
Andrea Riseborough
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Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress. She made her film debut with a small part in Venus (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in Brighton Rock (2010), W.E. (2011), Shadow Dancer (2012), Oblivion (2013), Birdman (2014), Nocturnal Animals (2016), Battle of the Sexes, The Death of Stalin (both 2017), Mandy, Nancy (both 2018), The Grudge, and Possessor (both 2020). For playing an alcoholic in To Leslie (2022), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Riseborough was nominated for a BAFTA TV for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the television film The Long Walk to Finchley (2008). She won critical acclaim for her performances in the Channel 4 miniseries The Devil's Whore (2008) and National Treasure (2016), as well as the BBC One miniseries The Witness for the Prosecution (2016). Her stage credits include Miss Julie, Measure for Measure (both 2006), and Anton Chekhov's Ivanov (2008). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrea Riseborough, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
as Laura

Good Boy (2026)
as Kathryn

Oblivion (2013)
as Victoria

Hidden (2015)
as Claire

Lee (2024)
as Audrey Withers

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
as Mrs. Wormwood

Nocturnal Animals (2016)
as Alessia

Never Let Me Go (2010)
as Chrissie

The Grudge (2019)
as Detective Muldoon

Mandy (2018)
as Mandy Bloom

The Death of Stalin (2017)
as Svetlana Stalin

Possessor (2020)
as Tasya Vos

Amsterdam (2022)
as Beatrice Vandenheuvel

Disconnect (2013)
as Nina Dunham

Goodbye June (2025)
as Molly

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
as Dawn

Battle of the Sexes (2017)
as Marilyn Barnett

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
as Caroline Wain

To Leslie (2022)
as Leslie
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol (2026)
as Ghost of Christmas Past

W.E. (2011)
as Wallis Simpson

Shadow Dancer (2012)
as Colette McVeigh

Made in Dagenham (2010)
as Brenda

Brighton Rock (2010)
as Rose

Venus (2006)
as Period Film Lover

The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
as Alice

Welcome to the Punch (2013)
as Sarah Hawks

Mindhorn (2016)
as DC Elena Baines

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
High End (—)
Actor

Burden (2018)
as Judy

Dragonfly (2025)
as Colleen

Shepherds and Butchers (2017)
as Kathleen Marais

Nancy (2018)
as Nancy Freeman

What Remains (2024)
as Anna Rudbeck

Here Before (2022)
as Laura

Magicians (2007)
as Dani

Resistance (2011)
as Sarah

Love You More (2008)
as Georgia

Funny Birds (2024)
as Laura

That Dog (2015)
as Stacey

Please Baby Please (2022)
as Suze
Zero K (—)
Actor

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
as Margaret Thatcher

The Silent Storm (2014)
as Aislin

Mad Sad & Bad (2009)
as Julia

Whatever Love Means (2005)
as Anna Wallace
The Queen of Fashion (—)
as Isabella Blow

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015)
as Self

My Name Is Andrea (2022)
as Lover

A Heightened World (2020)
Actor

Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life (2020)
Actor

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton (2006)
as Myra

A Very Social Secretary (2005)
as Amanda

Luxor (2021)
as Hana
The Noise of Time (—)
as Nina Shostakovich

The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema (2018)
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