Andrea Riseborough | |
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 Riseborough in 2012 | |
| Born | Andrea Louise Riseborough (1981-11-20)20 November 1981 (age 44) Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress. She made her film debut with a small part inVenus (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles inBrighton Rock (2010),W.E. (2011),Shadow Dancer (2012),Oblivion (2013),Birdman (2014),Nocturnal Animals (2016),Battle of the Sexes,The Death of Stalin (both 2017),Mandy,Nancy (both 2018),The Grudge, andPossessor (both 2020). For playing an alcoholic inTo Leslie (2022), she was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Actress.
Riseborough was nominated for aBAFTA TV for her portrayal ofMargaret Thatcher in the television filmThe Long Walk to Finchley (2008). She won critical acclaim for her performances in theChannel 4 miniseriesThe Devil's Whore (2008) andNational Treasure (2016), as well as theBBC One miniseriesThe Witness for the Prosecution (2016). Her stage credits includeMiss Julie,Measure for Measure (both 2006), andAnton Chekhov'sIvanov (2008).
Riseborough was born on 20 November 1981 inNewcastle upon Tyne, the daughter of Isabel, a secretary and beautician, and George, a car dealer.[1] She grew up inWhitley Bay. In reference toThe Long Walk to Finchley, she has described her parents as "working-classThatcherites."[2]
She appeared at thePeople's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in the playRiding England Sidesaddle by Christopher Goulding, asCelia 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. She was a student of theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA),[3] graduating in 2005 with a BA in Acting Degree (H Level).[4]
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Riseborough portrayedMargaret Thatcher in theBBC Four filmThe Long Walk to Finchley (2008). She appeared in the 2010 filmsMade in Dagenham andMark Romanek's adaptation ofNever Let Me Go. She starred in the American premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell'sThe Pride at theLucille Lortel Theatre in January 2010.[5] The production was directed byJoe Mantello. She appears inRowan Joffé's film adaptation ofBrighton Rock. She worked withThe Devil's Mistress authorPeter Flannery on his screenplay based on the life of Angelica Fanshawe.[1] She played the role ofWallis Simpson inW.E., a film directed byMadonna. She stars inResistance, an adaptation of anOwen Sheers novel. The film was released on 25 November 2011.[1]
She writes with her creative partner, actorTom Burke, and withMike Leigh. Riseborough starred in the thrillerHidden,[6] alow-budget film directed bythe Duffer Brothers.[7]Hidden was released for streaming September 2015.[8] She appeared inOblivion (2013), in a supporting role.[9] She co-starred in the acting ensemble of theAlejandro González Iñárritu's showbusiness drama filmBirdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), which won the Oscar for Best Picture at the87th Academy Awards. Riseborough shared theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the film.
In 2016 she co-starred in apartheid dramaShepherds and Butchers and theTom Ford directed psychological thrillerNocturnal Animals.[10][11] She joined the cast of Netflix'sBloodline for season 2, as a series regular character, Evangeline.[12][13] She acted asEmma Stone's love interest in the biographical sports filmBattle of the Sexes, based on the 1973 tennis match betweenBillie Jean King andBobby Riggs.[14] She portrayedJoseph Stalin's daughterSvetlana Stalina in the 2017 comedy-drama filmThe Death of Stalin and was praised byVariety for the "shrewd, multi-layered complexity" of her performance.[15]
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She was cast inWaco, a six-part television series about theWaco siege. The first episode was released on 24 January 2018.[16] That same year she acted in three films, the horror filmMandy, the mystery dramaNancy (which she also produced), and the historical dramaBurden.[17] Riseborough has been cast inLone Scherfig'sThe Kindness of Strangers as an ER nurse who runs an eclectic therapy group. The film started shooting at theRussian Tea Room in the spring of 2018.[18][19][20] She starred in a Sony remake ofThe Grudge. The film was released on 3 January 2020.[21] Riseborough starred in the international cocaine trade dramaZeroZeroZero, an eight-part series adapted from the book byRoberto Saviano, which had its debut on Sky in the UK and Amazon Prime in the US in 2020.[22][23] She starred inPossessor—written and directed byBrandon Cronenberg—as Tasya Vos, 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 theSundance Film Festival in January 2020.[24]
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In 2022, Riseborough appeared in the filmTo Leslie, for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Actress. Numerous celebrities praised her performance publicly and on social media, and hosted screenings during the voting period for theAcademy Award nominations in January 2023.[25][26] Her unexpectedTo Leslie nomination generated some questions and, without referring to her, the Board of Governors pledged "review of the campaign procedures around this year's nominees, to ensure that no guidelines were violated, and to inform us whether changes to the guidelines may be needed in a new era of social media and digital communication."[27][28][29]
Also that year she had supporting roles as Mrs. Wormwood in the musicalMatilda the Musical and Beatrice Vandenheuvel inDavid O. Russell'sAmsterdam. In 2023, she acted oppositeKate Winslet portrayingVogue editorAudrey Withers in the biographical war dramaLee which premiered at theToronto International Film Festival. In 2024, Riseborough acted opposite Winslet again, portraying the latter's character's right-hand woman, in the HBOpolitical satire miniseriesThe Regime, for which she earned a nomination at the inauguralGotham TV Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series.[30]
Riseborough was in a relationship with Joe Appel between 2009 and 2016.[31]
| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Dee Finchley | Miniseries (4 episodes)[36] | |
| The Witness for the Prosecution | Romaine Heilger | Miniseries (2 episodes)[37] | |
| 2017 | Black Mirror | Mia Nolan | Episode: "Crocodile" |
| 2018 | Waco[16] | Judy Schneider | Miniseries (6 episodes) |
| 2020 | ZeroZeroZero | Emma Lynwood | Lead role (8 episodes) |
| 2024 | Alice & Jack | Alice | Miniseries[38] |
| The Regime | Agnes | Miniseries |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A Cat in the Road | Daughter | The Customs House, South Shields |
| 2005 | A Brief History of Helen of Troy | Charlotte | Soho Theatre |
| Burn | Linda | Royal National Theatre | |
| 2006 | Chatroom | Emily | |
| Citizenship | Chantel | ||
| Measure for Measure | Isabella | Theatre Royal, Bath | |
| Miss Julie | Miss Julie | ||
| 2007 | The Pain and the Itch | Kalina | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2008 | A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians | Dzina | Soho Theatre |
| Ivanov | Sasha | Wyndhams Theatre | |
| 2010 | The Pride[39] | Sylvia | MCC Theater |
| 2025 | Mary Paige Marlowe | Mary Paige | The Old Vic, London |
