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
- The Lost King as Philippa Langley
- The Phantom of the Open as Jean Flitcroft
- Mammals as Lue
2021
- A Boy Called Christmas as Mother Vodol
- Spencer as Maggie
2020
- Eternal Beauty as Jane
- The Snail and the Whale as Snail (voice)
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 One and Only Mike Leigh as Self
- X+Y as Julie Ellis
- The Double as Receptionist at Ball
2013
- The Phone Call as Heather
- Blue Jasmine as Ginger
- All Is Bright as Olga
2012
- Great Expectations as Mrs. Joe
- The Hollow Crown as Eleanor
- 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
- It's a Wonderful Afterlife as Linda / Gitali
- Made in Dagenham as Rita O'Grady
2009
- Desert Flower as Marylin
- Happy Ever Afters as Maura
- An Education as Sarah Goldman
2008
- Happy-Go-Lucky as Poppy Cross
2007
- WΔZ as Elly Carpenter
- Persuasion as Anne Elliot
- Cassandra's Dream as Kate
2006
- Hollow China as Terri
- Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart as Nathalie Winter
- HG Wells: War with the World as Rebecca West
- Man to Man with Dean Learner as Marie Pising
2005
- Fingersmith as Sue Trinder
- Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky as Ella
2004
- Vera Drake as Susan Wells
- Layer Cake as Slasher
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Byron as Mary Shelley
- The Young Visiters as Rosalind
- Promoted to Glory as Lisa
- Byron as Mary Shelley
2002
- All or Nothing as Samantha
- Tipping the Velvet as Zena Blake
2000
- Doctors as Sarah Carne
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Bystander (uncredited)
1986
- Casualty as Emma Lister