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Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Acting

Born: November 20, 1981Whitley Bay, Northumberland, UK

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.

Known For
Filmography

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol

Ghost of Christmas Past

2026
Good Boy

Good Boy

Kathryn

2026
Goodbye June

Goodbye June

Molly

2025
Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Colleen

2025
Lee

Lee

Audrey Withers

2024
What Remains

What Remains

Anna Rudbeck

2024
Funny Birds

Funny Birds

Laura

2024
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Mrs. Wormwood

2022
Please Baby Please

Please Baby Please

Suze

2022
To Leslie

To Leslie

Leslie

2022
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Beatrice Vandenheuvel

2022
My Name Is Andrea

My Name Is Andrea

Lover

2022
Here Before

Here Before

Laura

2022
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Caroline Wain

2021
Luxor

Luxor

Hana

2021
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

2020
A Heightened World

A Heightened World

2020
Possessor

Possessor

Tasya Vos

2020
The Grudge

The Grudge

Detective Muldoon

2019
The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

Alice

2019
Mandy

Mandy

Mandy Bloom

2018
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Self (archive footage)

2018
Burden

Burden

Judy

2018
Nancy

Nancy

Nancy Freeman

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

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

2018
The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

Svetlana Stalin

2017
Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes

Marilyn Barnett

2017
Shepherds and Butchers

Shepherds and Butchers

Kathleen Marais

2017
Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

Alessia

2016
Mindhorn

Mindhorn

DC Elena Baines

2016
Hidden

Hidden

Claire

2015
That Dog

That Dog

Stacey

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

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

Self

2015
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Laura

2014
The Silent Storm

The Silent Storm

Aislin

2014
Disconnect

Disconnect

Nina Dunham

2013
Oblivion

Oblivion

Victoria

2013
Welcome to the Punch

Welcome to the Punch

Sarah Hawks

2013
Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

Colette McVeigh

2012
Resistance

Resistance

Sarah

2011
W.E.

W.E.

Wallis Simpson

2011
Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

Brenda

2010
Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Rose

2010
Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

Chrissie

2010
Mad Sad & Bad

Mad Sad & Bad

Julia

2009
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

Margaret Thatcher

2008
Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

Dawn

2008
Love You More

Love You More

Georgia

2008
Magicians

Magicians

Dani

2007
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

Myra

2006
Venus

Venus

Period Film Lover

2006
Whatever Love Means

Whatever Love Means

Anna Wallace

2005
A Very Social Secretary

A Very Social Secretary

Amanda

2005