Alice Eve Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied English at St․ Catherine's College, University of Oxford
• Born to actors Trevor Eve and Shorn Maughan
• Made her acting debut in a school production of "Twelfth Night" at the age of 12
• Trained in acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse
• Quote: "[on appearing in the film "Sex and the City 2"] "I don't think I spoke from beginning to end on that whole experience․ I just watched it unfolding around me and couldn't quite believe it was happening․""
• Quote: "[on getting in to acting] "My father is an actor and I have always been surrounded by actors and actresses and to be quite honest I have never contemplated doing anything else․""
• Quote: "[on a scene in the film "Star Trek Into Darkness" in which she strips to her underwear] "I think that maybe was a source of concern or frustration, that she both wore her underwear and had a PhD․ But unfortunately, she has to wear underwear․""
• Quote: "[on being a "girly" girl] "Nails and chats and gossip magazines and reality TV and pop culture․․․ Did going to Oxford and reading Paradise Lost change that? No․""
• When she attended Oxford, she and a friend ran a regularly scheduled hip-hop party called "Hustle" and brought in MCs from London