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Andrea Riseborough

Actress Andrea Riseborough caused a veritable sensation in her native Britain during the 2000s, with a succession of remarkable portrayals (character and lead roles) that resisted typecasting through their stunning diversity. A native of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Riseborough left school at age 17 and resisted the idea of attending university at first, but ultimately enrolled at London's legendary Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where she began to specialize in playing virginal innocents. The homogeneity of those assignments was reportedly frustrating for the blossoming thespian, though she had the epiphany that "all virgins are different," and began to excel by locating the psychological and dramatic uniqueness (the core) of each new character. The ability to do so helped the upstart secure a highly regarded agent by her third year at RADA. Following graduation, the then-ingenue spent time waitressing, directed a succession of short films, launched a greeting-card firm, and took Cantonese language lessons, but soon found herself magnetically drawn back to acting. In that sphere, two remarkable tendencies emerged: a chameleon-like ability to adapt her personality and behavior to suit the material at hand, and a proclivity for exhaustively researching parts prior to beginning work. Her research, for example, carried her to Croatia for a lengthy period (as preparation for The Pain and the Itch) and prompted her to read everything she could get her hands on about onetime prime minister Margaret Thatcher (as preparation for her portrayal of a young Thatcher in the English telemovie Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley [2008]). Also in 2008, she teamed up with succès d'estime Mike Leigh for a small supporting role, as Dawn, in that director's seriocomedy Happy-Go-Lucky. Significantly, Riseborough remained equally active in other venues, particularly theater, with acclaimed performances in productions of Miss Julie, Dog Days, A Brief History of Helen of Troy, and other plays. She could also be seen on television, where she turned viewers' heads as the sexually voracious Kirsty on the series Party Animals. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi


Andrea Riseborough - Filmer
Narození:
Oct 27, 1981 v Whitley Bay, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Filmů:
43
Začátky:
v movie Future Force 1989-02-08
Poslední film:
Film Matilda Roalda Dahla: Muzikál 2022-11-25
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Filmografie
Film Matilda Roalda Dahla: Muzikál Mrs. Wormwood 2022-11-25
Film Please Baby Please Suze 2022-10-28
Film What Remains Anna Rudbeck 2022-10-14
Film To Leslie Leslie 2022-10-07
Film Amsterdam Beatrice Vandenheuvel 2022-09-27
Film Elektrizující život Louise Waina Caroline Wain 2021-10-21
Film Possessor Tasya Vos 2020-10-02
Film Burden Judy 2020-02-28
Serial Nula nula nula Emma Lynwood 2020-02-14
Film The Kindness of Strangers Alice 2019-12-12
Film Nenávist Detective Muldoon 2019-12-31
Film Mandy - Kult pomsty Mandy Bloom 2018-09-13
Film Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal Self (archive footage) 2018-08-21
Film Nancy Nancy Freeman 2018-06-08
Serial Waco Judy Schneider 2018-01-24
Film Ztratili jsme Stalina Svetlana Stalin 2017-10-20
Film Souboj pohlaví Marilyn Barnett 2017-09-22
Film Shepherds and Butchers Kathleen Marais 2017-05-12
Film Noční zvířata Alessia Holt 2016-11-04
Film Mindhorn DC Elena Baines 2016-10-09
Film Hidden Claire 2015-09-15
Film Birdman Laura Aulburn 2014-10-17
Film The Silent Storm Aislin 2014-10-14
Film Nevědomí Victoria 2013-04-10
Film Chceš pěstí? Sarah Hawks 2013-03-15
Film Odpojit Nina Dunham 2012-09-11
Film Shadow Dancer Colette McVeigh 2012-02-12
Film Králova láska Wallis Simpson 2011-09-01
Film Kladivo Romaine Heilger 2010-10-26
Film Vyrobeno v Dagenhamu Brenda 2010-10-01
Film Černý chlapec Rose 2010-09-13
Film Neopouštěj mě Chrissie 2010-03-18
Film Mad Sad & Bad Julia 2009-07-31
Film Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley Margaret Thatcher 2008-06-12
Film Happy-Go-Lucky Dawn 2008-04-18
Film Love You More Georgia 2008-02-05
Film Magicians Dani 2007-05-18
Serial Party Animals Kirsty MacKenzie 2007-01-31
Film Venus Period Film Lover 2006-09-02
Film Whatever Love Means Anna Wallace 2005-12-05
Film A Very Social Secretary Amanda 2005-10-10
Film How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog Angelica Fanshawe 2002-02-22
Film Future Force Danielle 'Dee' Finchley 1989-02-08