| Carey Mulligan
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| Birth name
| Carey Hannah Mulligan
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| Born
| May 28 1985 (1985-05-28) (age 22)
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| Years active
| 2005-present
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Carey Hannah Mulligan[1] (born 28 May 1985) is a British actress. Her credits include the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice and the 2005 BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House.
Background
Mulligan has said that her passion and love for acting was first kindled at her old school Woldingham School, where she took part in a school production of Sweet Charity in her final year, and where she was also a student head of drama.
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| I had wanted to act for a really long time, but other schools I had been to did not have such good drama departments. Everyone was so encouraging. You could do anything you wanted to, although you had to take it seriously. If you missed rehearsals, you were out.[2]
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Career
Mulligan secured a role in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice by writing to its producers. After filming wrapped in 2004, Mulligan appeared in Forty Winks at the Royal Court Theatre. Mulligan then went on to play orphan Ada Clare in the BBC's big-budget adaptation of Bleak House.
In 2006 she appeared in BBC series The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, as well as appearing in episodes of ITV's Marple ("The Sittaford Mystery") and Trial & Retribution.
Mulligan in Doctor Who
In 2007 she returned to the theatre to appear in a Royal Court production of The Seagull, which ran from January to March. During the show's run she developed acute appendicitis which prevented her from performing in several shows. She also appeared in an ITV adaptation of Northanger Abbey and episodes of Waking the Dead and Doctor Who. Mulligan narrated a number of programmes for the CBeebies channel.
In autumn 2007, Mulligan appears in the ITV drama My Boy Jack and the film adaptation of Blake Morrison's memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father?.
Mulligan appears in the forthcoming film Brothers.
List of major credits
List of guest appearances
List of minor credits
| Year | Title | Role | Format
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| 2004 | Forty Winks | Celia/Hermia | Theatre
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| 2004 | Towerblock Dreams | Fran | Theatre
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| 2005 | The Hypochondraic | Angélique | Theatre
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| 2006 | I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts | Rehearsed reading | Theatre
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| 2006 | Blood On Benefits | Emma | Short film
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| 2007 | Arcadia | Chloe | Radio
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| 2007 | Life Class | Elinor | Radio
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References
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004. Gives name at birth as "Carey Hannah Mulligan".
- ^ Actress Carey's pride and joy
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