Sally Hawkins

Hawkins at the [[2017 Berlin International Film Festival]] Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her career as a stage actress in productions such as ''Romeo and Juliet'' (playing Juliet), ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's ''All or Nothing'' in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in ''Vera Drake'' (2004) and taking the lead in ''Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress.

Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, ''Cassandra's Dream'' (2007) and ''Blue Jasmine'' (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in ''Made in Dagenham'' (2010), ''Paddington'' (2014), ''Maudie'' (2016), and ''Paddington 2'' (2017), and appeared in ''Godzilla'' (2014), ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019) and ''Wonka'' (2023). For starring as Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film ''The Shape of Water'' (2017), she earned critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in ''Mrs. Warren's Profession''. In 2012 she starred in ''Constellations'' at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of ''Tipping the Velvet'' (2002) as Zena Blake, and ''Fingersmith'' (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in ''Persuasion'' (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Provided by Wikipedia

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