Sunday, February 5, 2023

Gemma Arterton

 Gemma Christina Arterton (born 2 February 1986) is an English actress and producer. After her stage debut in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost at the Globe Theatre (2007), Arterton made her feature film debut in the comedy St. Trinian's (2007). She portrayed Bond Girl Strawberry Fields in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace (2008), a performance which won her an Empire Award for Best Newcomer.Arterton has since been in a number of films, including The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009), Tamara Drewe (2010), Clash of the Titans (2010), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Their Finest (2016), The Escape (2017), and Vita and Virginia (2018). For her part in and production of The Escape, she was given the Harper's Bazaar Woman of the Year Award. Her highlights in the theatre include appearing in The Duchess of Malfi (2014) and Made in Dagenham (2014). She also appeared in Nell Gwynn (2016), Saint Joan (2017) and Nell Gwynn (2016). Arterton has been nominated for Olivier Awards for her work in Nell Gwynn and Made in Dagenham, and she received the Evening Standard Theatre Award for the latter.Since 2016, Arterton has been running her own production company, Rebel Park Productions, that is focused on producing female-led content for front as well as behind the lens. Arterton has produced four feature films as well as two short films in her capacity as the executive producer. She has also been identified as being a supporter of the Time's Up, ERA 50:50 and MeToo movements. Arterton was instrumental in convincing actresses to wear dark colors during the 2018 BAFTAs. This was in support of Time’sUp. Arterton has also been involved in ERA 50:50 from the time it was first introduced.


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