Emilia Fox

Infobox actor

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birthname = Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox
birthdate = birth date and age|1974|7|31|df=yes
birthplace = London, England
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1995-present
spouse = Jared Harris (2005-present)
awards = Best Actress
2003 "Prendimi l'anima" - Sabina Spielrein

Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an award-winning English actress. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Nikki Alexander in the British TV drama "Silent Witness", having joined the cast in 2004 on the departure of Amanda Burton.

Biography

Personal life

Fox was born in London, England. Her mother is actress Joanna David (née Joanne Elizabeth Hacking) and her father is actor Edward Fox. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/portal/2007/05/26/nosplit/ftfamdet126.xml Family detective - Telegraph ] ] She was educated at Bryanston School and the University of Oxford. [ [http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/introducing_oxford/women_at_oxford/index.html Women at Oxford] ] . She had a relationship with comedian Vic Reeves and in July 2005 married British actor Jared Harris, the son of the late Irish actor Richard Harris. She speaks German and French, she is a keen kickboxer. She has a brother Freddie and a half sister Lucy. She gave up drinking in 2001 and in 2002 she gave up smoking. She plays the cello and the piano. [ [http://uktv.co.uk/gold/item/aid/530386 UKTV Gold Stars ] ] Fox is an agnostic. [In response to the question "Do you believe in God?", Fox said "I would love to, but I wonder sometimes what he believes in. Religion seems to have been created by man to help and guide humankind. I've no idea, really."cite web|url= http://www.iconocast.com/00006/R0/News7.htm| title= Analyse this: Inside the mind of actress Emilia Fox|publisher= iconocast.com]

Career

Fox first appeared as the sister of Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice", followed by her role as the second Mrs. de Winter in the 1997 TV adaptation of "Rebecca" opposite Charles Dance. She played Jeannie Hurst in the 2000 remake of "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)". In 2003, she played Jane Seymour in a two-part television biopic about King Henry VIII. She also played the title role in "Katherine Howard" at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England in 1998. In 2004, she played Lady Margaret in Part 2 of "Gunpowder, Treason and Plot", the mini-series about James I of England and the Gunpowder Plot. In 2005 she played Rosie Jones in the film "Keeping Mum" and in 2008 she played Sister Jean in Baillie Walsh's "Flashbacks of a Fool" with Daniel Craig.

She was cast as Lynne Frederick in the 2004 film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" starring Geoffrey Rush in the lead role. A whole section of the film focusing on the Frederick/Sellers relationship was removed in the final edit. (She can be seen briefly in a background shot towards the end of the film.) The deleted scenes with Fox can be found with others among the special features on the DVD release of the film.In 2008, she signed up to star in director Richard Blanshard's thriller "Soothsayer" due to shoot in the summer of 2008. cite journal
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title = Fox's future? A role in 'Soothsayer'
journal = The Hollywood Reporter, the Daily from Cannes
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issue = 8
pages = p. 4
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location = Cannes
date = 2008-05-21
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Filmography

References

External links

*imdb name|0288976|Emilia Fox
* [http://www.newzline.com/2007/03/21/fallen-angel-interview-emilia-fox-angel/ Newzline.com] Fallen Angel Interview - Emilia Fox (Angel)