Hayley Atwell
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| Born | 5 April 1982 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Hayley Atwell (born 1982) is an English actress.
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[edit] Background
An only child, Atwell's part native American father (once a photographer, now a motivational speaker in California) and her English mother separated when she was 2.
She was a sixth-former at the London Oratory School, West London, and chose to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[1], graduating in 2005, in place of studying philosophy and theology at Oxford University.
[edit] Career
In March 2008 Atwell played the title character in Major Barbara at the National Theatre, London, opposite Simon Russell Beale and Paul Ready.
She appears in the forthcoming films Brideshead Revisited and The Duchess in which she plays Lady Bess Foster.
She served on the jury for the 2007 British Independent Film Awards.
[edit] Selected Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2005 | Prometheus Bound | Io/Force | Sound Theatre, London |
| Whatever Love Means | Sabrina Guinness | TV film | |
| 2006 | Women Beware Women | Bianca | RSC |
| The Line of Beauty | Catherine Fedden | Mini-series | |
| Fear of Fanny | Jane | TV film | |
| The Ruby in the Smoke | Rosa | ||
| 2006-7 | Doctor Who: Blood of the Daleks | Asha | Radio series |
| 2007 | The Man of Mode | Belinda | National Theatre |
| Mansfield Park | Mary Crawford | TV film | |
| Felix Holt, the Radical | Esther | Radio series | |
| Cassandra's Dream | Angela Stark | ||
| How About You | Ellie | ||
| The Shadow In The North | Rosa | TV film | |
| 2008 | Major Barbara | Barbara Undershaft | National Theatre |
| The Leopard | Radio drama | ||
| Brideshead Revisited | Julia Flyte | awaiting release | |
| The Duchess | Elizabeth "Bess" Foster | post-production |
[edit] External links
- CV from PFD
- Hayley Atwell at the Internet Movie Database
- Fansite
- Review round-up of The Man of Mode
- Review round-up of Women Beware Women
- Review round-up of Prometheus Bound
- Feature from This is London
- Interview from The Times
[edit] Notes
- ^ Graduates 2004-5: Hayley Atwell, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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