Biography
After only a short time in the limelight in her native England, Atwell landed a starring role in Woody Allen's morality tale "Cassandra's Dream" (2007) as Ewan McGregor's calculating actress girlfriend. Propelled by such a high-profile role, Atwell's career gained even more momentum with starring roles in the historical films "Brideshead Revisited" (2008) and "The Duchess" (2008). But it was her breakout role as an arrogant aristocrat toppled …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television ("The Pillars of the Earth") |
2010 | Starred in "The Pillars of the Earth," an eight part miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name (debuted in the U.S. on Starz) |
2009 | Appeared in the AMC miniseries "The Prisoner," a remake of the 1967-68 series |
2009 | Made her West End debut in Lindsay Posner's revival of "A View from the Bridge" at the Duke of York's Theatre |
2008 | Earned praise for her role in "Brideshead Revisited" as Lady Julia Flyte |
2008 | Appeared in the film "The Duchess" as Bess Foster |
2007 | Co-starred with Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Fricker and Imelda Staunton in the Irish film "How About You" |
2007 | First feature film role was in Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream," opposite Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell |
2007 | Cast as Mary Crawford in the TV adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel "Mansfield Park" |
2006 | Appeared in the made-for-TV movie "Fear of Fanny" for BBC 4 |
2006 | Played the role of Catherine Fedden in the BBC miniseries "The Line of Beauty" |
Awards
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Pillars of the Earth |