Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in Venus (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Never Let Me Go, Brighton Rock, Made in Dagenham (all 2010), W.E. (2011), Shadow Dancer, Disconnect (both 2012), Welcome to the Punch, Oblivion (both 2013), Birdman (2014), Nocturnal Animals (2016), Battle of the Sexes, The Death of Stalin (both 2017), Mandy, Nancy (both 2018), The Grudge and Possessor (both 2020).
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Born | Andrea Louise Riseborough (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 40) Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)[1] |
Outside of film, Riseborough received a BAFTA nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the television film The Long Walk to Finchley (2008), and won critical acclaim for her performances in the Channel 4 miniseries The Devil's Whore (2008) and National Treasure (2016), as well as the BBC One miniseries The Witness for the Prosecution (2016). Her stage credits include August Strindberg's Miss Julie, Shakespeare's Measure for Measure (Theatre Royal, both 2006) and Anton Chekhov's Ivanov (West End, 2008).
Riseborough was born in Wallsend, near Newcastle upon Tyne, the daughter of Isabel Johnson, a secretary, and George Riseborough, a car dealer.[2][3] She grew up in Whitley Bay. In reference to The Long Walk to Finchley, she has described her parents as "working class Thatcherites."[4]
At an early age, she appeared at the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in the play Riding England Sidesaddle by Christopher Goulding, as Celia Fiennes, and was a member of the Young People's Theatre for five years. 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 and is a member of National Youth Theatre.
Her younger sister Laura Riseborough, also a pupil at Newcastle Church High School, studied acting at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the East 15 Acting School.
Riseborough 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 The Pride at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in January 2010.[5] The production was directed by Joe Mantello and co-starred Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw.
She appears in Rowan Joffé's film adaptation of Brighton Rock alongside Helen Mirren and John Hurt. She worked with The Devil's Mistress author Peter Flannery on his screenplay based on the life of Angelica Fanshawe with Michael Fassbender.[3] She played the role of Wallis Simpson in W.E., a film directed by Madonna. She stars alongside Michael Sheen and Iwan Rheon in Resistance, an adaptation of an Owen Sheers novel. The film was released on 25 November 2011.[3]
She writes with her creative partner, actor Tom Burke, and with Mike Leigh. Riseborough starred with Alexander Skarsgård in the thriller Hidden,[6] a low-budget film directed by The Duffer Brothers.[7] Hidden was released for streaming September 2015.[8]
She appeared alongside Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013), in a supporting role.[9] She co-starred in the acting ensemble of Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), which won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards. Riseborough also shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the film.
She co-starred opposite Steve Coogan in apartheid drama Shepherds and Butchers (2016).[10][11] She joined the cast of Netflix's Bloodline for Season 2, as a series regular character, Evangeline.[12][13]
She acted as Emma Stone's love interest in the biographical sports film Battle of the Sexes, based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.[14] She appeared as Stalin's daughter in the 2017 comedy-drama film The Death of Stalin and was praised by Variety for the "shrewd, multi-layered complexity" of her performance.[15]
She starred opposite Garrett Hedlund in Andrew Heckler's indie feature Burden.[16] She was cast in Waco, a six-part television series about the 51-day 1993 standoff between the ATF, FBI, and David Koresh's Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas. The first episode was released on 24 January 2018.[17]
Riseborough has been cast in Lone Scherfig's The Kindness of Strangers as an ER nurse who runs an eclectic therapy group. The film started shooting at the Russian Tea Room in the spring of 2018.[18][19][20]
She starred in a Sony remake of The Grudge, opposite Demián Bichir and John Cho. The film was released on 3 January 2020.[21]
Riseborough starred in the international cocaine trade drama ZeroZeroZero, an eight-part series adapted from the book by Roberto Saviano, which had its debut on Sky in the UK and Amazon Prime in the US in 2020.[22][23]
She starred in Possessor, directed by Brandon Cronenberg from a script he wrote about Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020.[24]
Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Venus | Period Film Lover | |
2007 | Magicians | Dani | |
2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Dawn | |
Love You More | Georgia | Short film | |
2010 | Made in Dagenham | Brenda | |
Never Let Me Go | Chrissie | ||
Brighton Rock | Rose | ||
2011 | Resistance | Sarah | |
W.E. | Wallis Simpson | ||
