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Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 27 October 1981) is an English actress.

This book is your ultimate resource for Andrea Riseborough. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Andrea Riseborough's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Andrea Riseborough, Annie Sawyer, BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film, Being Human (TV series), Celia Fiennes, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Hugh Dancy, Love You More (film), Magicians (film), Margaret Thatcher, Michael Sheen, Never Let Me Go (2010 film), Oblivion (2013 film), Owen Sheers, Party Animals (TV series), Resistance (2011 film), Shadow Dancer (film), Shooting Stars Award, The Devil's Whore, The Long Walk to Finchley, The Pride (play), W.E., Wallis Simpson, Welcome to the Punch, Whitley Bay 151…and more pages!

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Publié par	Emereo Publishing
Date de parution	04 mars 2013
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Contents

Articles Andrea Riseborough Annie Sawyer BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film Being Human (TV series) Celia Fiennes Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Hugh Dancy Love You More (film) Magicians (film) Margaret Thatcher

Michael Sheen

Never Let Me Go (2010 film) Oblivion (2013 film) Owen Sheers Party Animals (TV series) Resistance (2011 film) Shadow Dancer (film) Shooting Stars Award The Devil's Whore The Long Walk to Finchley The Pride (play) W.E. Wallis Simpson Welcome to the Punch Whitley Bay

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Andrea Riseborough

Riseborough at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

Born

Occupation

Andrea Louise Riseborough 27 October 1981 Wallsend, England

Actress

Andrea Louise Riseborough(born 27 October 1981) is an English actress.

Early life Riseborough grew up in Whitley Bay, England. In reference toThe Long Walk To Finchley, she has described her [1] parents as "working class Thatcherites". At an early age, she appeared at the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, where she appeared in the playRiding England Sidesaddleby Christopher Goulding, playing Celia Fiennes. 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. Her sister Laura studies acting at the East 15 Acting School.

Andrea Riseborough

Career

Riseborough and Madonna at the 69th Golden Globe Awards.

She appeared in the 2010 filmsMade in Dagenhamand Mark Romanek's adaptation ofNever Let Me Go. She starred in the US premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell's award-winningThe Prideat the [2] Lucille Lortel Theatre in January 2010. The production was directed by Joe Mantello and co-starred Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw.

She appears in Rowan Joffe's new film adaptation ofBrighton Rock alongside Helen Mirren and John Hurt. She worked withThe Devil's Whoreauthor Peter Flannery in his screenplay based on the life of [3] James Miranda Barry with Michael Fassbender.

Riseborough played the role of Wallis Simpson inW.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 [3] released on 25 November 2011.

She writes with her creative partner, the actor Tom Burke, and with Mike Leigh. Riseborough will star with Alexander Skarsg rd in the [4] upcoming thrillerHiddenlow-budget film directed by Matt and, a [5] Ross Duffer.

Accolades

In 2009 she was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for playing the title character inMargaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley. She won the Royal Television Society Award and The Broadcasting Press Guild for her role in The Devil's Whore. In 2007 she won the Ian Charleson Award for her performances as Isabella inMeasure For Measureand as the title character inMiss Julieboth directed by Sir Peter Hall. She was nominated as London Newcomer of the year at the 2005 Theatre Goers Choice Awards for A Brief History of Helen of Troy at the Soho Theatre. In 2007 she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in The Pride. Riseborough was a recipient of the Shooting Stars Award from the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. For her performance inW.E.she was honored with the Hollywood Film [6] [7] Festival Spotlight award. Andrea won the Best Actress award at the British Independent Film Awards 2012 for the role of Collette McVeigh in the film Shadow Dancer.

Personal life [8] Riseborough is in a relationship with the artist Joe Appel.

Filmography

Format

Welcome to the Punch

2012

2013

Oblivion

Shadow Dancer

Title

W.E.

