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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233563
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Filmography (Movies)
Bring Her Back
Character:Laura
Release Date:28/05/2025
Kensuke's Kingdom
Character:Mum (voice)
Release Date:07/02/2024
Wonka
Character:Willy's Mother
Release Date:06/12/2023
The Smeds and the Smoos
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/02/2023
The Lost King
Character:Philippa Langley
Release Date:07/10/2022
The Phantom of the Open
Character:Jean Flitcroft
Release Date:18/03/2022
A Boy Called Christmas
Character:Mother Vodol
Release Date:24/11/2021
Spencer
Character:Maggie
Release Date:04/11/2021
The Snail and the Whale
Character:Snail (voice)
Release Date:21/10/2020
Eternal Beauty
Character:Jane
Release Date:21/08/2020
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Character:Dr. Vivienne Graham
Release Date:29/05/2019
The Shape of Water
Character:Elisa Esposito
Release Date:01/12/2017
Paddington 2
Character:Mary Brown
Release Date:09/11/2017
Maudie
Character:Maud Lewis
Release Date:16/06/2016
Stick Man
Character:Stick Lady & Others (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2015
Paddington
Character:Mary Brown
Release Date:24/11/2014
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2014
Godzilla
Character:Dr. Vivienne Graham
Release Date:14/05/2014
The Double
Character:Receptionist at Ball
Release Date:03/04/2014
X+Y
Character:Julie Ellis
Release Date:13/03/2014
The Phone Call
Character:Heather
Release Date:20/10/2013
All Is Bright
Character:Olga
Release Date:10/09/2013
Blue Jasmine
Character:Ginger
Release Date:01/08/2013
Room on the Broom
Character:Bird (voice)
Release Date:25/12/2012
Great Expectations
Character:Mrs. Joe
Release Date:30/11/2012
Submarine
Character:Jill Tate
Release Date:18/03/2011
Jane Eyre
Character:Mrs. Reed
Release Date:11/03/2011
Love Birds
Character:Holly
Release Date:24/02/2011
Made in Dagenham
Character:Rita O'Grady
Release Date:01/10/2010
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Character:Linda / Gitali
Release Date:07/05/2010
Never Let Me Go
Character:Miss Lucy
Release Date:18/03/2010
An Education
Character:Sarah Goldman
Release Date:29/10/2009
Happy Ever Afters
Character:Maura
Release Date:09/10/2009
Desert Flower
Character:Marylin
Release Date:24/09/2009
Happy-Go-Lucky
Character:Poppy Cross
Release Date:18/04/2008
Cassandra's Dream
Character:Kate
Release Date:31/10/2007
WΔZ
Character:Elly Carpenter
Release Date:19/05/2007
Persuasion
Character:Anne Elliot
Release Date:01/04/2007
HG Wells: War with the World
Character:Rebecca West
Release Date:30/09/2006
Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
Character:Nathalie Winter
Release Date:26/07/2006
Hollow China
Character:Terri
Release Date:15/03/2006
Vera Drake
Character:Susan Wells
Release Date:22/10/2004
Layer Cake
Character:Slasher
Release Date:30/09/2004
The Young Visiters
Character:Rosalind
Release Date:26/12/2003
Promoted to Glory
Character:Lisa
Release Date:21/12/2003
Byron
Character:Mary Shelley
Release Date:27/09/2003
All or Nothing
Character:Samantha
Release Date:18/10/2002
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Character:Bystander (uncredited)
Release Date:19/05/1999
Television Appearances
Mammals
Character:Lue
The Hollow Crown
Character:Eleanor
Conan
Character:Self - Guest
Man to Man with Dean Learner
Character:Marie Pising
Man to Man with Dean Learner
Character:Susan (voice)
Man to Man with Dean Learner
Character:Documentarienne
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky
Character:Ella
Fingersmith
Character:Sue Trinder
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Byron
Character:Mary Shelley
Tipping the Velvet
Character:Zena Blake
Doctors
Character:Sarah Carne
Casualty
Character:Emma Lister
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