Sally Hawkins

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1976-04-27 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Sally Hawkins

Biography

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 (...

Acting

2008

Happy-Go-Lucky

as Poppy Cross

2023

Wonka

as Willy's Mother

2004

Vera Drake

as Susan Wells

2009

An Education

as Sarah Goldman

2002

All or Nothing

as Samantha

2009

Desert Flower

as Marylin

2007

Persuasion

as Anne Elliot

2010

Never Let Me Go

as Miss Lucy

2010

2007

WΔZ

as Elly Carpenter

2022

The Lost King

as Philippa Langley

2009

2011

Jane Eyre

as Mrs. Reed

2010

Made in Dagenham

as Rita O'Grady

2011

Submarine

as Jill Tate

2006

2011

Love Birds

as Holly

2003

2003

Byron

as Mary Shelley

2012

2014

Godzilla

as Dr. Vivienne Graham

2012

Room on the Broom

as Bird (voice)

2014

Paddington

as Mary Brown

2013

Blue Jasmine

as Ginger

2013

2013

The Phone Call

as Heather

2006

Hollow China

as Terri

2004

Layer Cake

as Slasher

2014

X+Y

as Julie Ellis

2021

Spencer

as Maggie

2014

The Double

as Receptionist at Ball

2023

The Smeds and the Smoos

as Narrator (voice)

2017

Paddington 2

as Mary Brown

2016

Maudie

as Maud Lewis

2025

2015

Stick Man

as Stick Lady & Others (voice)

2006

The Painted Veil

as (Credited but deleted)

2017

The Shape of Water

as Elisa Esposito

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Dr. Vivienne Graham

2020

2024

Kensuke's Kingdom

as Mum (voice)

2021

A Boy Called Christmas

as Mother Vodol

1999

2020

The Snail and the Whale

as Snail (voice)

2022

The Phantom of the Open

as Jean Flitcroft

Production

2019

Cordelia

as Executive Producer

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