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Anna Brewster | |
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| Born | Moseley, Birmingham, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Children | 1 |
Anna Brewster is an English actress and model.
Early life
[edit]Anna Brewster is from Moseley, Birmingham. She attended St Bernard's RC School, Kings Heath Junior School and Queensbridge School in Moseley before studying for her A levels at Solihull Sixth Form College.[citation needed] She has also studied at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Brewster starred as Anita Rutter in Anita and Me (2002), and played Doris in Mrs Henderson Presents (2005).[1] In 2007, she portrayed the starring role of Kate Sherman in the E4 miniseries Nearly Famous, and appeared as "Anna Buckingham", a composite daughter of the ill-fated Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham in the television series The Tudors.[1] Brewster also played Cynthia Grant in a 2009 episode of The Royal, and Abby in a 2011 episode of Luther.
In 2009, Brewster starred as Laura in the horror film The Reeds, which premiered at the After Dark Horrorfest.[1][2] In 2010, she played supermodel Lydia Kane in the BBC series Material Girl.[1][3] In 2012, Brewster played Georgina, one of the lead roles in the short film Volume, directed by Mahalia Belo.[1] In 2013, she appeared in the BBC series Silent Witness as Deanna Collier.[4][5][6]
In December 2015, Brewster appeared as Bazine Netal, a First Order spy in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[7][8] From 2015 to 2018, she portrayed Françoise-Athénaïs, Marquise de Montespan in the Canal+ series Versailles.[9][10][11]
In 2020, Brewster starred as Shelby Dupree in the action thriller film The Last Days of American Crime.[12] She portrayed Jane Boleyn in the 2021 TV series Anne Boleyn.[13]
Modelling
[edit]Brewster modelled a range of women's clothing for designer label Ben Sherman; she was seen in the autumn/winter 2007 range throughout the UK. She appeared in a campaign for Aquascutum, Hermes for two seasons, Jigsaw A/W 2011, Sportsgirl and was the face of Links of London for a season.[citation needed] She has shot editorial for UK and American Glamour, Dazed & Confused, Italian Vogue, Japanese Vogue, Hercules, Plastique and Russian Vogue.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Brewster has a daughter, born in 2022.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Anita & Me | Anita Rutter | |
| 2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Doris | |
| 2010 | The Reeds | Laura | |
| 2011 | Archaeology | Noah's Girlfriend | Short film |
| 2012 | Volume | Georgiana | Short film |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | Bazine Netal | |
| 2018 | L'Ariel | Elma | Short film |
| 2019 | Hurt By Paradise | Tessa | |
| 2020 | Lola | Ruby | Short film |
| 2020 | The Last Days of American Crime | Shelby Dupree | |
| 2020 | LX 2048 | Reena Bird |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Tudors | Anna Buckingham | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Katy Brand's Big Ass Show | ||
| 2007 | Nearly Famous | Kate Ryman | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | The Royal | Cynthia Grant | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Material Girl | Lydia Kane | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Luther | Abby | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Mr and Mrs Jones | Lisa | 1 episodes |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Deanna Collier | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Only Human | Danielle Lang | Television film |
| 2015–2018 | Versailles | Montespan / Madame de Montespan | 21 episodes |
| 2021 | Anne Boleyn | Lady Rochford / Jane Boleyn | Miniseries |
| 2022 | El Presidente: The Corruption Game | Faye Bossard | 7 Episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Volume: Cast". 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via Volumethefilm.com.
- ^ Steve Barton (6 July 2012). "Exclusive One-Sheet Debut – After Dark's The Reeds". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Material Girl press pack". BBC Press Office. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Part 1, 'Change', Series 16, Silent Witness". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Part 2, 'Change', Series 16, Silent Witness". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "BBC – Silent Witness: 'Change' – Media Centre". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cast + Crew". Fandango. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Newbold, Alice (17 June 2016). "'The knee-high socks are the worst part!' Anna Brewster on the Versailles costumes". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Gove, Ed (21 April 2017). "Who's who in Versailles? A guide to the French court". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Deen, Sarah (11 August 2016). "This is what the stars of BBC's Versailles look like when they're not in costume". Metro. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Bellini, Luciana (9 May 2016). "Meet Star Wars actress Anna Brewster". Tatler. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (17 October 2018). "Anna Brewster, Sharlto Copley and Michael Pitt Join Netflix's Last Days of American Crime". Variety. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Wahi, Sukriti (19 February 2021). "Jodie Turner-Smith Is Starring in an Upcoming Series About Anne Boleyn and Bring on the Royal Drama". Marie Claire. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Anna Brewster (21 September 2022). "❤️ Gia ❤️". Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Instagram.
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