Victoria Hamilton Biography

Fast Facts

• Was visited by actors from the National Theatre while in high school, after working with them, one told her she should pursue drama professionally
• Was rejected from several prominent drama schools; one year after finally being accepted, was on stage in Peter Hall's The Master Builder
• Chose to do five years of classical theater before film, to emulate idols like Judi Dench and Ian Holm
• Has a reputation for costume drama, having spent much of her career on Jane Austen and Shakespeare adaptations
• Promoted a Buy a Brick fundraiser for the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford