Annabelle Wallis | |
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| Born | Annabelle Frances Wallis (1984-09-05)5 September 1984 (age 41) Oxford, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Annabelle Frances Wallis (born 5 September 1984)[1] is an English actress. She is known for her roles asJane Seymour in the period drama seriesThe Tudors (2009–2010) and Grace Burgess in the period drama seriesPeaky Blinders (2013–2019). Her film credits includeX-Men: First Class (2011),Annabelle (2014),The Mummy (2017),Tag (2018),Malignant, andSilent Night (both 2021).
Wallis was born on 5 September 1984 inOxford,Oxfordshire, England.[1] Her maternal great uncle was Irish actorRichard Harris.[2] Her first cousins once removed include English actorsJared Harris,Jamie Harris, and directorDamian Harris.[3] On her father's side, she is a descendant of English singerMarie Lloyd.[4][2] Her older brother Francis is a director who has worked for fashion designerMichael Kors and singersPixie Lott andBirdy.[5]
She was raised in the Portuguese municipality ofCascais, where her family immigrated when she was 18 months old.[4] As a result of attendinginternational schools, she speaks fluent English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.[6][7]
In Portugal, Wallis appeared in several short films before she moved to London to pursue a career in film. In London, she did some advertisements and looked into drama schools before ultimately deciding to find an agent.[4]
In 2005 she landed a lead role in theIndian filmDil Jo Bhi Kahey...,[8] but it did not fare well at the box office. She landed small parts inTrue True Lie (2006) alongsideJaime King; andBody of Lies (2008), playingMark Strong’s girlfriend. She starred in the B-movieSteel Trap (2008).
In television, her breakthrough was in season three of the Showtime drama seriesThe Tudors (2009) asJane Seymour,[2] where she replaced actressAnita Briem. In the following years, she starred in the television filmThe Lost Future (2010) alongsideSam Claflin; and in the ABC seriesPan Am (2011), which was cancelled after one season.[9][10]
In 2011, she was directed byMadonna inW.E.[2] and had a small part inX-Men: First Class. In 2012, she appeared inJared Leto's documentary,Artifact, and inSnow White and the Huntsman, but was not credited.[citation needed]
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Wallis starred asGrace Burgess in the BBC dramaPeaky Blinders from 2013 to 2016.[11] Her role allowed her to be "believable in a strong, female, alpha role."[12] The series received critical and public acclaim.[13]
In 2014, she joinedThe Conjuring Universe with a leading role in the horror filmAnnabelle, directed byJohn R. Leonetti and produced byJames Wan. The film was a box-office success but received negative reviews. However, critics praised Wallis's performance, and she was nominated at the 2015'sMTV Movie & TV Awards forBest Scared-As-S**t Performance.[14][15] She returned as Mia Form inAnnabelle: Creation (2017).
In 2014, she also portrayed Muriel Wright, the originalBond girl, on the mini-seriesFleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond alongside actorDominic Cooper.
In 2016, she starred in theaction comedy filmThe Brothers Grimsby, the dramaCome and Find Me and thepsychological thriller war filmMine.
In 2017, Wallis joined theDark Universe created byUniversal Pictures and starred as archaeologist Jenny Halsey inThe Mummy, a reboot ofThe Mummy franchise. Wallis did almost all of her stunts herself including aZero-G scene that almost killed her.[16] The film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb.[17] The same year she joinedGuy Ritchie'sKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword.[18]
In 2018, Wallis landed a lead in the American comedyTag as Rebecca Crosby.[19] Later that year, she reunited with film directorAlex Kurtzman for theStar Trek: Short Treks episode "Calypso", where she voiced the artificial intelligence Zora. She later reprised the character in a recurring role onStar Trek: Discovery.
In April 2018, she was announced asCartier's ambassador for jewellery and the new face of thePanthère de Cartier watch.[20]
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In 2019, Wallis joined Showtime's mini-seriesThe Loudest Voice as Laurie Luhn, Head of Booking atFox News Channel andRoger Ailes's long-time "mistress". Luhn is one of Ailes's first victims to break silence and denounce him, alongsideGretchen Carlson.[21][22][23] The series received generally favourable reviews and was nominated at theGolden Globe Awards forBest Limited Series or Television Film. Wallis's performance was praised and seen as "heartbreakingly powerful work" by theChicago Sun Times.[24] Later that year, Wallis reprised her role as Grace Shelby in the fifth season ofPeaky Blinders.[25]
In 2020, she starred in Robin Pront's thriller filmThe Silencing.[26] Its premiere at theSouth by Southwest festival in March 2020 was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic; it was finally released onDirecTV on 16 July 2020.[27][28]
Also in 2020, Wallis starred as Princess Buttercup inHome Movie: The Princess Bride forQuibi to raise money forWorld Central Kitchen[29] and she joined the cast ofFloria Sigismondi's third film,The Silence of Mercy. Shooting ended in March 2021.[30]
In 2021, Wallis starred inJames Wan's horror filmMalignant. Scheduled byWarner Bros to premiere in August 2020, the release was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, opening on 10 September 2021, simultaneously in theaters and onHBO Max.[31][32][33] The film is a tribute to thegiallo genre,[34] and follows Madison Mitchell, played by Wallis, who is "paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders," and as her torment continues, "discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities."[35] It is the firstR-rated US movie to be released in China.[36][37]
That same year, Wallis appeared in thescience fiction action filmBoss Level directed byJoe Carnahan, starringFrank Grillo andMel Gibson[38] and starred in Agata Alexander'sscience fiction thrillerWarning, alongsideAlice Eve andAlex Pettyfer.[39][40] She also appeared in the Christmas black comedySilent Night, directed by Camille Griffin, premiered at theToronto International Film Festival in September.[41] Wallis stars alongsideKeira Knightley,Matthew Goode andRoman Griffin Davis.[42]
In March 2024, Wallis joinedAmazon MGM Studios' sci-fi thriller entitledMercy, alongsideRebecca Ferguson andChris Pratt.[43] She also starred inRenato De Maria's 2024Netflix film,Vanished into the Night, alongsideRiccardo Scamarcio.
