Andrea Riseborough facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Andrea Riseborough
Riseborough in 2012
Born	Andrea Louise Riseborough (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 43) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present

Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is a talented English actress. She has starred in many films and TV shows. Some of her well-known movies include Brighton Rock (2010), W.E. (2011), Oblivion (2013), and Birdman (2014). She also appeared in Battle of the Sexes (2017) and The Death of Stalin (2017).

Andrea was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2022 film To Leslie. She has also performed in plays like Miss Julie and Measure for Measure.

Early life

Andrea Riseborough was born in Wallsend, a town near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Her mother, Isabel Johnson, was a secretary, and her father, George Riseborough, was a car dealer. Andrea grew up in Whitley Bay.

She started acting at a young age. She performed at the People's Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne. She was also part of the Young People's Theatre for five years. Andrea went to the Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School. Later, she studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), a famous drama school. She graduated in 2005.

Career

Riseborough at the premiere of The Death of Stalin, 2017 Toronto Film Festival

After finishing drama school, Andrea Riseborough quickly began working in film and television. In 2008, she played Margaret Thatcher in the BBC Four film The Long Walk to Finchley. She also appeared in the films Made in Dagenham and Never Let Me Go in 2010.

She took on the role of Wallis Simpson in the 2011 film W.E., which was directed by Madonna. Andrea also starred in the thriller Hidden, released in 2015. In 2013, she had a supporting role in the science fiction film Oblivion.

A big moment in her career was co-starring in Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014). This movie won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards. Andrea and the other actors in the film won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

In 2016, she appeared in the drama Shepherds and Butchers and the thriller Nocturnal Animals. She also joined the cast of the Netflix TV series Bloodline. In 2017, Andrea played Emma Stone's love interest in Battle of the Sexes. This film was about the famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. She also played Joseph Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Stalina, in the comedy-drama The Death of Stalin. Critics praised her performance in this role.

Jonathan Dayton, Elisabeth Shue, Riseborough, Emma Stone and Billie Jean King at the London premiere of Battle of the Sexes (2017)

In 2018, Andrea was in the TV series Waco. She also acted in three films that year: the horror film Mandy, the mystery drama Nancy (which she also helped produce), and the historical drama Burden. She later starred in the horror film The Grudge, released in 2020. She also played a lead role in Possessor, a science fiction thriller.

Riseborough in 2013

In 2022, Andrea starred in the film To Leslie. Her performance received a lot of praise, and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Many famous people spoke highly of her acting in the movie. This nomination led to the Academy reviewing its campaign rules to make sure everything was fair. Also in 2022, she had roles in Matilda the Musical and Amsterdam.

More recently, in 2023, she acted alongside Kate Winslet in the war drama Lee. In 2024, she worked with Kate Winslet again in the HBO miniseries The Regime. For her role in The Regime, she was nominated for an award at the Gotham TV Awards.

Personal life

Andrea Riseborough was in a long-term relationship with Joe Appel from 2009 to 2016.

Acting credits

Film

Key

Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Venus	Period Film Lover
2007	Magicians	Dani
2008	Happy-Go-Lucky	Dawn
	Love You More	Georgia	Short film
2009	Mad, Sad & Bad	Julia
2010	Made in Dagenham	Brenda
	Never Let Me Go	Chrissie
	Brighton Rock	Rose
2011	Resistance	Sarah
	W.E.	Wallis Simpson
2012	Shadow Dancer	Colette McVeigh
	Disconnect	Nina Dunham
2013	Welcome to the Punch	Sarah Hawks
	Oblivion	Victoria Olsen
2014	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)	Laura Aulburn
	The Silent Storm	Aislin
2015	Hidden	Claire
2016	Shepherds and Butchers	Kathleen Marais
	Nocturnal Animals	Alessia Holt
	Mindhorn	DS Baines
2017	Battle of the Sexes	Marilyn Barnett
	The Death of Stalin	Svetlana Stalina
2018	Mandy	Mandy Bloom
	Nancy	Nancy Freeman	Also producer
	Burden	Judy
2019	The Kindness of Strangers	Alice
2020	The Grudge	Detective Muldoon
	Possessor	Tasya Vos
	Luxor	Hana
2021	Here Before	Laura
	The Electrical Life of Louis Wain	Caroline Wain
2022	Please Baby Please	Suze
	To Leslie	Leslie Rowlands
	Amsterdam	Beatrice Vandenheuvel
	Matilda the Musical	Mrs. Wormwood
	What Remains	Anna Rudebeck
2023	Lee	Dame Audrey Withers
0TBA	Geechee	Wren	Suspended

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Andrea Riseborough para niños