Sally Hawkins
Acteur, Producer
27 april 1976 (49 years)
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, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became 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 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.
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became 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 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.
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| 2025 | Bring Her Back · as Laura |
| 2023 | Wonka · as Willy's Mother |
| 2023 | Kensuke's Kingdom · as Mum (voice)Op Plex |
| 2022 | The Smeds and the Smoos · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Mammals · as Lue |
| 2022 | The Lost King · as Philippa Langley |
| 2021 | A Boy Called Christmas · as Mother Vodol |
| 2021 | Spencer · as Maggie |
| 2021 | The Phantom of the Open · as Jean Flitcroft |
| 2019 | Eternal Beauty · as JaneOp Plex |
| 2019 | The Snail and the Whale · as Snail (voice) |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters · as Dr. Vivienne Graham |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water · as Elisa Esposito |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 · as Mary Brown |
| 2016 | The Hollow Crown: Making of The Hollow Crown · as Eleanor |
| 2016 | Maudie · as Maud Lewis |
| 2015 | Stick Man · as Stick Lady & Others (voice) |
| 2014 | Paddington · as Mary Brown |
| 2014 | Godzilla · as Dr. Vivienne Graham |
| 2014 | A Brilliant Young Mind · as Julie EllisOp Plex |
| 2014 | How and Why · as Yvonne Hesselman |
| 2013 | The Double · as Receptionist At Ball |
| 2013 | The Phone Call · as Heather |
| 2013 | All Is Bright · as OlgaOp Plex |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine · as Ginger |
| 2012 | Room on the Broom · as Bird (voice) |
| 2012 | Great Expectations · as Mrs. Joe |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown · as Eleanor |
| 2011 | Jane Eyre · as Mrs. Reed |
| 2011 | Love Birds · as Holly |
| 2010 | Submarine · as Jill TateOp Plex |
| 2010 | Little Crackers · as Mummy |
| 2010 | Never Let Me Go · as Miss Lucy |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham · as Rita O'grady |
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife · as Linda / Gitali |
| 2009 | An Education · as Sarah Goldman |
| 2009 | Happy Ever Afters · as Maura |
| 2009 | Desert Flower · as Marylin |
| 2008 | Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold · as Anne Elliot |
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky · as Poppy Cross |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream · as KateOp Plex |
| 2007 | The Killing Gene · as Elly Carpenter |
| 2007 | Persuasion · as Anne Elliot |
| 2006 | The Painted Veil · as Mary |
| 2006 | Man to Man with Dean Learner · as Susan (voice) |
| 2006 | HG Wells' War with the World · as Rebecca West |
| 2006 | Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart · as Nathalie WinterOp Plex |
| 2005 | Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky · as Ella |
| 2005 | Fingersmith · as Sue Trinder |
| 2005 | Buried Alive · as Cast |
| 2004 | Vera Drake · as Susan Wells |
| 2004 | Layer Cake · as Slasher |
| 2003 | The Young Visiters · as Rosalind |
| 2003 | Promoted to Glory · as Lisa |
| 2003 | Byron · as Mary Shelley |
| 2003 | Little Britain · as Cathy |
| 2002 | All or Nothing · as Samantha |
| 2002 | Tipping the Velvet · as Zena Blake |
| 2000 | Doctors · as Sarah Carne |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · as Bystander (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Casualty · as Emma Lister |
| 2019 | Cordelia · as Executive Producer |