Party Animals

2007

The Pain and the Itch

Magicians

Post-production

BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best British Actor of the Year

Post-production

Dawn

Angelica

Margaret Thatcher

A Very Social Secretary

Annie

Georgia

The Long Walk to Finchley

Dzina

Resistance

2009

O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness)

2011

feature film

Venus

Citizenship

Miss Julie

Measure For Measure

Doc Martin

Burn

2006

Feature film

Chrissie

Feature film

Miss Julie

Kalina

Actress

Chantel/ Tarot reader's daughter

Myra

Isabella

National Theatre

1 episode

Never Let Me Go

Mad Sad & Bad

The Pride

Julia

Rose

Made in Dagenham

TV movie

Feature film

Royal Court Theatre

2010

Brighton Rock

[9] feature film

Whatever Love Means

Victoria

Wallis Simpson

A Cat In The Road

Sarah Hawks

Andrea Riseborough

Year

2001

Sylvia

Brenda

The Customs House, South Shields

A Brief History of Helen of Troy

2005

Sarah

Colette McVeigh

Chatroom

Feature film

MCC Theater

Emily

TV movie

UK tour

BBC Radio 3/ audiobook

Leonardo's wife/ Girl

Sasha

TV pilot

The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton

Blood Wedding

TV Drama

Theatre Royal, Bath

TV series

short film

Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club (rehearsed reading)

Soho Theatre

feature film

Wyndhams Theatre

miniseries

Samantha

Anna Wallace

Amanda

Linda

Charlotte

Role

Dani

Kirsty

Ivanov

A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians

Being Human

Love You More

Happy-Go-Lucky

The Devil's Whore

2008

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References

[1] Lesley White (1 June 2008). "Andrea Riseborough plays the young Margaret Thatcher" (http:/ /entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/ arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article4025107.ece).The Times(London). . [2] Bamigboye, Baz (26 September 2009). "Gemma Arterton takes her bow in West End debut" (http:/ /www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ article-1215978/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Gemma-Arterton-takes-bow.html).Daily Mail(London). . [3] Day, Elizabeth (08 January 2012). "Andrea Riseborough: rise and shine" (http:/ /www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/jan/08/ andrea-riseborough-interview-madonna-thatcher).The Guardian(Manchester). . [4] Zimmerman, Samuel (26 September 2009). "Riseborough, Skarsgard "HIDDEN" in Bomb Shelter" (http:/ /www.fangoria.com/index.php/ home/all-news/1-latest-news/6955-riseborough-skarsgard-qhiddenq-in-bomb-shelter).Fangoria(New York). . [5] Kit, Borys (26 September 2009). "Andrea Riseborough to Star Opposite Alexander Skarsgard in Warners' 'Hidden' The actress will play Skarsgard's wife in the low-budget horror movie." (http:/ /www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ andrea-riseborough-hidden-alexander-skarsgard-316589).Hollywood Reporter(Los Angeles). . [6] White, Lesley (1 June 2008). "Andrea Riseborough plays the young Margaret Thatcher" (http:/ /entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/ arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article4025107.ece).The Sunday Times(London). . Retrieved 2008-06-05. [7] http://www.bifa.org.uk/film_archive/shadow-dancer [8] Eden, Richard (28 November 2009). "Margaret Thatcher actress Andrea Riseborough finds love with graffiti artist" (http:/ /www.telegraph. co.uk/culture/culturenews/6679110/Margaret-Thatcher-actress-Andrea-Riseborough-finds-love-with-graffiti-artist. html).The Daily Telegraph(London). . [9] Oatts, Joanne (27 April 2007). "Mitchell & Webb" (http:/ /www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a43909/mitchell--webb.html?page=1). Digital Spy. Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20070523184224/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a43909/mitchell--webb.html?page=1) from the original on 23 May 2007. . Retrieved 2007-04-14.

External links a Andrea Riseborough (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2057859/) at the Internet Movie Database Andrea Riseborough (http://www.rada.org/grad05/ris.html) at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Annie Sawyer

Annie Sawyer Being Humancharacter

Lenora Crichlow as Annie

First appearance

Last appearance

Created by

Portrayed by

Other portrayals

Full name

Born

Died

Pilot episode (2008)

"The War Child" (2012)

Toby Whithouse

Lenora Crichlow

Andrea Riseborough (Pilot)

Information

[1] Anna Clare Sawyer

1985

2007

Anna Clare "Annie" Sawyeris a fictional character in the supernatural comedy-drama TV seriesBeing Human, portrayed by Lenora Crichlow. The female lead for the duration of the show's first four series, Crichlow appears as Annie in thirty-one episodes altogether.

