Andrea Riseborough is a British actress who gained wide popularity thanks to the films Don't Let Me Go, Oblivion, Birdman, Mandy. Also, this actress starred in the 4th season of the fantastic TV series "Black Mirror" - in the series "Crocodile" she excellently played the main character Mia.
Early years and first roles
Andrea Riseborough was born on November 20, 1981 in Newcastle. As a child, she played on the stage of the local theater and dreamed of a successful acting future.
After school, Andrea, until 2005, was a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. However, even before receiving her diploma from the academy, the actress began to participate in extras.
Her first notable film work was her role in Roger Michell's Venus (2006). Andrea's partner on screen here was Peter O'Toole, an eight-time Oscar nominee. Shortly thereafter, the aspiring actress starred in the drama television series Wild Party (2007) and in the comedy The Magicians (2007).
Career as an actress from 2008 to 2010
Riseborough's career was brought to a new level by a bright role in the series called "The Devil's Lover: Gone By Passion." Here she played with such brilliant actors as Dominic West and Michael Fassbender, and looked pretty dignified against their background. For this work, Andrea received an award from the Royal Television Society for Best Actress.
In the same 2008, she appeared on the screens in the image of the woman politician Margaret Thatcher in the television movie "Margaret Thatcher: The Long Way to Finchley". As a result, this role brought Andrea the first nomination in her biography for the prestigious BAFTA TV Award.
In 2010, the actress took part in the filming of the dramatic film Don't Let Me Go, which is a screen version of the novel of the same name by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro. In this drama, in addition to Andrea, such wonderful artists as Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley and Donal Gleeson played. As a result, the drama received high marks from ordinary viewers and film critics.
Andrea Rizeborough then starred in Made in Dagenham. The plot here is based on a real historical texture - the film tells about the women's strike in 1968 (women demanded equal wages regardless of gender) at one of the Ford factories.
Around the same time, the actress played one of the key roles in the play "Pride", staged at the Lucille Lortel Theater (this theater is located in New York).
Riseborough's work in recent years
In 2011, Andrea Riseborough was invited to star in the film "WE. We believe in love”, directed by the famous singer Madonna (and this is her second film). Riseborough got used to the image of Wallis Simpson well. And although in general the critics did not like the picture, the reviews about the work of the actress were mainly positive. Then Andrea played two more important roles - the role of Sarah in the thriller "Resistance" and the role of Claire in the low-budget post-apocalyptic film by the Duffer brothers "Hidden" (for some reason, viewers were able to watch her only in 2015).
In 2013, the actress starred in the blockbuster Oblivion (2013) as a signalman at Victoria Olsen station. Tom Cruise and Olga Kurylenko became her partners here.
Then the actress starred in the Oscar-winning movie Birdman (2014), in the psychological thriller Under the Cover of Night (2016), in the scandalous comedy Death of Stalin (2017) and in the TV series Black Mirror (2017).
And in 2018, two whole films were released, where Andrea played the main roles - "Mandy" and "Nancy". Interestingly, the premiere screenings of both films took place at the Sundance independent film festival.
Personal life and activities as a producer
For seven whole years, from 2009 to 2016, Andrea was in a relationship with graphic designer and artist Joe Appel, who is known to many under the creative pseudonym Thrashbird. One of the reasons for the gap, according to the media, was the actress's busy work schedule. Be that as it may, at the moment Riseborough is not married to anyone.
It is also worth noting that not so long ago, Andrea opened her own production company, Mother Sucker, which employs only women. This production company took part in the creation of the already mentioned movie "Nancy".
