Claire | |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | Mrs. Parker | |
| 2005 | River's End | Sarah Watkins | |
| 2006 | The Thief Lord | Ida Spavento | |
| 2006 | We Fight to Be Free | Martha Dandridge Custis | |
| 2008 | The Seven of Daran: Battle of Pareo Rock | Lisa Westwood | |
| 2009 | My Life in Ruins | Dr. Elizabeth Tullen | |
| 2009 | Dorian Gray | Lady Radley | |
| 2012 | The Cold Light of Day | Laurie Shaw | |
| 2012 | Mental | Doris | |
| 2013 | Third Person | Dr. Gertner | |
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac | Psychologist | |
| 2014 | The Best of Me | Evelyn Collier | |
| 2015 | The Daniel Connection | Veronica Ashler | |
| 2015 | The Dressmaker | Elsbeth Beaumont | |
| 2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob | Mary | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | President Ilene Dover | |
| 2019 | Muse | The Nurse | |
| 2020 | The Bay of Silence | Marcia | Also writer and producer |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Crowley | |
| 2021 | Birds of Paradise | Celine | |
| TBA | The Islander | The Baroness | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | The Moon Stallion | Estelle Mortenhurze | Main role |
| 1982 | Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story | Ann Bolton | TV film |
| 1985 | Gems | Anne-Marie Colman | Regular role (series 1) |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | Jenny Buchanan | "Steele Searching: Part 1" |
| 1988 | Tales of the Unexpected | Holly Peverill | "Wink Three Times" |
| 1988 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Helen Derwent | "Rumpole and the Quality of Life" |
| 1989 | After the War | Sally Raglan | TV miniseries |
| 1989 | Cassidy | Charlie Cassidy | TV film |
| 1990 | 4 Play | Marsha | "Madly in Love" |
| 1990 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Lady Yardly | "The Adventure of the Western Star" |
| 1990 | Half a World Away | Amy Johnson | TV miniseries |
| 1991 | Ring of Scorpio | Helen Simmons | TV film |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | Dr. Leslie Ashton | "The Wrong Stuff" |
| 1993 | At Home with the Webbers | Karen James | TV film |
| 1993 | The Commish | Maddie Hodges | "Eastbridge Boulevard" |
| 1993 | Screen One | Mandy | "Royal Celebration" |
| 1993 | Diamond Swords | Liv Gustavson | TV film |
| 1995 | Spider-Man | Vanessa Fisk (voice) | "Neogenic Nightmare: Chapters 11 & 12" |
| 1996 | The Sculptress | Rosalind Leigh | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | Rhapsody in Bloom | Debra Loomis | TV film |
| 1998 | Opera Ball | Heather Frazer | TV film |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Rebecca | "Promised Land" |
| 1998 | A Difficult Woman | Dr. Anne Harriman | TV miniseries |
| 1999 | Sex 'n' Death | Bella | TV film |
| 2000 | Love and Murder | Sally Love | TV film |
| 2000 | Trust | Anne Travers | TV film |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind | Joanna Liddy | "Neighbours" |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon | Igraine | TV miniseries |
| 2002 | Me & Mrs Jones | Laura Bowden | TV film |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Emily Ryan | "Secrets & Flies" |
| 2005 | Alias | Elizabeth Powell | "Bob" |
| 2006 | Midsomer Murders | Grace Starkey | "Dead Letters" |
| 2010 | Pulse | Juliette Randall | TV film |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Kim Palmieri | "Wrongful Termination" |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Muriel Powell | TV miniseries |
| 2013 | The White Queen | Cecily Neville, Duchess of York | TV miniseries |
| 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Penelope Calder | "The Killings of Copenhagen" |
| 2016 | The Crown | Lady Doris | "Pride & Joy" |
| 2016 | Berlin Station | Kelly Frost | Recurring role (series 1) |
| 2017 | The White Princess | Cecily Neville, Duchess of York | TV miniseries |
| 2018 | Endeavour | Lady Bayswater | "Colours" |
| 2018 | Bulletproof | Deputy Mayor Charlotte Carmel | Main role |
| 2020 | The Trader | Alex Patterson | Main cast |
| 2020 | Cold Courage | Maggie | Main cast |