Within the series narrative, Annie is a ghost haunting the house she lived in with her fiancbe whilst she was alive. Prior to the first episode, she is joined by George Sands (a werewolf) and John Mitchell (a vampire), who are able to see her because of their own supernatural conditions. The extent of Annie's visibility to humans varies depending on her mood and her confidence. Annie's eyes turn blue when she is visible to humans, and violet when she is haunting. She always appears in the clothes she was wearing when she died, which change subtly depending on her state of mind.

Annie's storylines have involved her coming to terms with her own death, avoiding death's door and being trapped in purgatory, in addition to several doomed attempts at romance. After losing Mitchell, the love of her life, and friends George and Nina, Annie becomes a mother figure to Eve (George and Nina's daughter) and new werewolf and vampire housemates, Tom and Hal respectively. Annie is written out of the show at the conclusion of series four in which—having made a difficult decision—she averts a dark future for mankind and is able to move on the afterlife.

Appearances The first series premiere (2009) establishes Annie as being unable to remember her death. She believes ex-fiancbe Owen's (Gregg Chillin) claims that she fell down the stairs accidentally. Annie frustrates George (Russell Tovey) because of her temperament and her tendency to constantly make tea she cannot drink, though Mitchell (Aidan Turner) is more sympathetic towards her. In the third episode, he introduces Annie to Gilbert (Alex Price), another ghost, who falls in love with her. When Owen arrives to clear a blocked pipe and produces a thong, Annie's memories of her death are triggered and shown in flashback. Owen had pushed her down the stairs after an argument; their relationship had been abusive, not the loving one she had imagined to be true. Memories of her death cause Annie to become a poltergeist able to move objects and turn machines on without touching them although she cannot control these abilities. To resolve her death Annie seeks a confession from Owen; he taunts her haunting effects as ineffectual and reveals that he was unfaithful throughout their relationship. Annie is inspired by her and George's rescue of Mitchell from a vampire coven and with their help stands up to Owen. After Owen has a mental

Annie Sawyer

breakdown and confesses, the Door to Death appears for Annie but she stays behind because her friends need her. In the final episode, a more confident Annie shows the ability to teleport further distances and greater powers of telekinesis, which she describes as "a whole new skill set." In series two (2010), Annie has a greater physical presence due to her inner strength and happiness; she is seen by normal humans and able to get a job in a bar. However, after a flirtatious relationship with Saul (Alex Lanipekun) he attempts to assault her which leaves her distressed. Her employer Hugh (Nathan Wright) expresses his affection; Annie states she will wait until she feels ready to reciprocate. After Saul dies Annie is confronted by his spirit which attempts to drag her through the door of death. Though she escapes the trauma causes her to lose her physical presence, her job and the possibility of a relationship with Hugh. When George is dumped by Nina (Sinead Keenan), Annie encourages him out of his depression by enlisting his help in helping set Hugh up with his ex-girlfriend. After another brush with a malevolent spirit—or Gatekeeper—trying to take her through the door, Annie is taught defence skills by the ghost Sykes (Bryan Dick) including how to close these doors and read the auras of others. In the sixth episode of the series Annie encounters her mother Carmen (Jacquetta May) for the first time since her death, and with the aid of a psychic is able to tell her to move on. The series finale sees Annie sent through a Door to the other side by Kemp (Donald Sumpter). She manages to return briefly through another door, exacting revenge on Kemp and saving Nina's life by dragging the former to the other side with her. Following this second disappearance, she appears on George, Nina and Mitchell's television explaining her situation in the afterlife as 'complicated' and excessively bureaucratic. Series three (2011) begins with Mitchell entering purgatory and rescuing Annie from being sent to hell. Annie is overwhelmed with joy at being reunited with her friends, who have now relocated to Barry Island in south Wales, and in a closing monologue states that it was only after death that her life truly began. Overwhelmed with gratitude to Mitchell, Annie begins to fall for him and appoints herself as his guardian angel. Despite initial hostility Annie strikes up a friendship with the Type-4 'zombie' Sacha (Alexandra Roach) and is upset at her passing. Inspired by Sacha's message to 'seize the day' Annie confesses her romantic feelings towards Mitchell; he reciprocates and the pair kiss. Attempts by the pair to establish a sexual relationship are unsuccessful and Mitchell admits to Annie that he's content to have a non-physical relationship with her. Annie takes an interest when DS Nancy Reid (Erin Richards) visits the residence to investigate the Box Tunnel 20 massacre. Though distraught at realising the culprit is Mitchell Annie goes as far as to kill a vampire attempting to kill Reid in a cover up and tells Mitchell that he has to face punishment. When Mitchell returns to ask George to kill him, he bids farewell to Annie with the words "You are the love of my long life", a sentiment she reciprocates. When Wyndham, a vampire 'Old One' arrives to announce a new age ruled by vampires he implies that Annie is a lot stronger than she imagines. In the fourth series premiere "Eve of the War" (2012) Annie is worried by George's paranoia and despondency following Nina’s murder. After sacrificing his life to save his daughter Eve—whom it is prophesised will save the world—he entrusts Annie and Tom (Michael Socha) to look after her. Following on from this Annie and Tom receive a visit from the dying werewolf Leo (Louis Mahoney) and his housemates Pearl (Tamla Kari) and Hal (Damien Molony). After Annie helps Pearl admit her feelings for Leo the two depart for the afterlife together, leaving the vampire Hal dependent on Annie and Tom. From Pearl, Annie learns to "swaddle" baby Eve meaning both can leave the house undetected. When the sinister ghost Kirby (James Lance) is sent from the afterlife to kill the baby he splits the household up. Annie initially trusts his intent but he erodes her sense of purpose causing her to vanish. However Annie wills herself back and is able to kill Kirby's spirit by touch just as he has a knife over Eve's head. After helping new ghost Emrys (Anthony O'Donnell) pass on through his door after she accidentally killed him, Annie is contacted by the ghost of Eve's future self (Gina Bramhill) who asks Annie to accompany her into purgatory. Annie is shown a dystopian version of the future where vampires rule supreme and humans and werewolves are rounded up in concentration camps and forced into dogfights. Eve reveals that in this alternate future Annie "faded" away after watching her remaining friends die. When Annie asks Eve what needs to be done to avert this future she is told that she needs to kill Eve as a baby. Annie at first resists this command, killing Nick Cutler (Andrew Gower) when he tried to kill Eve to bring down the vampires. However, after the vampire leader Mr Snow

