When she initially bowed as a miniseries star in her native Britain, just after the dawn of the new millennium, striking raven-haired actress Amelia Warner suddenly appeared everywhere in the U.K. -- from fashion spreads to magazine covers and #92;talk programs -- and prompted many a journalist to tag her, perceptively, as "poised for stardom." Then only 19, Warner indeed turned numerous heads with her skillful portrayal of the title character in the 2001 telefilm adaptation of R.D. Blackmore's Lorna Doone -- a huge BBC television event that Christmas. In subsequent years, Warner often revealed a preference for low-key, subtly played, intelligent #92;psychological dramas and quiet character studies, including the underpraised Winter Passing (2004), Love's Brother (2004), and Alpha Male (2005). For better or worse, Warner's crossover to more internationally oriented work embodied a commercialization; her first two major Hollywood assignments were supporting roles in the #92;superhero #92;fantasy Aeon Flux (2005) and the elephantine #92;fantasy adventure The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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June 4, 1982 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
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Job Titles:
Actor
Family
Significant Others
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Husband: Colin Farrell. married in Tahiti in July 2001; separated
Education
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College of Fine Arts, London
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Royal Masonic school, London
Milestones
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1998 Made her television debut with Tom Courtenay and John Thaw in an episode of the prestigious Kavanagh QC series
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1999 Feature film debut as a Teenage Fanny in Mansfield Park
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1999 Starred as Lady Cecelia in the BBC series Aristocrats
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2000 Cast as Lorna in the BBC adaptation of R.D. Blackmore s Lorna Doone
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2000 Cast in the Hallmark Production of Don Quixote, starring with John Lithgow and Bob Hoskins in a new adaptation directed by Peter Yates
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2000 Portrayed Michael Caine s virginal bride in Quills
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2005 Appears opposite Will Ferrell in Adam Rapp s Winter Passing
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2005 Cast opposite Charlize Theron in the sci-fi thriller Aeon Flux
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2006 Cast in Stephen Woolley s directorial debut, Stoned a chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones
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2007 Cast in the horror film, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
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Discovered by an agent after she and her friends devised and acted out a play in Covent Garden; this event won her a place at London Royal Court Theatre s Youth programme
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Raised in London, moved there at age four