Sally Hawkins

Born: 1976-04-27

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 the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for Best Actress, with nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her career as 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 the lead role in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). For starring as a mute cleaning woman in the romantic fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned 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.


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as Willy Wonka's Mother
Released: 2023-12-06

Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a...

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as Dr. Vivienne Graham
Released: 2019-05-29

Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off...

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Godzilla

as Dr. Vivienne Graham
Released: 2014-05-14

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is...

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as Bystander (uncredited)
Released: 1999-05-19

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the...

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as Mary Brown
Released: 2017-11-09

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the...

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as Elisa Esposito
Released: 2017-12-01

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a...

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X+Y

as Julie Ellis
Released: 2014-03-13

A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a...

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as Mary Brown
Released: 2014-11-24

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone...

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A Boy Called Christmas

as Mother Vodol
Released: 2021-11-24

An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north...

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Blue Jasmine

as Ginger
Released: 2013-08-01

After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves...

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as Miss Lucy
Released: 2010-03-18

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English...

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as Mrs. Reed
Released: 2011-03-11

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives...

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as Slasher
Released: 2004-09-30

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and...

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Persuasion

as Anne Elliot
Released: 2007-04-01

Royal Navy captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous...

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Great Expectations

as Mrs. Joe
Released: 2012-11-30

Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated...

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Desert Flower

as Marylin
Released: 2009-09-24

The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while...

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Vera Drake

as Susan Wells
Released: 2004-10-22

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a...

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The Double

as Receptionist at Ball
Released: 2014-04-03

An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident...

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Maudie

as Maud Lewis
Released: 2016-06-16

Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a...

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Stick Man

as Stick Lady & Others (voice)
Released: 2015-12-07

Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and...

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as Jill Tate
Released: 2011-03-18

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a...

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Spencer

as Maggie
Released: 2021-11-04

During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk,...

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An Education

as Sarah Goldman
Released: 2009-10-29

Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and...

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The Phantom of the Open

as Jean Flitcroft
Released: 2022-03-18

Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open...

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Cassandra's Dream

as Kate
Released: 2007-06-18

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to...

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Eternal Beauty

as Jane
Released: 2020-08-21

When Jane is rejected by life, she spirals into a chaotic, schizophrenic world where love and...

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as Rita O'Grady
Released: 2010-10-01

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked...

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Happy-Go-Lucky

as Poppy Cross
Released: 2008-04-18

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher...

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Room on the Broom

as Bird (voice)
Released: 2012-12-25

Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and...

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WΔZ

as Elly Carpenter
Released: 2007-05-19

There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are...

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The Lost King

as Philippa Langley
Released: 2022-10-07

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's...

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The Snail and the Whale

as Snail (voice)
Released: 2020-10-21

A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia...

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All Is Bright

as Olga
Released: 2013-09-10

Two ne’er-do-wells from Quebec travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling...

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All or Nothing

as Samantha
Released: 2002-05-17

Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry...

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Godzilla: Force of Nature

as Herself
Released: 2014-09-16

Cast and crew look back on the franchise's origins, the parallels with modern history, building...

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Love Birds

as Holly
Released: 2011-02-24

Sometimes the best things in life happen on the fly. From the moment an injured duck crash-lands...

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The Smeds and the Smoos

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2023-02-24

In this animated intergalactic adventure, the red Smeds and the blue Smoos must learn to...

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It's a Wonderful Afterlife

as Linda / Gitali
Released: 2010-05-07

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes...

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Byron

as Mary Shelley
Released: 2003-09-27

Life and adventures of lord George Gordon Byron. BBC dramatization of the poet's final thirteen...

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Kensuke's Kingdom

as Mum
Released: 2024-02-07

A young boy Michael is taken by his family on a round-the-world sailing trip. But when a storm...

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Happy Ever Afters

as Maura
Released: 2009-10-09

Two weddings collide when both receptions are held at one hotel.

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The Phone Call

as Heather
Released: 2013-10-20

Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a...

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The Young Visiters

as Rosalind
Released: 2003-12-26

The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal...

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HG Wells: War with the World

as Rebecca West
Released: 2006-09-30

BBC docudrama telling the story of the father of science fiction, HG Wells, and his ambition to...

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Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart

as Nathalie Winter
Released: 2006-07-26

Drama about a woman who works as a personal shopper in a glamorous department store who becomes...

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Promoted to Glory

as Lisa
Released: 2003-12-21

An alcoholic falls in love with a Salvation Army captain who is trying to help him.

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Hollow China

as Terri
Released: 2006-03-15

Sam, a successful entrepreneur will do anything to avoid confronting his inner feelings. As his...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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Conan

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2010-11-08

A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.

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Doctors

as Sarah Carne
First aired: 2000-03-27

Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of...

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Casualty

as Emma Lister
First aired: 1986-09-06

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...

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The Hollow Crown

as Eleanor
First aired: 2012-06-30

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.

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Honest Trailers

as Willy Wonka's Mother / Mary Brown (archive footage)
First aired: 2012-02-13

Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These...

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Tipping the Velvet

as Zena Blake
First aired: 2002-12-09

A tempestuous tale of love and life as a naïve girl discovers both romance and pain in the...

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Fingersmith

as Sue Trinder
First aired: 2005-03-27

A young woman is hired as a maid to an heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside...

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Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky

as Ella
First aired: 2005-04-19

A story of unrequited love set in 1930s London, against the backdrop of grimy streets and public...

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Byron

as Mary Shelley
First aired: 2003-01-01

Byron revolutionized English poetry and died a hero. He became famous overnight when the poetic...

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Mammals

as Lue
First aired: 2022-11-11

The story of Jamie, a Michelin-starred chef whose world implodes when he discovers shocking...

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