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Andrea Riseborough Biography

Birth Name:Andrea Louise Riseborough

Birth Place:Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Received the SCAD Savannah Film Festival award for outstanding supporting actress in 2017
  • In 2007, she was awarded the Ian Charleson Award for her performance in "Measure For Measure․"
  • Recieved the Royal Television Society Award for her work in "The Devil's Whore․"
  • Won the Best Actress Award at the 15th Moet British Independent film awards
  • Won the Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011
  • Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2005
  • Older sister to actress Laura Riseborough
  • Was a member of the National Youth Theatre

Awards

  • 2009BAFTA TV Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2009Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2009RTS Television Award-Actor - Female: winner
  • 2010British Independent Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2010British Independent Film Award-Most Promising Newcomer: nominated
  • 2011Spotlight Award-: winner
  • 2012British Independent Film Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2012Best Performance in a British Feature Film-: winner
  • 2012Irina Palm-Worst British Actress: nominated
  • 2013EDA Special Mention Award-Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest: nominated
  • 2013Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2013IFTA Award-Best International Actress: nominated
  • 2013ALFS Award-British Actress of the Year: winner
  • 2014BOFCA Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2014DFCS Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2014Sierra Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2014NYFCO Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2014PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Acting: winner
  • 2014SDFCS Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2014SEFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
  • 2014WAFCA Award-Best Acting Ensemble: winner
  • 2015Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2015COFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
  • 2015GAFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
  • 2015Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 2015NTFCA Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2017British Independent Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2017Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2018Best Actress-Secció Oficial Fantàstic: winner
  • 2018Invisible Woman Award-: nominated
  • 2019EDA Special Mention Award-Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest: nominated
  • 2019Audience Award-Best International Actress: winner
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble of the Decade: nominated
  • 2021British Independent Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2021CCA Super Award-Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: nominated
  • 2021Chainsaw Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
  • 2021VFCC Award-Best Actress in a Canadian Film: nominated
  • 2022CFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2022AISGE Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2022Raindance Award-Best Performance: winner
  • 2023Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2023Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2023Independent Spirit Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
  • 2024Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Actress: nominated
  • 2024Gotham TV Award-Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series: nominated
  • 2024OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Limited or Anthology Series: nominated
  • 2025British Independent Film Award-Best Joint Lead Performance: nominated
  • 2025CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
  • 2025Best Performance-Best Performance in an International Narrative Feature: winner
  • 2025WFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2026Girls on Film Award-Best Performance in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2026Girls on Film Award-Ensemble Cast Award: nominated