Romola Garai

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Biography

Graced with a classic, timeless beauty and equally adept at both high drama and low comedy, British actress Romola Garai had long drawn the admiration of film critics, although early in her career that had not been entirely advantageous to her. Born and raised throughout Asia and southeast England, Garai was first spotted by a casting director while performing in a school play in London. Cast in a small role as the young Judi Dench in the ITV …
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Job Title

Actor, Music

Born

Romola Sadie Garai on August 6, 1982 in Hong Kong

Career Milestones

2011

Played supporting role in romantic drama "One Day"

2011

Played a television news producer opposite Dominic West in the BBC espionage miniseries "The Hour"

2011

Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television ("Emma")

2009

Played the title role in the four-part BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's novel "Emma"

2009

Cast as the daughter of Tory cabinet minister Bill Nighy in Stephen Poliakoff's "Glorious 39"

2008

Appeared as the embittered daughter of Liam Neeson in Richard Eyre's infidelity drama "The Other Man"

2007

Starred in Joe Wright's Academy Award-winning adaptation of "Atonement" as the teenage Briony Tallis

2007

Starred as Angel Deverell in François Ozon's "Angel"

2006

Played Celia in Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

2006

Had a supporting role in Woody Allen's "Scoop"

2005

Portrayed real-life convict Mary Bryant in the Australian miniseries "The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant"

2004

Cast as the gentle Amelia Sedley to Reese Witherspoon's ambitious Becky Sharp in Mira Nair's "Vanity Fair"

2004

First leading role in an American film, "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"

2003

Appeared in the critically-acclaimed "I Capture the Castle" with Bill Nighy and Rose Byrne

2002

Co-starred with Hugh Dancy as the aristocratic Gwendolen Harleth in the BBC miniseries "Daniel Deronda"

2002

Made her film debut as the beleaguered younger sister of "Nicholas Nickleby"

2001

Cast in the ITV teleplay "Perfect"

2000

Landed the role of Zoe Atkins on the BBC series "Attachments"

2000

Made acting debut, playing a young Judi Dench in the television film "The Last of the Blonde Bombshells" (BBC)

Awards

2011

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Hour

2010

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Emma