Annie Sawyer

(Mark Gatiss) explains that Eve's survival will ensure that an effective resistance against the vampires will never form, Annie detonates a bomb killing Eve and the vampire old ones. Arriving in purgatory with baby Eve, Annie has a brief conversation with future Eve who fades away, the future having been averted. Annie enters another door where it is implied she will be reunited with George, Mitchell and Nina.

Casting and characterisation Andrea Riseborough originally portrayed the character of Annie in the pilot episode of Being Human; when a full [2] series was commissioned she was replaced with Lenora Crichlow. Although Crichlow initially felt the script was "a bit out there" she was won over by the story's grounding in real life. In her eyes, Annie is initially "quite insecure and vulnerable, and a little bit needy" but as the series progresses "she has to start to toughen up and prove [3] herself". Crichlow explains that although originally it seemed like the other characters were responsible for Annie, "she is forced to move on and forced to grow up" as the series progresses. By the fourth series Annie’s "sense of duty [4] and responsibility is what drives her" as she takes on a mothering role to both Eve and Tom. Actor Damien Molony explains how this is also replicated in Annie's relationship with Hal, who "absolutely looks up to her". [5] Molony feels that Annie's subordination of tasks helps protects Hal from his own vampiric nature. The character was written out of the series at the end of the fourth series. In a video posted to the BBC'sBeing Humanwebsite Toby Whithouse explains that he felt the character had "come to a natural end". Chrichlow was satisfied that the [6] character went out saving the world and stated: "I don't know if there's much more for her to do, if I'm honest."

Reception Dan Martin ofThe Guardiannotes that Crichlow's Annie wasn't welcomed by the audience at first, after replacing Andrea Riseborough from the pilot episode, but opines that Crichlow "brings a kookier vulnerability to Annie that [7] makes her journey far more sympathetic." Matt Roush fromTV Guide, described Annie as a "friendly ghost" who [8] is "so much more appealing than her Syfy counterpart". In a review of the fourth series premier published to Examiner.com, Jerome Wetzel observes that the episode "makes Annie even more the heart of the series than she [9] previously is". Neela Debnath ofThe Independentfeels that Annie works as a comic character through Crichlow's [10] exploitation of her "pedantry and neurotic tendencies". Digital Spy's Morgan Jeffrey praised Annie's role in the fourth series remarking that "the perky ghost's continued presence helped to smooth the transition" between old and [11] new regulars. He felt that retaining the character and using her in this fashion was "a canny move." In a 2012 poll conducted bySFX Magazineto find the 100 sexiest female characters in science fiction and fantasy [12] Annie was voted number sixty-two.

