She was born in Kent in England but her work moved her to the United States of America often. She came to the limelight when she was chosen to be the Bond girl in the movie “Quantum of Solace”
She was born in Kent in England but her work moved her to the United States of America often. She came to the limelight when she was chosen to be the Bond girl in the movie “Quantum of Solace”. This not just got her the Empire Award for the best newcomer but also announced her emergence to the film fraternity.
Her list of films since then has been full of amazing projects such as Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Clash of the Titans, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters etc. Besides all the commercial success and blockbusters she also was a part of many art-house films.
She featured in films like Tamara Drewe, The Escape, Vita and Virginia and The Disappearance of Alice Creed. Among this “The Escape” was a project where she was also the producer besides being an actor and it fetched her the Harper’s Bazaar Woman of the Year Award.
When it comes to her theatre work she won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for her performance in “Made in Dagenham”. With her own production company, she is deep-rooted in the film industry. She has been previously married to Stefano Catelli and is now dating actor Rory Keenan.