Gabrielle Anwar
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| Gabrielle Anwar | |
 Anwar, 1993. This image is copyrighted by People Magazine |
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| Born | February 4, 1970 (age 37) Laleham, Middlesex, England |
| Notable roles | Sonora Webster in Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Donna in Scent of a Woman Marti Malone in Body Snatchers Andy Hart in For Love or Money Queen Anne in The Three Musketeers |
Gabrielle Anwar (born February 4, 1970) is an English actress, known for her roles in the 1990s films The Three Musketeers and Body Snatchers. She also appeared as fashion-conscious graphic designer Sam Black in the second series of the hugely popular Children's ITV series Press Gang.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Anwar was born in Laleham, Middlesex, England. Her father is Tariq Anwar, is a lebanese award-winning British film editor born in India, and her mother is an English actress. She studied at a London drama and dance school.
[edit] Career
Anwar's acting debut was in the British miniseries Hideaway. She made her film debut in Manifesto, which was followed by more British television productions including First Born, Summer's Lease, Press Gang, and The Mysteries of the Dark Jungle. While working on movies and television in London, she met American actor Craig Sheffer, and moved with him to Hollywood. Anwar and Sheffer have also appeared in a few American movies together, such as In Pursuit of Honor, The Grave,Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal, Flying Virus,Save It for Later, and Long Lost Son.
Her first American film was If Looks Could Kill - Teen Agent. She followed that with the acclaimed films Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Scent of a Woman, Body Snatchers, For Love or Money, and The Three Musketeers.
In 1993, People magazine named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
Anwar has appeared in the TV series John Doe. She recently acted in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines.
Anwar will play Margaret Tudor on Showtime's The Tudors, which will debut on April 1st 2007.
[edit] Personal life
From her relationship with American actor Craig Sheffer, Anwar has one daughter, Willow, born in 1993. She appeared with Willow in the film Daddy Who?
[edit] Selected filmography
- Hideaway (1986) TV miniseries
- Manifesto (1988)
- First Born (1988) TV series
- Summer's Lease (1989) TV series
- Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) TV movie
- Press Gang (1990) TV series
- If Looks Could Kill - Teen Agent (1991)
- Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
- Scent of a Woman (1992)
- Body Snatchers (1993)
- For Love or Money (1993)
- The Three Musketeers (1993)
- In Pursuit of Honor (1995) TV movie
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
- The Grave (1996)
- The Ripper (1997)
- The Manor (1999)
- Daddy Who? (1999)
- My Little Assassin (1999)
- The Guilty (2000)
- Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001)
- Flying Virus (2001)
- Sherlock (2002) TV movie
- John Doe (2002) TV series
- Save It for Later (2003)
- Try to Remember (2004) TV movie
- Mysterious Island (2005) TV movie
- The Marsh (2006)
- Long Lost Son (2006) TV movie
- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
- Crazy Eights (2006)
- 9/Tenths (2006)
- The Tudors (2007)
[edit] External links
- Anwar, Gabrielle at the Internet Movie Database
- Gabrielle Anwar UK British site
