Justine Waddell

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Justine Waddell was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1976 and moved with her family to Scotland when she was eleven. Some four years later they moved to London. She is the only member of her family to take up a career in acting. She read Social and Political Science at Emmanuel College, Cambridge who allowed her to take time off from her studies to pursue her career. She has divided her work between theatre, film and TV productions. Amongst her most well-known roles to date have been her portrayal of Natalie Wood in The Mystery of Natalie Wood, a made-for-television film in 2004, her critically acclaimed performance as Sasha opposite Ralph Fiennes and Bill Paterson in the London production of Ivanov (1997) Tess in Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998), Julia Bertram in Mansfield Park (1999) and Nina in The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Seagull by Chekhov.


[edit] Trivia

Molly Gibson in "Wives and Daughters"

Gordon. H. Waddell, her father, was Captain of the Scottish Rugby Team and a one-time Member of Parliament in South Africa.

[edit] References

http://www.djangomusic.com/actor_bio.asp?pid=P235695

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0905311/

http://justinewaddell.ourfamily.com/ (unofficial fan site)

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/justine-waddell/ (unofficial fan base)