Helen George

 Helen George  (born 19 June 1984)[ 1 ] is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Trixie Franklin on the BBC drama series, Call the Midwife.

Early life
According to an interview in the Metro newspaper, as a child, George wanted to become a long jumper, although she also had a phase where she wished to become the first female manager of Aston Villa football club. George decided that she wanted to work in musical theatre at the age of fifteen, when she was in a production of Les Misérables.[ 2 ] She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London and the Birmingham School of Acting.

Career
George attended the Royal Academy of Music, London, studying musical theatre. She gained her first role some two weeks after graduation in the play The Woman in White.[ 2 ] She was a backing singer for Elton John during a tour, in which her sister Victoria Ingle also sang. She sang at venues including both Wembley Arena and the Royal Albert Hall.[ 2 ]

George was cast in the role of Trixie on the BBC One series Call the Midwife, based on the book by Jennifer Worth. She was daunted by the prospect of working with the likes of Pam Ferris and Jenny Agutter.[ 3 ] As part of the role she was trained in the medical techniques of the 1950s, including how to deliver a baby. During the first series, she practiced this at home with her husband taking the role of a pregnant woman, and her Yorkshire Terrier being the 'baby'.[ 4 ] In 2012, she underwent a press tour in the United States in order to promote the series there.[ 3 ] She also starred in the music video for singer Birdy's cover of "1901".[ 5 ]

In August 2015, George was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete in the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[ 6 ] She is partnered with professional dancer Aljaž Skorjanec.[ 7 ]

<span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Personal life
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">George married Oliver Boot in December 2012.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 8 ]<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 9 ] They met when they were both in Hotel Babylon, but started their relationship several years later. They own two dogs, Lottie and Charlie, a Jack Russell Terrier, which she found as a stray when it was six months old, and a Yorkshire Terrier.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-bygeorge_4-1" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 4 ]

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">In August 2015, representatives of George confirmed that she and Boot had split up after three years of marriage.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 10 ]

Filmography

 * HOTELBabylon (2008) as Susie, episode #3.2
 * 7 Lives (2011) as Valerie
 * Doctors (2011) as Andrea Towers, episode "A Life in the Day"
 * The Three Musketeers (2011) as Blonde
 * Scar Tissue (2012) as Mel Farrow
 * Call the Midwife (2012–present) as Trixie Franklin, main cast role