Anne-Marie Duff
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Duff with husband James McAvoy at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in London's Royal Opera House in February 2007 |
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Born | October 8, 1970 Southall, London, England |
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Years active | 1995 - present | ||||||
Spouse(s) | James McAvoy (2006-) | ||||||
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Anne-Marie Duff (born October 8, 1970) is an English actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Duff was born and raised in Hayes End, Middlesex by Irish parents. She attended Mellow Lane School, Hayes End, Hillingdon. She studied acting at The Drama Centre, now part of the University of the Arts London, having initially also applied to art colleges. Her father convinced her that she was not an artist and told her to persevere with acting. She took another year out after A-Levels before being accepted to The Drama Centre.
She is married to actor James McAvoy. They live in Stroud Green, London. She is a fan of Celtic Football Club. She previously dated Doctor Who star David Tennant.
[edit] Career
In 2000, Duff was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award, but first became well known as Fiona in the television programme Shameless, and for her portrayal of Elizabeth I of England in the lavish 2005 BBC television miniseries, The Virgin Queen which also starred Joanne Whalley and Tara Fitzgerald.
An accomplished theatre actor, she has worked extensively with the Royal National Theatre and also in London's West End (Vassa, Collected Stories). Theatre credits for the National Theatre include Collected Stories, King Lear Notes on a Scandal.
She most recently played the title character in Marianne Elliott's production of Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan at the National Theatre to great acclaim.[1][2]
[edit] Awards
- 2008: Won, BAFTA Cymru, Best Actress
for The History of Mr Polly (2007)
- 2007: Nominated BAFTA Award Best Actress
for: The Virgin Queen (2005)
- 2006: Nominated BAFTA Award Best Actress
for: Shameless (2004)
- 2005: Nominated BAFTA Award Best Actress
for: Shameless (2004)
- 2005: Won Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Actress
for: Shameless (2004)
- 2008: Nominated IFTA Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film
for: Garage (2007)
- 2007: Nominated IFTA Award Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television
for: The Virgin Queen (2005)
- 2005: Nominated IFTA Award Best Actress in Television
for: Shameless (2004)
- 2004: Won IFTA Award Best Actress in a TV Drama
for: Shameless (2004)
- 2006: Nominated RTS Television Award Best Actor - Female
for: Shameless (2004)
[edit] Filmography
- Uncle Silas (1994, stage play) as Maud Ruthyn
- The Mill on the Floss (1994, stage play) as First Maggie
- La Grande Magia (1995, stage play) as Amelia
- Peter Pan (1995-6, stage play) as Wendy
- War and Peace (1996, stage play) as Natasha
- King Lear (1997-8, stage play) as Cordelia
- Amongst Women (1998, miniseries) as Sheila
- Twelfth Night (1998, radio play) as Viola
- Vassa (1999, stage play) as Lyudmila
- Aristocrats (TV mini-series) (1999) as Louisa
- Collected Stories (1999-2000, stage play) as Lisa
- A Doll's House (2000, stage play) as Nora
- The Art of Love (2000, radio drama)
- The Diary of a Provincial Lady (2000, radio series)
- A Time That Was (2001, radio drama)
- Enigma (2001) as Kay
- The Way We Live Now (2001, miniseries) as Georgiana
- Sinners (2002, TV movie) as Anne Marie/ Theresa
- The Magdalene Sisters (2002, feature film) as Margaret
- The Daughter In Law (2002, stage play) as Minnie
- Doctor Zhivago (2002, miniseries) as Olya
- Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003, miniseries) as Minette
- Life Half Spent (2004, radio play)
- Jane Eyre (2004, radio series) as the narrator
- Shameless (2004-5, TV series) as Fiona
- Days of Wine and Roses (2005, stage play) as Mona
- Ears Wide Open (2005, radio drama) as Diane
- The Virgin Queen (2005, miniseries) as Queen Elizabeth
- Othello (2005, audiobook) as Desdemona
- The Queen at 80 (2006, radio series) as the narrator
- The Possessed (2006, radio drama) as Liza/Marya
- Look Back in Anger (2006, rehearsed reading) as Alison
- Notes on a Scandal (2006, Movie) as Annabel
- Kingdom of the Golden Dragon (2007, radio drama) as the narrator
- Born Equal (2006, TV movie) as Michelle
- The Soldier's Fortune (2007, stage play) as Lady Dunce
- The History of Mr Polly (2007, TV movie) as Miriam
- Garage (2007, Movie) as Carmel
- French Film (2008, movie) as Sophie
- Is There Anybody There? (2008, movie) as Mum
- The Last Station (2008, movie) as Sasha Tolstoy