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Sally Hawkins

Acting

Born April 27, 1976 · London, England, UK

Also known as 샐리 호킨스 · サリー・ホーキンス · سالی هاوکینز

Biography

Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For starring Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012, she starred in Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake and Fingersmith (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.

Awards & recognition

  • Silver Bear · 2008
  • 66th Golden Globe Awards
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 2018 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · 2014 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Actress · 2008 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Maudie

2016as Maud Lewis

Desert Flower

2009as Marylin

Paddington 2

2017as Mary Brown

The Hollow Crown

2012as Eleanor

Bring Her Back

2025as Laura

Submarine

2010as Jill Tate

A Boy Called Christmas

2021as Mother Vodol

The Phone Call

2013as Heather

Fingersmith

2005as Sue Trinder

Kensuke's Kingdom

2023as Mum (voice)

The Shape of Water

2017as Elisa Esposito

Jane Eyre

2011as Mrs. Reed

Conan

2010as Self - Guest

Persuasion

2007as Anne Elliot

Vera Drake

2004as Susan Wells

Man to Man with Dean Learner

as Documentarienne

Paddington

2014as Mary Brown

All or Nothing

2002as Samantha

Wonka

2023as Willy's Mother

Blue Jasmine

2013as Ginger

The Smeds and the Smoos

2023as Narrator (voice)

Never Let Me Go

2010as Miss Lucy

An Education

2009as Sarah Goldman

Layer Cake

2004as Slasher

The Phantom of the Open

2021as Jean Flitcroft

Stick Man

2015as Stick Lady & Others (voice)

Spencer

2021as Maggie

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019as Dr. Vivienne Graham

A Brilliant Young Mind

2014as Julie Ellis

Made in Dagenham

2010as Rita O'Grady

Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart

2006as Nathalie Winter

The Snail and the Whale

2020as Snail (voice)

Room on the Broom

2012as Bird (voice)

Happy-Go-Lucky

2008as Poppy Cross

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999as Bystander (uncredited)

The Lost King

2022as Philippa Langley

The Double

2013as Receptionist at Ball

Godzilla

2014as Dr. Vivienne Graham

Great Expectations

2012as Mrs. Joe

Cassandra's Dream

2007as Kate

Eternal Beauty

2019as Jane

Casualty

1986as Emma Lister

Love Birds

2011as Holly

Mammals

2022as Lue

Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky

as Ella

The Killing Gene

2007as Elly Carpenter

All Is Bright

2013as Olga

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Cordelia

2019Executive Producer

Byron

2003as Mary Shelley