Andrea Riseborough

British actressTemplate:SHORTDESC:British actress

**Andrea Louise Riseborough** (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in *Venus* (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), *Never Let Me Go*, *Brighton Rock*, *Made in Dagenham* (all 2010), *W.E.* (2011), *Shadow Dancer*, *Disconnect* (both 2012), *Welcome to the Punch*, *Oblivion* (both 2013), *Birdman* (2014), *Nocturnal Animals* (2016), *Battle of the Sexes*, *The Death of Stalin* (both 2017), *Mandy*, *Nancy* (both 2018), *The Grudge* and *Possessor* (both 2020).

Outside of film, Riseborough received a BAFTA nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the television film *The Long Walk to Finchley* (2008), and won critical acclaim for her performances in the Channel 4 miniseries' *The Devil's Whore* (2008) and *National Treasure* (2016), as well as the BBC One miniseries *The Witness for the Prosecution* (2016). Her stage credits include August Strindberg's *Miss Julie*, Shakespeare's *Measure for Measure* (Theatre Royal, both 2006) and Anton Chekhov's *Ivanov* (West End, 2008).

## Early life

Riseborough was born in Wallsend, near Newcastle upon Tyne, the daughter of Isabel Johnson, a secretary, and George Riseborough, a car dealer. She grew up in Whitley Bay. In reference to *The Long Walk to Finchley*, she has described her parents as "working class Thatcherites."

At an early age, she appeared at the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in the play *Riding England Sidesaddle* by Christopher Goulding, as Celia Fiennes, and was a member of the Young People's Theatre for five years. Riseborough spent her schooldays at the independent school, Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School on Tankerville Terrace in Jesmond. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2005 and is a member of National Youth Theatre.

Her younger sister Laura Riseborough, also a pupil at Newcastle Church High School, studied acting at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the East 15 Acting School.

## Career

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Riseborough appeared in the 2010 films *Made in Dagenham* and Mark Romanek's adaptation of *Never Let Me Go*. She starred in the US premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell's *The Pride* at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in January 2010. The production was directed by Joe Mantello and co-starred Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw.

She appears in Rowan Joffé's film adaptation of *Brighton Rock* alongside Helen Mirren and John Hurt. She worked with *The Devil's Mistress* author Peter Flannery on his screenplay based on the life of Angelica Fanshawe with Michael Fassbender. She played the role of Wallis Simpson in *W.E.*, a film directed by Madonna. She stars alongside Michael Sheen and Iwan Rheon in *Resistance*, an adaptation of an Owen Sheers novel. The film was released on 25 November 2011.

She writes with her creative partner, actor Tom Burke, and with Mike Leigh. Riseborough starred with Alexander Skarsgård in the thriller *Hidden*, a low-budget film directed by The Duffer Brothers. *Hidden* was released for streaming September 2015.

She appeared alongside Tom Cruise in *Oblivion* (2013), in a supporting role.
She co-starred in the acting ensemble of *Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)*, which won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards. Riseborough also shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the film.

She co-starred opposite Steve Coogan in apartheid drama *Shepherds and Butchers* (2016).
She joined the cast of Netflix's *Bloodline* for Season 2, as a series regular character, Evangeline.

She acted as Emma Stone's love interest in the biographical sports film *Battle of the Sexes*, based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
She appeared as Stalin's daughter in the 2017 comedy-drama film *The Death of Stalin* and was praised by *Variety* for the "shrewd, multi-layered complexity" of her performance.

She starred opposite Garrett Hedlund in Andrew Heckler's indie feature *Burden*.
She was cast in *Waco*, a six-part television series about the 51-day 1993 standoff between the ATF, FBI, and David Koresh's Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas. The first episode was released on 24 January 2018.

Riseborough has been cast in Lone Scherfig's *The Kindness of Strangers* as an ER nurse who runs an eclectic therapy group. The film started shooting at the Russian Tea Room in the spring of 2018.

She starred in a Sony remake of *The Grudge*, opposite Demián Bichir and John Cho. The film was released on 3 January 2020.

Riseborough starred in the international cocaine trade drama *ZeroZeroZero*, an eight-part series adapted from the book by Roberto Saviano, which had its debut on Sky in the UK and Amazon Prime in the US in 2020.

