Andrea Riseborough

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Andrea Riseborough
Riseborough at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Andrea Louise Riseborough (1981-10-27) 27 October 1981 (age 30) Whitley Bay, England
Occupation	Actress

Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 27 October 1981) is an English actress.

Early life

Riseborough grew up in Whitley Bay. In reference to The Long Walk To Finchley, she has described her parents as "working class Thatcherites".^[1]

At an early age, she appeared at the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, where she appeared in the play Riding England Sidesaddle by Christopher Goulding, playing Celia Fiennes. Riseborough spent her schooldays at the independent school, Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School on Tankerville Terrace in Jesmond. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2005.

Her sister Laura studies acting at the East 15 Acting School.

Career

She appeared in the 2010 films Made in Dagenham and Mark Romanek's adaptation of Never Let Me Go. She starred in the US premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell's award-winning The Pride at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in January 2010.^[2] The production was directed by Joe Mantello and co-starred Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw.

She appears in Rowan Joffe's new film adaptation of Brighton Rock alongside Helen Mirren and John Hurt. She worked with The Devil's Whore author Peter Flannery in his screenplay based on the life of James Miranda Barry with Michael Fassbender.^[3]

Riseborough played the role of Wallis Simpson in W.E., a film directed by Madonna. She will star alongside Michael Sheen and Iwan Rheon in Resistance, an adaptation of an Owen Sheers novel. The film is due for UK release on 25 November 2011.^[4]

She writes with her creative partner, the actor Tom Burke, and with Mike Leigh. Riseborough will star on the side of Alexander Skarsgård in the upcoming Thriller film Hidden^[5], the Low-budget film is directed by Matt and Ross Duffer. ^[6]

Accolades

In 2009 she was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for playing the title character in Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley. She won the Royal Television Society Award and The Broadcasting Press Guild for her role in The Devil's Whore. In 2007 she won the Ian Charleson Award for her performances as Isabella in Measure For Measure and as the title character in Miss Julie both directed by Sir Peter Hall. She was nominated as London Newcomer of the year at the 2005 Theatre Goers Choice Awards for A Brief History of Helen of Troy at the Soho Theatre. In 2007 she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in The Pride. Riseborough was a recipient of the Shooting Stars Award from the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. For her performance in W.E she was honored with the Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight award. ^[7]

Personal life

Riseborough is in a relationship with the graffiti artist Joe Appel.^[8]

Filmography

References

External links

• Andrea Riseborough at the Internet Movie Database
• Andrea Riseborough at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art