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Acting
Birthday:
April 27, 1976
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Sally Hawkins
Biography
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For starring Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012, she starred in Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake and Fingersmith (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bring Her Back | Laura |
| 2024 | Kensuke's Kingdom | Mum (voice) |
| 2023 | Wonka | Willy's Mother |
| 2023 | The Smeds and the Smoos | Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Lost King | Philippa Langley |
| 2022 | The Phantom of the Open | Jean Flitcroft |
| 2021 | Spencer | Maggie |
| 2021 | A Boy Called Christmas | Mother Vodol |
| 2020 | Eternal Beauty | Jane |
| 2020 | The Snail and the Whale | Snail (voice) |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Dr. Vivienne Graham |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Mary Brown |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water | Elisa Esposito |
| 2016 | Maudie | Maud Lewis |
| 2015 | Stick Man | Stick Lady & Others (voice) |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Dr. Vivienne Graham |
| 2014 | Paddington | Mary Brown |
| 2014 | X+Y | Julie Ellis |
| 2014 | The Double | Receptionist at Ball |
| 2014 | The One and Only Mike Leigh | Self |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine | Ginger |
| 2013 | All Is Bright | Olga |
| 2013 | The Phone Call | Heather |
| 2012 | Great Expectations | Mrs. Joe |
| 2012 | Room on the Broom | Bird (voice) |
| 2011 | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Reed |
| 2011 | Submarine | Jill Tate |
| 2011 | Love Birds | Holly |
| 2010 | Never Let Me Go | Miss Lucy |
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Linda / Gitali |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham | Rita O'Grady |
| 2009 | An Education | Sarah Goldman |
| 2009 | Desert Flower | Marylin |
| 2009 | Happy Ever Afters | Maura |
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Poppy Cross |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | Kate |
| 2007 | Persuasion | Anne Elliot |
| 2007 | WΔZ | Elly Carpenter |
| 2006 | HG Wells: War with the World | Rebecca West |
| 2006 | Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart | Nathalie Winter |
| 2006 | Hollow China | Terri |
| 2006 | The Painted Veil | (Credited but deleted) |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Susan Wells |
| 2004 | Layer Cake | Slasher |
| 2003 | The Young Visiters | Rosalind |
| 2003 | Byron | Mary Shelley |
| 2003 | Promoted to Glory | Lisa |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Samantha |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Bystander (uncredited) |
| The Semplica Girl Diaries | ||
| Pretend I'm Not Here |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mammals | Lue |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Willy Wonka's Mother / Mary Brown (archive footage) |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Eleanor |
| 2010 | Conan | Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Man to Man with Dean Learner | Marie Pising |
| 2006 | Man to Man with Dean Learner | Susan (voice) |
| 2006 | Man to Man with Dean Learner | Documentarienne |
| 2005 | Fingersmith | Sue Trinder |
| 2005 | Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky | Ella |
| 2003 | Byron | Mary Shelley |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Tipping the Velvet | Zena Blake |
| 2000 | Doctors | Sarah Carne |
| 1986 | Casualty | Emma Lister |