2012 | Shadow Dancer | Colette McVeigh | |
Disconnect | Nina Dunham | ||
2013 | Welcome to the Punch | Sarah Hawks | |
Oblivion | Victoria Olsen | ||
2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Laura Aulburn | |
The Silent Storm[25] | Aislin | ||
2015 | Hidden | Claire | |
2016 | Shepherds and Butchers | Kathleen Marais | |
Nocturnal Animals[26] | Alessia Holt | ||
Mindhorn[27] | DC Baines | ||
2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Marilyn Barnett | |
The Death of Stalin | Svetlana Stalina | ||
2018 | Mandy | Mandy Bloom | |
Nancy[28] | Nancy Freeman | Also producer | |
Burden | Judy | ||
2019 | The Kindness of Strangers | Alice | |
2020 | The Grudge | Detective Muldoon | |
Possessor | Tasya Vos | ||
Luxor | Hana | ||
2021 | Here Before | Laura | |
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Caroline Wain | ||
2022 | Please Baby Please | Suze | |
To Leslie | Leslie | ||
Amsterdam | Beatrice Vandenheuvel | ||
Matilda the Musical | Mrs. Wormwood | ||
TBA | Geechee | Wren | Post-production |
TBA | Lee | Audrey Withers | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | A Very Social Secretary | Amanda | Television film |
Whatever Love Means | Anna Wallace | ||
Doc Martin | Samantha | Episode: "The Family Way" | |
2006 | The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton | Myra | Television film |
2007 | Party Animals | Kirsty | Main role (8 episodes) |
2008 | Being Human | Annie | Episode: "Pilot" |
The Long Walk to Finchley | Margaret Thatcher | Television film | |
The Devil's Whore | Angelica Fanshawe | Miniseries (4 episodes) | |
2016 | Bloodline | Evangeline Radosevich | Main role (8 episodes) |
National Treasure[29] | Dee Finchley | Miniseries (4 episodes) | |
The Witness for the Prosecution[30] | Romaine Heilger | Miniseries (2 episodes) | |
2017 | Black Mirror | Mia Nolan | Episode: "Crocodile" |
2018 | Waco[17] | Judy Schneider | Miniseries (6 episodes) |
2020 | ZeroZeroZero | Emma Lynwood | Lead role (8 episodes) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | A Cat in the Road | Daughter | The Customs House, South Shields |
2005 | A Brief History of Helen of Troy | Charlotte | Nominated – Theatre Goers Choice Award |
Burn | Linda | Royal National Theatre | |
2006 | Chatroom | Emily | |
Citizenship | Chantel | ||
Measure for Measure | Isabella | Theatre Royal, Bath Ian Charleson Award | |
Miss Julie | Miss Julie | ||
2007 | The Pain and the Itch | Kalina | Royal Court Theatre Nominated – Theatre Goers Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Play |
2008 | A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians | Dzina | Soho Theatre |
Ivanov | Sasha | Wyndhams Theatre | |
2010 | The Pride[31] | Sylvia | MCC Theater Nominated – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominated – Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Won – Theatre World Award for actors/actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance.[32] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2009 | BAFTA Award | British Academy Television Award for Best Actress | The Long Walk to Finchley |
Nominated |
RTS Television Award | Best Actor (Female) | The Devil's Mistress |
Won | |
2010 | BIFA Award | Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | |
Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | Nominated | |||
2012 | BIFA Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | Won | |
Evening Standard British Film Award | Best Actress | Won | ||
IFTA Award | Best International Actress | Nominated | ||
London Film Critics' Circle Award | Best British Actress of the Year | Nominated | ||
Edinburgh International Film Festival Award | Best Performance in British Feature Film | Nominated | ||
2014 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award | Best Ensemble | Won | |
Boston Society of Film Critics Award | Best Cast | Runner-up | ||
Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | Won | ||
Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Acting Ensemble | Won | ||
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award | Best Ensemble | Nominated | ||
Detroit Film Critics Society Award | Best Ensemble | Won | ||
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast | Best Cast | Nominated | ||
Georgia Film Critics Association Award | Best Ensemble | Nominated | ||
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award | Won | |||
New York Film Critics Online Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | Won | ||
North Texas Film Critics Association Award | Best Ensemble Cast | Won | ||
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award | Best Ensemble Acting | Won | ||
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Film Ensemble | Won | ||
Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award | Best Ensemble | Nominated | ||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Won | ||
2017 | Savannah Film Festival | Outstanding Supporting Actress Award[33][34][35] | Won | |
BIFA Award | Best Supporting Actress | The Death of Stalin | Nominated | |
2018 | Sitges Film Festival | Best Actress | Nancy | Won[36] |
2020 | BIFA Award | Best Actress | Luxor | Nominated |
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