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Hayley Atwell
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| Born | 5 April 1982 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Hayley Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is an English actress.
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Background
Atwell was born in London, the only child of Allison, a motivational speaker, and Grant, a massage therapist and shaman.1 Atwell's mother is English and her father is an American from Kansas City, Missouri and of part Native-American descent.12 Atwell has dual citizenship of the UK and the US.3 Her parents separated when she was two years old.1
Atwell took A-levels at the London Oratory Schoolcitation needed before training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama4 graduating in 2005, in place of studying philosophy and theology at King's College London.
Career
Atwell debuted in a 2005 Pringles television advertisement and served on the jury for the 2007 British Independent Film Awards.
Her first feature film role was in Woody Allen's 2007 film Cassandra's Dream, in which she acted opposite Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell. In 2008, she appeared in the films The Duchess (as Lady Bess Foster) and Brideshead Revisited (as Lady Julia Flyte).
AMC Television and ITV have announced that she will appear in a 2009 TV miniseries remake of The Prisoner, as a character code-named No. 41-5.5 In the January of the same year she made her West End debut in Lindsay Posner's revival of A View from the Bridge at the Duke of York's Theatre.
Appearances
Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2005 | Charles & Camilla: Whatever Love Means | Sabrina Guinness | TV film |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty | Catherine Fedden | Miniseries |
| Fear of Fanny | Jane | TV film | |
| The Ruby in the Smoke | Rosa | ||
| 2007 | Mansfield Park | Mary Crawford | TV film |
| Cassandra's Dream | Angela Stark | ||
| How About You | Ellie | ||
| The Shadow in the North | Rosa | TV film | |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Julia Flyte | |
| The Duchess | Elizabeth "Bess" Foster |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2005 | Prometheus Bound | Io/Force | Sound Theatre, London |
| 2006 | Women Beware Women | Bianca | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2007 | The Man of Mode | Belinda | National Theatre |
| 2008 | Major Barbara | Barbara Undershaft | National Theatre |
| 2009 | A View from the Bridge | Catherine | Duke of York's, London |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2006–7 | Doctor Who: Blood of the Daleks | Asha | BBC 7 |
| 2007 | Felix Holt, the Radical | Esther | Radio 4 |
| 2008 | The Leopard | Angelica | Radio 3 |
References
- ^ a b c Maureen Paton (27 September 2008). "Hayley confidential: the actress takes Flyte". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1059762/Hayley-confidential-actress-takes-Flyte.html. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Alan Jackson (6 September 2008). "The meteoric rise of actress Hayley Atwell". The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article4655175.ece?print=yes. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "Hayley Atwell Brideshead Revisited & The Duchess Interview". femail.com.au. http://www.femail.com.au/hayley-atwell-brideshead-revisited-the-duchess-interview.htm. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Graduates 2004-5: Hayley Atwell Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- ^ Drew Pisarra (2008-07-24). "Four More Residents of The Village". AMC. http://blogs.amctv.com/the-prisoner/2008/07/casting-announcement.php.
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