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Emilia FoxEnglish actress
Date of Birth: 31.07.1974
Country:  Great Britain |
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Biography of Emilia Fox
Emilia Lydia Rose Fox is a renowned English actress, best known for her role as Dr. Nikki Alexander in the BBC crime drama "Silent Witness". She joined the cast in 2004 after the departure of Amanda Burton. Emilia was born on July 31, 1974, in London, to actors Joanna David and Edward Fox. She has a brother named Freddie and a step-sister named Lucy. Emilia attended Bryanston School and later graduated from the University of Oxford.
Early Career
Emilia made her television debut as Mr. Darcy's sister in the television adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" starring Colin Firth. She then portrayed the second Mrs. de Winter in the television version of "Rebecca" alongside Charles Dance. In 1998, she starred alongside Ben Miles in the adaptation of Katherine Cookson's "The Round Tower" as Vanessa Redcliffe, a young woman from a wealthy family who is exiled due to an accidental pregnancy. Emilia played Jenny Harcourt in the 2000 remake of the film "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)". In 2003, she portrayed Jane Seymour in a two-part documentary television history about King Henry VIII.
Notable Works
Emilia's notable theatrical work during that period includes her participation in the play "Katherine Howard" at the Festival Theatre in Chichester, England in 1998. A few years later, in 2004, she appeared on screen as Lady Margaret in the second part of "Gunpowder, Treason and Plot" - a miniseries about English King James I and the failed attempt to assassinate him. In 2005, Emilia played Rosie Jones in the film "Keeping Mum", and in 2008, she portrayed Jen's sister in Bailey Walsh's "Flashbacks of a Fool" alongside Daniel Craig. In 2007, fans of the actress were delighted by her appearance in the ITV1 series "Fallen Angel". Here, Emilia reunited with her co-star from "Rebecca", Charles Dance - she played serial killer Rosie Byfield, while Dance portrayed her father. The film, presented in retrospective manner, shows the stages of Emilia's character's transformation into a killer.
Personal Life
In 2008, an English-language version of the cult Norwegian animated film "Free Jimmy" was released on DVD, with Emilia providing the voice for the character Bettina. In the same year, the actress agreed to star in Richard Blanshard's thriller "Soothsayer". Emilia was previously involved in a romantic relationship with comedian Vic Reeves, but in July 2005, she married British actor Jared Harris, the son of Irish artist Richard Harris. However, three years later, in 2008, the couple announced their divorce, which was finalized in January 2009. Emilia is fluent in German and French, and she plays the cello and piano. In 2001, she gave up alcohol, and a year later, she quit smoking.
