Annabelle Wallis

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**Annabelle Wallis** (born 5 September 1984) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Jane Seymour in Showtime's period drama *The Tudors* (2009–2010), Grace Burgess in the BBC drama *Peaky Blinders* (2013–2022), Mia Form in the supernatural horror film *Annabelle* (2014), Jenny Halsey in the supernatural adventure film *The Mummy* (2017), Sandra in *Silent Night* (2021) and Madison Mitchell in the horror film *Malignant* (2021).

## Early life

Wallis was born on 5 September 1984 in Oxford. Her maternal great uncle was Irish actor Richard Harris. Her English first cousins once removed include actors Jared Harris, Jamie Harris, and director Damian Harris. On her father's side, she is a descendant of English singer Marie Lloyd. Her older brother Francis is a director who has worked for fashion designer Michael Kors and singers Pixie Lott and Birdy.

She was raised in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, where her family emigrated when she was 18 months old. As a result of attending international schools, she speaks fluent English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

## Career

### 2005–2012: Career beginnings

In Portugal, Wallis appeared in several short films before she moved to London to pursue a career in film. In London, she did some advertisements and looked into drama schools before ultimately deciding to find an agent.

In 2005 she landed a lead role in the Indian film *Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...*, but it did not fare well at the box office. She landed small parts in *True True Lie* (2006) alongside Jaime King; and *Body of Lies* (2008), playing Mark Strong’s girlfriend. She starred in the B-movie *Steel Trap* (2008).

In television, her breakthrough was in season three of the Showtime drama series *The Tudors* (2009) as Jane Seymour, where replaced actress Anita Briem. In the following years, she starred in the television film *The Lost Future* (2010) alongside Sam Claflin; and in the ABC series *Pan Am* (2011), which was cancelled after one season.

In 2011, she was directed by Madonna in *W.E.: Wallis & Edouard* and had a small part in *X-Men: First Class*. In 2012, she appeared in Jared Leto's documentary, *Artifact*, and in *Snow White and the Huntsman*, but was not credited.[*citation needed*]

### 2013–2017: *Peaky Blinders* and blockbusters

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Wallis starred as Grace Burgess in the BBC drama *Peaky Blinders* from 2013 to 2016. Her role allowed her to be "believable in a strong, female, alpha role." The series received critical and public acclaim.

In 2014, she joined *The Conjuring Universe* with a leading role in the horror film *Annabelle*, directed by John R. Leonetti and produced by James Wan. The film was a box-office success and received negative reviews. Critics praised Wallis's performance, and she was nominated at the 2015's MTV Movie & TV Awards for *Best Scared-As-S\*\*t Performance*. She returned as Mia Form in *Annabelle: Creation* (2017).

In 2014, she also portrayed Muriel Wright, the original Bond girl, on the mini-series *Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond* alongside actor Dominic Cooper.

In 2016, she starred in the action comedy film *The Brothers Grimsby*, the drama *Come and Find Me* and the psychological thriller war film *Mine*.

In 2017, Wallis joined the *Dark Universe* created by Universal Pictures and starred as archaeologist Jenny Halsey in *The Mummy*, a reboot of *The Mummy* franchise. Wallis did almost all of her stunts herself including a Zero-G scene that almost killed her. The film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb. The same year she joined Guy Ritchie's *King Arthur: Legend of the Sword*.

### 2018–present: Diversification and leading parts

In 2018, Wallis landed a lead in the American comedy *Tag* as Rebecca Crosby. Later that year, she reunited with film director Alex Kurtzman for the *Star Trek: Short Treks* episode "Calypso", where she voiced the artificial intelligence Zora. She later reprised the character in a recurring role on *Star Trek: Discovery*.

In April 2018, she was announced as Cartier's ambassador for jewellery and the new face of the *Panthère de Cartier* watch.

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In 2019, Wallis joined Showtime's mini-series *The Loudest Voice as* Laurie Luhn, Head of Booking at Fox News Channel and Roger Ailes's long-time "mistress". Luhn is one of Ailes's first victims to break silence and denounce him, alongside Gretchen Carlson. The series received generally favourable reviews and was nominated at the Golden Globe Awards for Best Limited Series or Television Film. Wallis's performance was praised and seen as "heartbreakingly powerful work" by the *Chicago Sun Times*.

Later that year, Wallis reprised her role as Grace Shelby in the fifth season of *Peaky Blinders*.

In 2020, she starred in Robin Pront's thriller film *The Silencing*. Its premiere at the South by Southwest festival in March 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it was finally released on DirecTV on 16 July 2020.

Also in 2020, Wallis starred as Princess Buttercup in *The Princess Bride* for Quibi to raise money for World Central Kitchen and she joined the cast of Floria Sigismondi's third film, *The Silence of Mercy*. Shooting ended in March 2021.

