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Charlotte Riley Biography
Birth Place:
Grindon, Stockton-on-Tees, England
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Knew she wanted to pursue acting after playing Captain Hook in a school play at age 9
- After graduating from university, co-wrote a play called Shaking Cecilia, which won the Sunday Times Student Playwright Award in 2004
- When she auditioned for the role of Cathy in the 2009 adaptation of Wuthering Heights, she had never read the book itself before
- Away from acting, she performs as a member of a 1940s doo-wop band The Flirtinis
- Is an avid painter in her spare time
Relationships
- Simon Riley -- Brother
- Michael Riley -- Father
- Margaret Riley -- Mother
- Joanna -- Sister