There’s a new Best Supporting Actress contender in town…10 year-old Georgie Henley, the soul and natural light-beam of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Disney, 12.9). She came out of nowhere (i.e., chosen out of a general cast- ing call in England), but she’s Drew Barrymore in E.T. without the cloying I-know-I’m-cute-and-you’re-going- to-adore-me attitude. Henley’s serene little-girl aura…her beauty, obvious intelligence, cultured British accent, etc…plus the generosity of feeling from within make for a potent combination.