Wallis is afeminist. In February 2018, she attended theLetters Live event curated byNet-à-Porter in Los Angeles, where she read a letter fromsuffragetteEmmeline Pankhurst. The money raised was donated toWomen for Women International.[44][45]
Wallis spoke out againstBrexit and participated in the June 2016 #DontFuckMyFuture campaign to encourage young people to vote against it.[citation needed]
Wallis supportsSave The Children and participated to the #ChristmasJumper campaign in November 2018.[46] In September 2019, she joined the U.n.I (You and I) project forUNICEF.[47][48] She is committed to the NGOChoose Love (formerly Help Refugees), which provides humanitarian aid to refugees around the world and advocates for them. She attended the launch of the Choose Love's store in Los Angeles in December 2019.[49]
In April 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic, Wallis teamed up with her friend and fashion designerGeorgia Hardinge to raise funds for the charityAge UK.[50] Along with other celebrities, she joined the movement #SaveWithStories in partnership with Save The Children andNo Kid Hungry. The movement aims to provide fun and education to children and parents stuck at home during the pandemic. The donations made to #SaveWithStories will help children and families most affected by the COVID-19 crisis around the world by providing them with food, access to early learning resources and household goods.[51][52]
Wallis was in a relationship with Burberry model James Rousseau from 2010 to 2014. From 2015 to 2017, Wallis was in a relationship withColdplay lead singerChris Martin.[53] She appeared in the music video for Coldplay's "Hymn for the Weekend" and provided background vocals to their song "Up&Up".[54][55] From 2018 to 2021, she was in a relationship with American actorChris Pine.[56] Wallis has been in a relationship with Romanian-American actorSebastian Stan since 2022.[57]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... | Sophie Besson | |
| 2006 | True True Lie | Paige | |
| 2007 | Steel Trap | Melanie | |
| 2008 | Body of Lies | Hani's Girlfriend in Bar | |
| 2009 | Right Hand Drive | Ruth | |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Amy | |
| W.E. | Arabella Green | ||
| 2013 | Hello Carter | Kelly | |
| 2014 | Annabelle | Mia Form | |
| Sword of Vengeance | Annabelle | ||
| 2016 | Grimsby | Lina Smit | |
| Come and Find Me | Claire | ||
| Mine | Jenny | ||
| 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Maid Maggie | |
| The Mummy | Jenny Halsey | ||
| Annabelle: Creation | Mia Form | ||
| 2018 | Tag | Rebecca Crosby | |
| 2020 | The Silencing | Sheriff Alice Gustafson | |
| 2021 | Boss Level | Alice | |
| Malignant | Emily May / Madison "Maddie" Lake-Mitchell | ||
| Silent Night | Sandra | ||
| Warning | Nina | ||
| 2024 | Vanished into the Night | Elena | |
| 2026 | Mutiny† | TBA | Post-production[58] |
| Mercy† | TBA |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jericho | Lizzie Way | Episode: "The Killing of Johnny Swan" |
| 2007 | Diana: Last Days of a Princess | Kelly Fisher | Television film |
| 2009 | Ghost Town | Serena | |
| 2009–2010 | The Tudors | Jane Seymour | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | The Lost Future | Dorel | Television film |
| 2011 | Strike Back: Project Dawn | Dana Van Rijn | 2 episodes |
| Pan Am | Bridget Pierce | 4 episodes | |
| 2013–2019 | Peaky Blinders | Grace Burgess | 19 episodes |
| 2014 | Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond | Muriel Wright | 2 episodes |
| The Musketeers | Ninon de Larroque | Episode: "A Rebellious Woman" | |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Short Treks | Zora | Voice; episode: "Calypso" |
| 2019 | The Loudest Voice | Laurie Luhn | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Princess Buttercup | Episode: "Chapter One: As You Wish" |
| 2020–2024 | Star Trek: Discovery | Zora | Voice; recurring role |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Divine Love" | Victoria+Jean | |
| 2016 | "Hymn for the Weekend" | Coldplay | |
| 2019 | "U.n.I. (You & I)" | Various | Charity song forUNICEF |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2015 | MTV Movie Award | Best Scared-As-Sh*t Performance | Annabelle | Nominated |
| 2018 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest | The Mummy | Nominated |
| 2022 | BloodGuts UK Horror Awards | Best Villain | Malignant | Won |
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