Sally Hawkins
Born: 1976-04-27 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For starring Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012, she starred in Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake and Fingersmith (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.
Filmography
2025
- Bring Her Back as Laura
2024
- Kensuke's Kingdom as Mum (voice)
2023
- Wonka as Willy's Mother
- The Smeds and the Smoos as Narrator (voice)
2022
- Mammals as Lue
- The Lost King as Philippa Langley
- The Phantom of the Open as Jean Flitcroft
2021
- Spencer as Maggie
- A Boy Called Christmas as Mother Vodol
2020
- The Snail and the Whale as Snail (voice)
- Eternal Beauty as Jane
2019
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Dr. Vivienne Graham
- Cordelia ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- The Shape of Water as Elisa Esposito
- Paddington 2 as Mary Brown
2016
- Maudie as Maud Lewis
2015
- Stick Man as Stick Lady & Others (voice)
2014
- Godzilla as Dr. Vivienne Graham
- Paddington as Mary Brown
- The Double as Receptionist at Ball
- X+Y as Julie Ellis
- The One and Only Mike Leigh as Self
2013
- Blue Jasmine as Ginger
- All Is Bright as Olga
- The Phone Call as Heather
2012
- The Hollow Crown as Eleanor
- Great Expectations as Mrs. Joe
- Room on the Broom as Bird (voice)
2011
- Jane Eyre as Mrs. Reed
- Submarine as Jill Tate
- Love Birds as Holly
2010
- Conan as Self - Guest
- Never Let Me Go as Miss Lucy
- Made in Dagenham as Rita O'Grady
- It's a Wonderful Afterlife as Linda / Gitali
2009
- Desert Flower as Marylin
- An Education as Sarah Goldman
- Happy Ever Afters as Maura
2008
- Happy-Go-Lucky as Poppy Cross
2007
- Persuasion as Anne Elliot
- Cassandra's Dream as Kate
- WΔZ as Elly Carpenter
2006
- Man to Man with Dean Learner as Marie Pising
- Hollow China as Terri
- Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart as Nathalie Winter
- HG Wells: War with the World as Rebecca West
2005
- Fingersmith as Sue Trinder
- Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky as Ella
2004
- Layer Cake as Slasher
- Vera Drake as Susan Wells
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Young Visiters as Rosalind
- Byron as Mary Shelley
- Byron as Mary Shelley
- Promoted to Glory as Lisa
2002
- Tipping the Velvet as Zena Blake
- All or Nothing as Samantha
2000
- Doctors as Sarah Carne
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Bystander (uncredited)
1986
- Casualty as Emma Lister