She starred in *Possessor*, directed by Brandon Cronenberg from a script he wrote about Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020.

## References

1. ↑ Andrea Riseborough profile. RADA.
2. ↑ familysearch.org Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 26 November 2014
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Day, Elizabeth (8 January 2012). "Andrea Riseborough interview: Rise and shine". *The Observer*. London. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
4. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>White, Lesley (1 June 2008). "Andrea Riseborough plays the young Margaret Thatcher". *The Times*. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
5. ↑ Brantley, Ben (16 February 2020). Musings on Gay Identity, Then and Now.
6. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Zimmerman, Samuel (26 September 2009). "Riseborough, Skarsgard "HIDDEN" in Bomb Shelter". *Fangoria*. New York. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012.
7. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Kit, Borys (26 September 2009). "Andrea Riseborough to Star Opposite Alexander Skarsgard in Warners' 'Hidden' The actress will play Skarsgard's wife in the low-budget horror movie". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012.
8. ↑ Hidden (Review) – INFLUX Magazine.
9. ↑ Universal Pictures – New Movies In Theaters & Future Releases.
10. ↑ Andrea Riseborough joins Steve Coogan apartheid drama 'Shepherds and Butchers'.
11. ↑ Shepherds and Butchers - www.westendfilms.com.
12. ↑ 'Birdman' Star Andrea Riseborough Joins 'Bloodline' Cast (3 September 2015).
13. ↑ Bloodline's Andrea Riseborough: 'I've always felt confused about being a girl'.
14. ↑ Battle of the Sexes premiere: A chat with Emma Stone, Andrea Riseborough and Billie Jean King. *The Upcoming* (7 October 2017).
15. ↑ Toronto Film Review: 'The Death of Stalin'. *Variety* (8 September 2017).
16. ↑ Busch, Anita (6 October 2016). 'Birdman's Andrea Riseborough Takes On 'Burden'.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Petski, Denise (27 March 2017). 'Waco': Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Paul Sparks & Shea Whigham Join Cast.
18. ↑ Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim, Zoe Kazan to star in Lone Scherfig drama (exclusive).
19. ↑ White, Peter (16 February 2018). Lone Scherfig Drama; HBO Europe Hacker Drama; 'Strange But True' US Deal – Berlin Briefs.
20. ↑ First Look at Lone Scherfig's 'The Kindness of Strangers' (EXCLUSIVE) (6 September 2018).
21. ↑ Kroll, Justin (15 March 2018). 'The Grudge': Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir to Star in Horror Reimagining.
22. ↑ Gabriel Byrne, Andrea Riseborough, Amazon Board Cocaine Drama 'ZeroZeroZero' (20 April 2018).
23. ↑ Andrea Riseborough, Dane DeHaan, Amazon Board Crime Series 'ZeroZeroZero' From 'Gomorrah' Team.
24. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (6 December 2019). Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama.
25. ↑ The Silent Storm, The London Film Festival. *The Times*.
26. ↑ 'Nocturnal Animals': Venice Review.
27. ↑ Buy cinema tickets for Mindhorn – BFI London Film Festival 2016.
28. ↑ Kroll, Justin (6 February 2017). Andrea Riseborough to Play Serial Imposter in Psychological Drama 'Nancy' (EXCLUSIVE).
29. ↑ Andrea Riseborough: Already a national treasure.
30. ↑ Jaafar, Ali (5 August 2016). Andrea Riseborough To Board BBC's Agatha Christie Adaptation 'The Witness For The Prosecution'.
31. ↑ The Leonard Lopate Show: The Pride. WNYC.
32. ↑ Andrea Riseborough shares her real life experiences with 'Battle of the Sexes' themes – SCAD District (30 October 2017).
33. ↑ scaddistrict (30 October 2017). Outstanding Supporting Actress Award recipient Andrea Riseborough discusses her craft.
34. ↑ 2017 SCAD Savannah Film Festival – Andrea Riseborough Outstanding Supporting Actress Award Presentation – SavannahNow.
35. ↑ Siteges - 51ed. Festival Internacional de Catalunya 2018 - List of winners (2018).

## External links

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