- Olivia Grant (1983 British actress)
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Olivia Grant Born 20 September 1983
London, EnglandYears active 1986-present Olivia Grant (born 20 September 1983)[1] is an English actress. Her first film role was in Stardust (2007), in which she was cast within weeks of graduating from Oxford.[2] She is known for portraying Lady Adelaide Midwinter in Lark Rise to Candleford and Grace Darling in Personal Affairs.
She is currently filming on the BBC1 Series Garrow's Law as Lady Henrietta Armistead opposite Rupert Graves.
Born in London,[1] Grant is the daughter of Irene Whilton, a costume designer, and Kenneth Grant, a district judge.[2]
Grant originally trained to be a ballet dancer, becoming a Junior Associate with the Royal Ballet.[3] She later studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, planning to become a professional opera singer.[3]
After attending St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London [3] Grant read English Literature at Brasenose College, Oxford, where she became involved with the Oxford University Dramatic Society.
She currently lives in Chelsea[2] and writes a weekly blog for InStyle magazine (http://blogs.instyle.co.uk/)
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Career
Grant made her first screen appearance in an episode of Brush Strokes at the age of three.[2]
She appeared in the Paramount film Stardust directed by Matthew Vaughn opposite Claire Danes and Michelle Pfeiffer. Grant's other film credits include Fishtales (2007) and the Howard Marks biopic Mr. Nice (2010), opposite Rhys Ifans.
She played the lead role of Grace Darling in BBC Three drama Personal Affairs, and appeared as Lady Adelaide Midwinter in the first and third series of BBC period drama Lark Rise to Candleford.
She was cast in ITV's Poirot as Annabel Larkin opposite David Suchet, and in the BBC's Women in Love opposite Rory Kinnear and Rosamund Pike as Lady Hermione Roddice. She played the lead of Sophia in the Restoration drama The Picture by Philip Massinger at the Salisbury Playhouse in October 2010.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1986 Brush Strokes Susie[4]
- Episode 1.7Sitcom 2007 Stardust Girl Bernard Feature film Fishtales Angela Feature film 2008 Lark Rise to Candleford Lady Adelaide Midwinter
(10 episodes)TV series 2009 Personal Affairs Grace Darling Comedy drama 2010 Mr Nice Alice Feature film Frankie Teardrop Diane Short film References
- ^ a b IMDB Page – Biography
- ^ a b c d Slater, Lydia (27 June 2009). "'I promised my granny I wouldn’t do nudity': Olivia Grant on her starring role". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1194967/I-promised-granny-I-wouldn-t-nudity-Olivia-Grant-starring-role.html. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ a b c Smith, Vicky. "Olivia Grant: Acting up". South West Mag. http://www.southwestmag.co.uk/profiles-acting-up--30203. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ BFI | Film & TV Database | GRANT, Olivia - Filmography
External links
- Olivia Grant at the Internet Movie Database
- She appeared in The Children’s Monologues, a star-studded theatrical event at London's Old Vic Theatre on Sunday 14 November 2010 directed by Danny Boyle and starring Gemma Arterton and Sir Ben Kingsley, produced by Dramatic Need.
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Actors from London
- English television actors
- English film actors
- Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
- Old Paulinas
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