In 2021, Wallis starred in James Wan's horror film *Malignant*. Scheduled by Warner Bros to premiere in August 2020, the release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, opening on 10 September 2021, simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. The film is a tribute to the giallo genre, and follows Madison Mitchell, played by Wallis, who is "paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders," and as her torment continues, "discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities." It is the first R-Rated US movie to be released in China.

This same year, Wallis appeared in the science fiction action film *Boss Level* directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Frank Grillo and Mel Gibson and starred in Agata Alexander's science fiction thriller *Warning,* alongside Alice Eve and Alex Pettyfer.

In September 2021, the Christmas comedy *Silent Night*, directed by Camille Griffin, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Wallis stars alongside Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode and Roman Griffin Davis.

## Activism and philanthropy

Wallis is a feminist. In February 2018, she attended the *Letters Live* event curated by Net-à-Porter in Los Angeles, where she read a letter from suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. The money raised was donated to Women for Women International.

Wallis spoke out against Brexit and participated in the June 2016 #DontFuckMyFuture campaign to encourage young people to vote against it.

Wallis supports Save The Children and participated to the #ChristmasJumper campaign in November 2018. In September 2019, she joined the U.n.I (You and I) project for UNICEF. She is committed to the NGO Choose Love (formerly Help Refugees), which provides humanitarian aid to refugees around the world and advocates for them. She attended the launch of the Choose Love's store in Los Angeles in December 2019.

In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Wallis teamed up with her friend and fashion designer Georgia Hardinge to raise funds for the charity Age UK. Along with other celebrities, she joined the movement #SaveWithStories in partnership with Save The Children and No Kid Hungry. The movement aims to provide fun and education to children and parents stuck at home during the pandemic. The donations made to #SaveWithStories will help children and families most affected by the COVID-19 crisis around the world by providing them with food, access to early learning resources and household goods.

## Personal life

Wallis was in an on-off relationship with British singer Chris Martin from August 2015 to August 2017. She performed vocals on the song "Up&Up", the final track on the album *A Head Full of Dreams* by Martin's band Coldplay.

From April 2018 to March 2022, Wallis was in a relationship with American actor Chris Pine.

Since May 2022, the actress has been in a relationship with American actor Sebastian Stan.

## Discography

* *A Head Full of Dreams*, vocals on song "Up&Up".

