Annabelle Wallis

Annabelle Wallis (born 5 September 1984) is an English actress, best known for her role as Jane Seymour in Showtime's period drama The Tudors (2009–10), Bridget in ABC's drama Pan Am (2011), and Mia Form in the supernatural horror film Annabelle (2014).[1] She currently stars as Grace Burgess in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders.

Career

In Portugal, she did several short films before she moved to London to pursue a career in movies. In London, she did some advertisements and went to drama school.

In 2009, Wallis starred as Jane Seymour in season three of the Showtime drama series The Tudors with Jonathan Rhys Meyers.[2] She took over from Anita Briem, who quit the role at the end of the second season. She returned as Jane Seymour in a dream sequence to The Tudors for the fourth (and final) season in mid-2010, which was confirmed when the first promotional picture of the season showed Jane (along with King Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr) on the cover.

In 2010, Annabelle was cast in W.E., directed by Madonna, and in 2011 had a minor role in the film X-Men: First Class. She currently stars as Grace Burgess in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders starring alongside Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill.[3][4] In 2014, she starred in the horror film Annabelle, a spin-off of 2013's The Conjuring.[5]

Personal life

Wallis was born in Oxford, but spent much of her childhood in Portugal, attending Saint Dominic's International School. Her maternal uncle is actor Richard Harris. Wallis speaks fluent English and Portuguese. She also speaks some French and Spanis but is poor at an Irish accent. She currently lives in London. As of 2016, she is currently dating Chris Martin from British rock group Coldplay.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... Sophie Besson / Savirti Pradhan Bollywood film
2006 True True Lie Paige
2007 Steel Trap Melanie
2008 Body of Lies Hani's Girlfriend in Bar
2009 Right Hand Drive Ruth
2011 W.E. Arabella Green
2011 X-Men: First Class Amy
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Sara
2013 Hello Carter Kelly
2014 Annabelle Mia Form
2015 Sword of Vengeance Annabelle
2016 Grimsby Marianne Smit
2016 Come and Find Me Claire Post-production
2017 Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur Maid Maggie Post-production
2017 The Mummy Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Jericho Lizzie Way Episode: "The Killing of Johnny Swan"
2007 Diana: Last Days of a Princess Kelly Fisher Television film
2009 Ghost Town Serena Television film
2009–10 Tudors, TheThe Tudors Jane Seymour Main role, 5 episodes
2010 Lost Future, TheThe Lost Future Dorel Television film
2011 Strike Back: Project Dawn Dana Van Rijn 2 episodes
2011 Pan Am Bridget Pierce Recurring role, 4 episodes
2013–present Peaky Blinders Grace Burgess Main roles, 11 episodes
2014 Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond Muriel Wright 2 episodes
2014 Musketeers, TheThe Musketeers Ninon de Larroque Episode: "A Rebellious Woman"

References

  1. ↑ "The Tatler List". Tatler.
  2. ↑ "The Tutors - Characters". Showtime. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Five minutes with Annabelle Wallis". Elle UK.
  4. ↑ "Peaky Blinders". BBC Media Centre.
  5. ↑ "‘The Conjuring’ Spinoff ‘Annabelle’ Moves Ahead With New Stars and a Start Date". Slashfilm.com.
  6. ↑ "Who is Annabelle Wallace? - Chris Martins New Girlfriend". Romper.com.

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