Emily Beecham
Emily Beecham | |
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Born | Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, England, UK | 12 May 1984
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Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Emily Beecham (born 12 May 1984) is a British actress. She is best known for her role in the
Early life
Beecham was born in Wythenshawe, the daughter of an English father and American mother from Arizona. Her father is an airline pilot. She has dual British and American citizenship.[1] In 2003, at the age of 18, she enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and graduated with a BA in 2006.
Career
In her final year at LAMDA, Beecham started accepting professional acting opportunities, with her first appearances occurring in the thriller Bon Voyage and the supernatural TV series
In mid-2007, Beecham was chosen by the director
Beecham has appeared in numerous television series, including magazine's veteran glamour photographer, was quoted as saying that she has "that something special, that thing you just feel about someone... she's one of the most exciting actresses out there".
In 2013, Beecham starred as Caro Allingham in
she joined period drama series King and Conqueror as Edith Swan-neck [9]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | 28 Weeks Later | Karen | |
Rise of the Footsoldier | Kelly | ||
God's Wounds | Poppy | Short film | |
2009 | The Calling | Joanna | |
2010 | Basement | Pru | |
2012 | Animal Charm | Jezebel | Short film |
2013 | Art Is... | Lulu | |
2014 | Happy Birthday to Me | Lucy | Short film |
2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Diedre | |
2017 | Daphne | Daphne | Nominated—BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film Nominated—Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—Evening Standard British Film Award for Breakthrough of the Year[10] Nominated—Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer |
2019 | Berlin, I Love You | Hannah | |
Little Joe | Alice | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress | |
The Octopus Nest | Claire | Short film | |
2020 | Sulphur and White | Vanessa Tait | |
2021 | Outside the Wire | Sofiya | |
Cruella | Catherine Miller | ||
2023 | Guy Ritchie's The Covenant | Caroline Kinley | |
North Star | Georgina | ||
2023 | Stockholm Bloodbath | Christina Gyllenstierna | |
2024 | Slingshot | Zoe | Post-production |
TBA | William Tell | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Afterlife | Sash | Episode: "Roadside Bouquets" |
2006 | Bon Voyage | Rachel Aldred | TV movie |
2007 | The Innocence Project | Rachel | 1 episode |
2007 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Elvira Blake | TV movie |
2007 | Party Animals | Vienna Lurie | 1 episode |
2007 | New Tricks | Laura Small | 1 episode |
2007 | The Bill | Angela Myatt | 1 episode |
2008 | Lewis | Nell Buckley | Episode: "And The Moonbeams Kiss The Sea" |
2008 | Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Retty Priddle | 2 episodes |
2009 | Unforgiven | Lucy Belcome | 3 episodes |
2009 | The Street
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Gemma | 2 episodes |
2009 | Merlin | Emmyria | 1 episode |
2010 | Silent Witness | Anna Flannery | 2 episodes |
2010 | Pulse | Stella Hamilton | TV movie |
2011 | The Runaway | Caroline Dixon | 2 episodes |
2012 | Case Sensitive | Mary Trelease | 2 episodes |
2012 | Damages | Rutger's Daughter | 1 episode |
2012 | The Fear | Janey Beckett | 3 episodes |
2013 | The Thirteenth Tale | Isabelle Angelfield | TV movie |
2013 | Blandings | Miss Younghusband | 1 episode |
2013–2014 | The Village | Caro Allingham | Main cast |
2014 | The Musketeers | Adele Besset | 1 episode |
2015–2019 | Into the Badlands | The Widow | Main cast |
2021 | The Pursuit of Love | Fanny Logan | Main cast (miniseries) |
2022 | 1899 | Maura Franklin | Main cast |
TBA | King and Conqueror | Edith | In production |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Mirror's Edge | Celeste "Cel" Wilson | Voice |
References
- ^ Famurewa, Jimi (26 September 2017). "Emily Beecham interview: 'I never went to school wanting to play cute characters'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Guerilla Films – The Calling directed by Jan Dunn starring Brenda Blethyn, Emily Beecham, Susannah York, Rita Tushingham, Pauline McLynn, Joanna Scanlan, Susannah Harker, Harriet Thorpe, Amanda Donohoe and Corin Redgrave". www.guerilla-films.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "The Film Festival Guild". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Emily Beecham in Nylon magazine". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "Nominations 2017". BIFA – British Independent Film Awards. 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Korean director Bong Joon-ho wins Cannes' top prize". Daily Sabah Cinema. Daily Sabah. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "How Emily Beecham Untangled the Mystery of '1899'". Netflix. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Kasey Moore (3 January 2023). "'1899' Canceled At Netflix; Why Season 2 Isn't Moving Forward". What's On Netflix. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Clémence Poésy, Emily Beecham Join James Norton in Period Drama 'King and Conqueror'". Variety.
- ^ "Evening Standard Nominations 2018". 12 January 2018.
External links
- Emily Beecham at IMDb
- Emily Beecham at Rotten Tomatoes
- Emily Beecham on Instagram
- Emily Beecham on Twitter