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Anna Maxwell Martin Biography
Birth Name:Anna Maxwell Martin
Birth Place:Beverley, East Yorkshire, England
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- In 2011, she was nominated for the Monte-Carlo TV Festival Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series
- Was nominated for the 2006 Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress
- Was nominated for the 2009 Royal Television Society Best Female Actor Award
- Graduated from Liverpool University, where she studied history
- Studied acting at the London Academy of Dramatic Art
- Served as narrator of the CD version of the children's book "The Foreshadowing․"
- In 2009, she was featured in the BBC Radio 4 program "The Tall One․"
Awards
- 2006BAFTA TV Award-Best Actress: winner
- 2006Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2006Gold Derby TV Award-TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2006OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
- 2009BAFTA TV Award-Best Actress: winner
- 2009RTS Television Award-Actor - Female: nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award-TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress of the Decade: nominated
- 2011BAFTA TV Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2011Jury Prize-Best Actress: winner
- 2011Golden Nymph-Mini-Series - Best Performance by an Actress: nominated
- 2014Dagger-Best Leading Actress: nominated
- 2018BAFTA TV Award-Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme: nominated
- 2023Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2024Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
- 2025BAFTA TV Award-Leading Actress: nominated
- 2025BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Actress (Yr Actores Orau): winner
- 2025Emmy-Best Performance by an Actress: winner
- 2025RTS Television Award-Leading Actor - Female: winner