She appeared in
The Dickie Henderson Show in 1962 and started working steadily on television in shows such as
ITV Television Playhouse,
Swallows and Amazons and
Weavers Green. George had small roles in films such as
The Sorcerers (1967) and
Up the Junction (1968).
British stardom George starred opposite Michael York in
The Strange Affair (1968). She starred in
All Neat in Black Stockings (1969) then the lead and starring role in
Lola (also known as Twinky) in 1969 with
Charles Bronson. Other starring roles include:
Spring and Port Wine (1970) with James Mason,
Eyewitness (1970) with director John Hough,
Die Screaming, Marianne (1971) and
Fright (1971) for director Peter Collinson. A number of her early films were made for
EMI Films. George's international breakthrough was starring opposite Dustin Hoffman in
Straw Dogs (1971) a huge box office hit. When asked in a 2013 interview about working with Hoffman and director
Sam Peckinpah in
Straw Dogs, George said: George went to Europe to appear in
Sonny and Jed (1972).
US career George received an offer to star in
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974) for director John Hough, which was a big hit. Also popular was
Mandingo (1975). Less seen were
Out of Season (1975),
A Small Town in Texas (1976),
Tintorera (1977) and
Tomorrow Never Comes (1978). George guest starred on television and was in
Enter the Ninja (1981),
Venom (1981),
The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
Later career George moved into producing and later returned to England. ==Personal life==