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Eve Best Biography

Birth Name:
Emily Best
Birth Place:
Ladbroke Grove, London, England
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Performed on stage with the W11 Opera company as a 9-year-old, and then returned to direct a number of productions in her early 20s
  • Was originally rejected by London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but reapplied and was eventually accepted
  • Adopted her grandmother's name, Eve, as her stage name because there was already an Emily Best registered with the British Actors' Equity Association
  • Voiced the title character in an audiobook version of Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece

Awards

  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated

Relationships

  • Susanna Best -- Mother