Camilla Luddington facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Camilla Luddington
Luddington in 2014
Born	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 41) Ascot, Berkshire, England
Nationality	British American
Alma mater	Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Spouse(s)	Matthew Alan ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	2

Camilla Anne Luddington (born 15 December 1983) is a British actress, best known for her role as Dr. Josephine "Jo" Wilson in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy. She is also known for providing the motion capture and voice of Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider video games.

Early life

Luddington was born in Ascot, Berkshire, and at age 11 began studying at the Italia Conti Academy in England. She moved to suburban Austin, Texas, United States when she was fourteen, and attended Westwood High School for one year.

She returned to England after one year, and completed her education at The American International School in England (TASIS), in July 2002.

When she was nineteen, Luddington enrolled in Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. However, she had not visited the university before she arrived as a student, and after six months, she left and transferred to the New York Film Academy.

In 2003, she was part of the school's first one-year acting class program.

Career

Film

Luddington had the lead role of Kate in William & Kate: The Movie (2011). In 2013, she appeared in the film The Pact II, in which she played a crime scene cleaner. In 2015, she joined the cast of The Healer as Cecilia.

Television

Luddington has worked mainly in the United States. Luddington joined the cast of the Showtime comedy-drama series Californication for its fifth season, playing a nanny. She joined the cast of season five of the HBO vampire drama True Blood, as Claudette Crane, a faerie. In July 2012, Luddington joined the cast of the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Jo Wilson, in a recurring role. In June 2013 it was announced that she would be a series regular from season ten onward. In October 2012, Luddington appeared on a Hallowe'en special of E!'s fashion programme Fashion Police, alongside a panel of Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne, George Kotsiopoulos, and Kris Jenner.

Tomb Raider

In June 2012, Crystal Dynamics confirmed Luddington would voice Lara Croft in the video game Tomb Raider. Luddington originally went into the audition for Lara thinking she was auditioning for a project called "Cryptids" with a character, which may have been called Sara. In June 2014, it was revealed that a sequel was in production, titled Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Luddington confirmed on her Twitter account that she would be returning to voice and motion capture Lara in the new game. Luddington also returned to reprise her role for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, released in September 2018.

Personal life

On 21 October 2016, Luddington announced that she was expecting a baby (a daughter, Hayden Mary) with fellow actor and boyfriend Matthew Alan. Luddington announced their engagement on 17 January 2018. Luddington and Alan married on 17 August 2019. The couple has since had a second child together, a son, Lucas Matthew.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Accolades

See also

In Spanish: Camilla Luddington para niños