- Actor Georgina Cates, best known for her role as Jenny Porter in the BBC series 2point4 Children, has died at the age of 51.
- The English actor died on 6 May, but the news is only just being made public. No cause of death has officially been provided.
- Cates, born Clare Elaine Woodgate in Essex, was married to actor Skeet Ulrich from 1997 to 2005; the pair had two children, Naiia and Jakob Ulrich, who are also actors.
- Naiia wrote on Instagram: “My beautiful, free-spirited mom lived a hard life and still found ways to make herself and others laugh and smile ... now she can rest easy.”
- Andrew Marshall, the creator of 2point4 Children, remembered Cates as “lovely and talented”.
BBC star Georgina Cates dies aged 51
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18 Oct 2026 • 5:58 AM MYT
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