Alice Orr-Ewing

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Alice Orr-Ewing
Born
Alice Josephine Orr-Ewing [1]

(1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 (age 35) [2]
Hammersmith, London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation Actress
Agent(s)Markham, Froggatt and Irwin
Relatives Ian Orr-Ewing [1]

Alice Josephine Orr-Ewing (born 7 July 1989) is a British actress.

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Early life

Orr-Ewing was born in Hammersmith, London, the third child of the Hon. Robert James Orr-Ewing and Susannah (née Bodley Scott), and is the granddaughter of the Conservative politician Ian Orr-Ewing. [1] She was educated at Heathfield School, Ascot.

Career

She had a small part in the 2007 film Atonement before taking up a place at drama school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2008 to 2011. [3] [4] Within two years of leaving LAMDA she had appeared in two feature films and two television series. She starred in the 2012 British film The Scapegoat , an adaptation of the 1957 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. She also appeared in the last episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner , a biopic of the life of the painter J. M. W. Turner and the biographical drama The Theory of Everything . [3] [4]

Filmography

TitleYearRoleNotes
Atonement 2007Probationary nurse
A Fantastic Fear of Everything 2012Livinia
The Scapegoat Frances
Agatha Christie's Poirot 2013Judith Hastings S13E5 "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case"
Blandings: Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey AngelaTV series
Pramface: Tinker, Tailor, Lobster2014Penny [4] TV series
Mr. Turner Second young lady [4] Dir. Mike Leigh
The Theory Of Everything Diana King [4] Dir. James Marsh
Our Zoo Lady HughesTV Mini-Series
Victoria 2016 Lady Flora Hastings [5]
A Very English Scandal 2018Caroline Allpass
The Courier 2020Tamara
The Last Letter from Your Lover 2021Yvonne
The Devil Conspiracy 2022Laura Milton
Andor Senator VivynS1E8 "Narkina 5"
Sanditon 2023Lydia Montrose
Partygate Alice Lyons [6] TV drama

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