## Awards and nominations

 2018
 2022

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:Cite book
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pietras, Emma (15 June 2017). The Mummy star Annabelle Wallis and the 'cursed' family dogged by tragedy.
3. ↑ Jared Harris and Annabelle Wallis – Surprising Celebrity Family Connections. *Tribute*.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Discovery: Annabelle Wallis (3 November 2014).
5. ↑ Work.
6. ↑ Five Things You Need to Know About Annabelle Wallis (en).
7. ↑ Georgia Cate (2018). 5 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Annabelle Wallis (en).
8. ↑ Annabelle Wallis: Why you need to know The Mummy and Peaky Blinders star (5 May 2016).
9. ↑ Pan Am.
10. ↑ ABC Mid-Season Fallout: 'Pan Am,' 'Man Up!' Defacto Canceled; 'Cougar Town' Order Cut, No Premiere Date; 'Scandal,' 'Apartment 23' Missing In Action (en) (19 November 2011).
11. ↑ Peaky Blinders – box set review (22 May 2014).
12. ↑ 5 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Annabelle Wallis (en).
13. ↑ Peaky Blinders. *Rotten Tomatoes*.
14. ↑ 'Annabelle': Film Review (2 October 2014).
15. ↑ McNally, Victoria. BOO! Here Are The MTV Movie Award Nominees For Best Scared-As-S\*\*t Performance.
16. ↑ Annabelle Wallis: Mummy Costar Tom Cruise 'Saved My Life' During Shoot.
17. ↑ 'The Mummy' Will Lose $95M: Here's Why. *Deadline Hollywood* (20 June 2017).
18. ↑ King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017). *Rotten Tomatoes*.
19. ↑ Tag (2018). *Rotten Tomatoes*.
20. ↑ Cartier – Annabelle Wallis embodies the Panthère woman for Cartier (20 April 2018).
21. ↑ Laurie Luhn Says Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her for 20 Years: 'I Went Through Such Hell'.
22. ↑ Laurie Luhn Played by Annabelle Wallis – The Loudest Voice.
23. ↑ Blickley, Leigh (15 July 2019). Annabelle Wallis On The Pressure Of Portraying A Survivor Of Sexual Assault.
24. ↑ Roeper, Richard (24 June 2019). 'The Loudest Voice' speaks volumes about disgraced Fox News titan Roger Ailes.
25. ↑ Thomas Shelby has met his match (and it's not that fascist) (8 October 2019).
26. ↑ Annabelle Wallis Joins Nikolaj Coster-Waldau In Thriller 'The Silencing', Which Gets A New Director In Robin Pront – EFM. *Deadline Hollywood* (6 February 2019).
27. ↑ Saban Films Acquires Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Crime Thriller 'The Silencing'. *Deadline Hollywood* (14 April 2020).
28. ↑ THE SILENCING starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis, Hero Fiennes Tiffin – Available July 16 (DirecTV) and August 14 (Theaters, Digital, Demand) (25 June 2020).
29. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (26 June 2020). Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride.
30. ↑ Luma Features Launches With Floria Sigismondi's 'The Silence Of Mercy' Filming In January With Annabelle Wallis. *Deadline Hollywood* (11 December 2020).
31. ↑ Everything We Know So Far About Malignant (7 April 2020).
32. ↑ Miska, Brad (3 December 2020). WB Sending Entire 2021 Slate to HBO Max & Theaters; 'Conjuring 3,' 'Mortal Kombat,' 'Godzilla vs. Kong,' 'Malignant' & More (en-US).
33. ↑ What Time Will 'Malignant' Be on HBO Max? (en-US) (9 September 2021).
34. ↑ Navarro, Meagan (1 September 2021). 'My Version of Giallo': James Wan Lets Us Know What to Expect from His New Horror Movie 'Malignant' [Interview] (en-US).
35. ↑ Miska, Brad (20 July 2021). Poster for James Wan's 'Malignant' Hammers In the Tension! [Exclusive] (en-US).
36. ↑ Squires, John (9 September 2021). James Wan's 'Malignant' Will Be the First 'R' Rated U.S. Horror Movie to Release in China (en-US).
37. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (9 September 2021). James Wan's 'Malignant' Scores Day-and-Date Streaming Release in China (Exclusive) (en-US).
38. ↑ Annabelle Wallis Lands A Lead In 'Boss Level'. *Deadline Hollywood* (27 March 2018).
39. ↑ First Look: Annabelle Wallis in Agata Alexander's 'Warning' (EXCLUSIVE) (17 May 2019).
40. ↑ Warning, This Sci-Fi Trailer Will Leave You Endlessly Curious (en-us) (7 September 2021).
41. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (9 September 2021). Keira Knightley Movie 'Silent Night' Acquired By AMC+ & RLJE Films Ahead Of TIFF Premiere. *Deadline Hollywood*.
42. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (17 January 2020). Matthew Goode And Annabelle Wallis Join Keira Knightley And Roman Griffin Davis In Christmas Pic 'Silent Night'. *Deadline Hollywood*.
43. ↑ Net-a-porter, Mr Porter Unveil 'Letters Live' Partnership (22 February 2018).
44. ↑ Letters Live Los Angeles (18 December 2020).
45. ↑ Leaper, Caroline (22 June 2016). Celebrity views on Brexit: What Keira Knightley think of the EU Referendum.
46. ↑ Alexander, Ella (22 November 2018). Introducing the Christmas jumper Kate Moss loves (en-GB).
47. ↑ Roger Moore Charity Song.
48. ↑ The Roger Moore Charity Project on Facebook Watch.
49. ↑ Yossman, Karen (6 December 2019). James Corden, Jameela Jamil, Chris O'Dowd Fete Choose Love Charity Pop-Up in WeHo.
50. ↑ Dowsing, Annabel (7 May 2020). Annabelle Wallis wears her Sustainable Dazed Dress to support GH Age UK Charity Campaign.
51. ↑ Save with Stories.
52. ↑ Annabelle Wallis on Instagram: "I was asked by @savechildrenuk to join their initiative #savewithstories here's my reading of "She's Not Good for a Girl, She's Just Good"…".
53. ↑ Chris Martin back with Annabelle Wallis? (en) (10 August 2017).
54. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Jurgensen, John (18 November 2015). "Coldplay and Chris Martin Open Up for New Album". *Wall Street Journal*.
55. ↑ Decker, Megan (4 April 2018). Chris Pine Annabelle Wallis Dating Relationship Confirmation.
56. ↑ Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis Break Up After 4 Years of Dating (en) (March 2, 2022).
57. ↑ Everything We Know About Chris Pine's Love Life After His Split With Annabelle Wallis (en-us) (28 September 2022).
58. ↑ Sebastian Stan Gets Up Close and Personal with Annabelle Wallis at Robert Pattinson's Birthday (en).
59. ↑ Sebastian Stan and Annabelle Wallis Spotted Holding Hands in New York City (en).

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