References [1] "Being Human: Annie" (http:/ /www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/23/human3.shtml). BBC Press Office. . Retrieved 16 February 2009. [2] "Preview: Being Human" (http:/ /www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/features/2009/01/25/ house-of-horrors-91466-22763102/). Wales on Sunday. 25 January 2009. . Retrieved 27 February 2012. [3] "Being Human–Lenora Crichlow plays Annie" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/23/ human3.shtml). BBC Press Office. 23 December 2008. . Retrieved 27 February 2012. [4] "Hit supernatural thriller returns to BBC Three: Lenora Crichlow (Ghost Annie)" (http:/ /www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/ beinghuman/cast.html). BBC Press Office. 8 January 2012. . Retrieved 27 February 2012. [5] Berriman, Ian (1 February 2012). "Being Human Series Four–Damien Molony Interview" (http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/02/01/ being-human-series-four-damien-molony-interview/2/). SFX. . Retrieved 27 February 2012. [6] Jeffrey, Morgan (26 March 2012). "'Being Human' exec confirms six new episodes, Lenora Crichlow exit" (http:/ /www.digitalspy.co.uk/ tv/s116/being-human/news/a373139/being-human-exec-confirms-six-new-episodes-lenora-crichlow-exit. html).Digital Spy. . Retrieved 26 March 2012. [7] Martin, Dan (9 January 2010). "How Being Human bit back to become BBC3's biggest hit" (http:/ /www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/ 2010/jan/09/being-human-guide-feature).The Guardian. . Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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[8] Roush, Matt. "Roush Review: Being Human and More Weekend TV."TV Guide.February 18, 2011. (http://www.tvguide.com/News/ Roush-Review-Human-1029597.aspx) Accessed 2011-08-14. [9] Wetzel, Jerome (28 February 2012). [ttp://www.examiner.com/primetime-tv-in-columbus/being-human-picks-up-on-the-eve-of-the-war-review#ixzz1njVwlCyQ "Being Human picks up on the 'Eve of the War'"]. Examiner.com. ttp://www.examiner.com/primetime-tv-in-columbus/being-human-picks-up-on-the-eve-of-the-war-review#ixzz1njVwlCyQ. Retrieved 29 February 2012. [10] Debnath, Neela (13 February 2012). "Review of Being Human:‘Being Human 1955’" (http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/13/ review-of-being-human-being-human-1955c฀฀/).The Independent. . Retrieved 27 February 2012. [11] Jeffrey, Morgan (26 March 2012). "'Being Human': Why BBC Three's spooky drama deserved a fifth series" (http:/ /www.digitalspy.co. uk/tv/s116/being-human/tubetalk/a373194/being-human-why-bbc-threes-spooky-drama-deserved-a-fifth-series. html). Digital Spy. . Retrieved 8 April 2012. [12] Golder, Dave (27 March 2012). "Top 200 Sexiest Characters In Sci-Fi" (http:/ /www.sfx.co.uk/2012/03/27/ top-200-sexiest-characters-in-sci-fi/39/).SFX Magazine. . Retrieved 28 March 2012.

External links a Annie on the BBC Being Human website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hqlc4/characters/annie) Annie on the BBC America website (http://www.bbcamerica.com/being-human/characters/annie/) Annie (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0129406/) at the Internet Movie Database

BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film

TheBritish Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Filmis an annual award given to the Best Actress who starred in a British independent film. The award was introduced in 1998.

1990s a1998–Kathy Burke–Nil by Mouthas Valerie a Louise Goodall–My Name Is Joeas Sarah Downie a Rachel Griffiths–My Son the Fanaticas Bettina/ Sandra a Samantha Morton–Under the Skinas Iris Kelly a Emma Thompson–The Winter Guestas Frances 1999–Emily Watson–Hilary and Jackieas Jackie Du Pré

Lara Belmont–The War Zoneas Jessie Rachel Griffiths–Hilary and Jackieas Hilary Du Pr Jane Horrocks–Little Voiceas LV Gina McKee–Wonderlandas Nadia