Talulah Riley
| Talulah Riley | |
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 Riley on the set of St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold in 2009. | |
| Born |
Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn 26 September 1985 Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn[3] (born 26 September 1985), known professionally as Talulah Riley, is an English actress. She has appeared in films such as Pride and Prejudice, St Trinian's, The Boat That Rocked, St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold and Inception.
Early life
Riley was born in Hertfordshire, the only child of Una Riley, founder of a security systems company and a PR company,[4] and Doug Milburn, formerly head of the National Crime Squad. Her father now works as a screenwriter and has written episodes of Silent Witness, Prime Suspect and The Bill. Riley attended Cheltenham Ladies College, Berkhamsted Collegiate School and Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls. While acting in London, she studied for a degree in Natural Sciences at the Open University.[5]
Career
Television
Riley's television credits include episodes of Poirot (2003), Marple (2006), Doctor Who (2008's "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead"). She played Lila, a love-struck writer, in the short-lived E4 series Nearly Famous (2007).
Stage
Riley made her stage debut in The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic in 2005. Her performance in a 2006 revival of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke was described by critic Racheal Read as being ..."delightful".[6]
Film
Riley appeared as a disguise used by Tom Hardy's character in Inception (2010). Also in 2010, The Summer House was released, which starred Riley in the lead role. By the end of the first day of release, it was the number one film on iTunes worldwide and dominated that position for several days.[7][8][9] She also appeared in White Frog.[10]
Other
She was featured on the March 2010 cover of Esquire.[11][12]
Personal life
In 2008, Riley began dating billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and in 2010 they married at Dornoch Cathedral.[13] In 2012, it was reported that they were seeking a divorce.[14][15]
However, in July 2013, Musk and Riley remarried. In a 60 Minutes interview in 2014, the couple stated that they had reconciled and were living together again, along with Musk's five children from his first marriage to writer Justine Musk.[16]
On 31 December 2014, the Associated Press reported that Musk had filed for divorce; however the action was withdrawn.[17][18] It was reported that Riley had been living separately from Musk for 6 months and filed for a second divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court on 21 March 2016.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Mary Bennet | |
| 2007 | St Trinian's | Annabelle Fritton | |
| 2007 | Friends Forever | Grace | Short film |
| 2007 | Wilder | Carro[19] | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Marianne | |
| 2009 | The Summer House | Jane | Short film |
| 2009 | St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Annabelle Fritton | |
| 2010 | Inception | Blonde Woman | |
| 2010 | Love & Distrust | Jane | Archive footage of The Summer House |
| 2011 | The Dilemma | Concept Car Spokesmodel | |
| 2011 | Revenge of the Electric Car | Herself | Documentary |
| 2012 | The Knot | Alexandra | |
| 2012 | White Frog | Ms. Lee | |
| 2012 | Transmission | TBA | |
| 2013 | The Liability | The Girl | |
| 2013 | In a World... | Pippa | |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Asgardian Nurse | |
| 2014 | Submerged | Jessie | |
| 2015 | Scottish Mussel | Beth | Writer/Director |
| 2015 | The Bad Education Movie | Phoebe | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Poirot | Young Angela Warren | Episode: "Five Little Pigs" |
| 2006 | Marple | Megan Hunter | Episode: "The Moving Finger" |
| 2007 | Nearly Famous | Lila Reed | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Phoo Action | Lady Elenor Rigsby | Cancelled before broadcast[20] |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Miss Evangelista | Episodes: "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead" |
| 2008 | The Gemma Factor | Nell | Scenes not broadcast[21] |
References
- ↑ "Actor Talulah Riley files to divorce billionaire Elon Musk, again". The Guardian. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
The pair first married in 2010 and divorced in 2012. They remarried 18 months later.
- 1 2 "Actor Talulah Riley files to divorce billionaire Elon Musk, again". The Guardian. Associated Press. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005; ancestry.com; accessed 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "Talulah Riley: how to marry a billionaire". London Evening Standard. 26 November 2010.
- ↑ Lesley O'Toole (17 May 2013). "Actress Talulah Riley shares her obsession with mortality and life with a billionaire". Metro.
- ↑ Read, Rachel (27 September 2006). "Summer and Smoke @ Nottingham Playhouse". BBC Nottingham.
- ↑ Brodie, Anne (26 July 2010). "Talulah Riley - The Summer House/Inception". Monsters and Critics.
- ↑ Palacios, Kim (23 July 2010). "Robert Pattinson's short film "The Summer House" dominates iTunes". Hollywood News.
- ↑ "Pattinson's Summer House is an iTunes Smash" (Press release). Shorts International. 23 July 2010.
- ↑ "White Frog – Official Website". Whitefrogthemovie.tumblr.com. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ Singh, Anita (3 February 2010). "Talulah Riley: the world's sexiest quantum physicist?". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Girls on top: The next generation of British actresses". The Independent. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Alan Boyle (18 January 2012). "SpaceX's millionaire founder tweets about marital split". NBCNews.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "At Home With Elon Musk: The (Soon-to-Be) Bachelor Billionaire". Forbes. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ Troup, Rose (22 August 2012). "SpaceX founder Elon Musk pays wife $4 million in divorce settlement". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "Tesla and SpaceX: Elon Musk's industrial empire". 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ "Elon Musk, actress wife split again". 31 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Elon Musk, actress wife split again". 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ Foreman, Liza (24 May 2007). "Make my day. Make my film". Times Online.
- ↑ Holmwood, Leigh (17 November 2008). "BBC3 drops new drama Phoo Action". guardian.co.uk.
- ↑ Coates, Brian (9 July 2008). "Lights, camera, rain... BBC film crew comes to Calderdale to shoot comedy drama". Halifax Today.
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