Rosamund Pike Facts for Kids

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Pike in 2018
Born	Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike 1979 (age 45–46) Hammersmith, London, England
Alma mater	Wadham College, Oxford
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Partner(s)	Robie Uniacke (2009–present)
Children	2
Awards	Full list

Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike (born in 1979) is an English actress and producer. She is famous for playing strong women in exciting movies and TV shows. Rosamund has won many awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She has also been nominated for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards.

Pike studied at Wadham College, Oxford. Before becoming a film star, she acted in plays like Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre. Her big break in movies came when she played Miranda Frost, a Bond girl, in Die Another Day (2002). She also had roles in popular period dramas such as Pride & Prejudice (2005), An Education (2009), and Made in Dagenham (2010).

In the 2010s, Rosamund appeared in several well-known films. These include Johnny English Reborn (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Jack Reacher (2012), and The World's End (2013). She earned huge praise for her main role as Amy Dunne in the thriller Gone Girl (2014). This role brought her nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Awards. Later, she played Ruth Williams Khama in A United Kingdom (2016) and Marie Colvin in A Private War (2018). For A Private War, she received another Golden Globe nomination. She won her first Golden Globe Award for her role in the dark comedy I Care a Lot (2020). Her supporting role in Saltburn (2023) also earned her Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.

On television, Pike won a Primetime Emmy Award for her part in the comedy series State of the Union (2019). In 2021, she began starring as Moiraine Damodred in the fantasy series The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Video. In 2024, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award as an executive producer for the science fiction series 3 Body Problem.

Early Life and Education
Career Highlights
- Starting Her Acting Journey (1998–2013)
- Breakthrough with Gone Girl and Beyond (2014–Present)
Personal Life
- Activism and Views
Accolades
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Early Life and Education

Rosamund Pike was born in 1979 in Hammersmith, London. She is the only child of opera singers Julian Pike and Caroline Friend.

She went to Badminton School in Bristol. While acting as Juliet in a play of Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre, an agent noticed her. This helped her start her professional acting career.

After being turned down by drama schools, she got a place to study English literature at Wadham College, Oxford. She graduated in 2001 with a good degree. She took a year off during her studies to act in plays. This gave her experience in works by famous writers like David Hare, Arthur Miller, and William Shakespeare.

Career Highlights

Starting Her Acting Journey (1998–2013)

While still at Oxford, Pike acted in and directed various plays. She appeared in British TV shows like A Rather English Marriage (1998) and Wives and Daughters (1999). She also appeared in an episode of Foyle's War.

After graduating, she landed a major role as a Bond girl and MI6 agent, Miranda Frost, in the James Bond film Die Another Day (2002). She was the first Bond girl to have studied at Oxford. She also starred in Promised Land (2004) and played a scientist in the movie Doom (2005), based on the video game.

Pike at the premiere of Barney's Version in 2010

In 2005, she played Jane Bennet in Pride & Prejudice, the older sister of Elizabeth (played by Keira Knightley). She then starred in Fracture (2007) with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling. Rosamund also performed in many stage plays in London's West End.

In 2010, she appeared in the British film Made in Dagenham and the Canadian film Barney's Version. She also lent her voice to the animated film Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) and narrated several James Bond audiobooks. In 2011, Pike played Kate Sumner in the spy comedy Johnny English Reborn, which was a big success.

In 2012, she played Queen Andromeda in the fantasy movie Wrath of the Titans. Even though the film received mixed reviews, her performance was praised. She also starred opposite Tom Cruise in the thriller Jack Reacher (2012), which was a hit. The next year, she had a supporting role in The World's End (2013).

Breakthrough with Gone Girl and Beyond (2014–Present)

Pike starred in the thrilling movie Gone Girl (2014), directed by David Fincher. She played Amy Dunne, a woman who mysteriously disappears. Director Fincher chose her because he wanted someone not widely known in a main role, and he found her mysterious. The film was a huge box office success, earning over $356 million worldwide.

Pike and actor Ben Affleck at the Gone Girl premiere in 2014

Critics highly praised her performance in Gone Girl. Richard Lawson from Vanity Fair called her portrayal "a star-makingly good performance." Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said she was "powerful and commanding." For this role, she received many important nominations, including for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

From 2015, she voiced Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in the animated series Thunderbirds Are Go. In 2018, Pike played war reporter Marie Colvin in A Private War. This role earned her another Golden Globe nomination. In 2019, she was cast as Moiraine in the Amazon Prime Video series The Wheel of Time, which started in 2021. Her other films include The Informer and Radioactive, where she played the famous scientist Marie Curie.

In 2021, Pike starred as Marla Grayson, a con artist, in the crime thriller I Care a Lot. Her acting received great reviews, and she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for this role.

Rosamund also narrated the audiobook for A Slow Fire Burning (2021) and voiced audiobooks for The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, and The Dragon Reborn from The Wheel of Time series. In 2022, it was announced she would star in Saltburn, which was released in 2023. She is also an executive producer for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem.

Pike continues to be busy with new projects. In 2023, she began filming Hallow Road. In 2024, she joined the cast of In the Grey and Now You See Me 3. She is also set to star in the Netflix series Thumblite and the film Ladies First. In 2025, she will make her debut at the National Theatre in the play Inter Alia.

Personal Life

Rosamund Pike has been in a relationship with businessman Robie Uniacke since December 2009. They have two sons. Her children are fluent in Mandarin. The family lives in Prague. In 2015, when visiting China, Pike shared that Uniacke gave her a Chinese name, 裴淳华 (Péi Chúnhuá). She mentioned that they admire Chinese culture and would like the media to use this Chinese name for her.

Activism and Views

In 2015, Pike signed an open letter from the ONE Campaign. This letter asked leaders like Angela Merkel to focus on women's issues. The goal was to help set new development goals for the future at a United Nations summit.

In 2021, Pike became the first Ambassador for Mines Advisory Group (MAG). MAG is an organization that helps people affected by landmines and other dangerous leftover weapons. They won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work.

In a 2023 interview, Pike shared her thoughts on the "wellness industry." She believes that people are being "conned" by the idea that being healthy isn't enough and that they must be "well." She called this idea "really dangerous."