Anastasia Hille

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Anastasia Hille
Born1965 (age 5960)
Lambeth, London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present

Anastasia Hille (born 1965) is an English film, television and theatre actress and ceramicist.

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Early life

Born in Lambeth, London, her mother was Finnish. Hille was a student at London's Drama Centre and won second prize at the Ian Charleson Awards in 1994 for her performance as Isabella in Measure for Measure . [1]

Career

Stage

She has twice been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress, for The Master Builder at the Almeida Theatre in 2011, [2] and for The Effect at the National's Cottesloe Theatre in 2013. [3]

Television

Hille was nominated for the 2013 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2012 miniseries The Fear . [4]

Her other TV roles include Kavanagh QC: The Sweetest Thing (1995), [5] Trial & Retribution (1997), [5] as Carole Lombard in RKO 281 (2000), [5] The Cazalets (2001), Agatha Christie's Poirot: Three Act Tragedy (2010), [5] and The Missing (2016). [5]

Film

Her film roles include The Hole (2001), [5] The Abandoned (2006), [5] Snow White & the Huntsman (2012), [5] and A United Kingdom (2016). [5]

Personal life

She is also a ceramicist known for her minimalist orb-shaped pieces. As a studio potter, she creates making simple, impactful ware that is both striking and functional, and porcelain pots from her studio in rural East Sussex. [6] While travelling extensively as an actress she studied ceramics in museums around the world. learning clay technique in Sussex studios where she runs her own studio. [6]

Hille is married to actor Paul Hilton from Lancashire. They have one child.

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The Wisdom of Crocodiles KarenAKA, Immortality
1999 The Escort Steffy
2000New Year's DayShelley
2000Five Seconds to SpareKarla
2001 The Hole Gillian
2006 The Abandoned Marie Jones
2008 Good Helen Halder
2011 The Awakening Dorothy Vandermeer
2012 Bert and Dickie Lena Bushnell
Snow White and the Huntsman Ravenna's mother
2015SwansongDr. Bates
2015Hamlet Gertrude
2016 Trespass Against Us Mrs. Crawley
2016 A United Kingdom Dot Williams
2017 Tulip Fever Mrs. Mitjins
2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Dr. Inge Horvath
2021 Martyrs Lane Lillian

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Red Dwarf New KochanskiEpisode: "Back to Reality"
1993 The Bill Lena FosterEpisode: "Hypocritical Oath"
1993 Jeeves and Wooster Rosie M BanksEpisode: "Honoria Glossop Turns Up"
1995 Kavanagh QC Annie LewisEpisode: "The Sweetest Thing"
1995Eleven Men Against ElevenSylvia TenchTV film
1997Drovers' GoldIsobel MarkbyTV miniseries
1997 Trial & Retribution Belinda SinclairEpisodes: "Tod eines Madchens", "1.2"
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time MatildaEpisodes: "The Thirties", "The War"
1998Big WomenStephieTV miniseries
1999Twice in a LifetimeLatishaRecurring role
1999 RKO 281 Carole Lombard TV film
2000 Storm Damage RosaTV film
2001 The Cazalets Sybil CazaletMain role
2002Outside the RulesRachel SelbyTV film
2002, 2004 Cutting It Chantal MorisotEpisodes: "1.2", "1.5", "3.2"
2004 Hawking Susan McCleanTV film
2004 Silent Witness Kate SlatteryEpisodes: "Nowhere Fast: Parts 1 & 2"
2006 Tripping Over ClareRecurring role
2008 Spooks Marina ConnollyEpisode: "7.8"
2009 Lewis Ginny Harris
2010 Agatha Christie's Poirot Cynthia DacresEpisode: "Three Act Tragedy"
2010 Foyle's War Jane DevereauxEpisode: "The Hide"
2011 London's Burning JanTV film
2012 The Bletchley Circle AngelaEpisodes: "Cracking a Killer's Code: Parts 2 & 3"
2012 Getting On Dr. Tatty OxfordEpisodes: "3.4", "3.6"
2012 The Fear Jo BeckettAll 4 episodes: "1.1", "1.2", "1.3", "1.4"
2013 The Tunnel Andrea KerriganRecurring role (series 1)
2014 Prey Andrea MackenzieMain role (series 1)
2014–2016 The Missing Celia BaptisteMain role
2015 Not Safe for Work JeffriesTV miniseries
2015 You, Me and the Apocalypse MaryEpisodes: "What Happens to Idiots", "Home Sweet Home"
2016 Class Orla'athEpisode: "Nightvisiting"
2016 Him Magda ElliotEpisodes: "1.1", "1.3"
2016 Humans DianeEpisodes: "2.2", "2.4"
2018 Requiem LauraEpisodes: "Blaidd Carreg", "Bessie"
2018 Wanderlust Rita BellowsMain role
2018 The Last Kingdom AbbessEpisode: "3.4"
2018West of LibertyMarthaEpisodes: "1.2", "1.3", "1.4", "1.6"
2019-2021 Baptiste Celia BaptisteMain role
2019 Keeping Faith Gael ReardonMain role
2020 Silent Witness Ann CarsonEpisodes 23.7, 23.8
2021 The Pembrokeshire Murders Dr Angela Gallop 3 Part Mini-Series ITV1
2022 The Ipcress File AliceSupporting role
2022 A Spy Among Friends Flora Solomon TV miniseries
2023 The Couple Next Door Susan TV miniseries
2024 A Gentleman in Moscow OlgaTV limited series

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatreNotes
1994 Measure for Measure Isabella Cheek by Jowl [1]
1995 The Duchess of Malfi The Duchess Cheek by Jowl [7]
2009 Dido, Queen of Carthage Dido London [8]
2010 Macbeth Lady Macbeth Barbican Centre, London [9]
2010 The Master Builder Almeida Theatre [10] [2]
2012The Effect Royal National Theatre, London [3]
2015 Hamlet GertrudeBarbican Centre, London [11]
2022 Oresteia Klytemnestra Park Avenue Armory

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1994 Ian Charleson Awards Measure for Measure Second [1]
2011 Olivier Award Best Supporting Actress The Master BuilderNominated [2]
2013The EffectNominated [3]
2013 BAFTA TV Award Best Supporting Actress The Fear Nominated [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Measure for Measure". cheekbyjowl.com. 1994.
  2. 1 2 3 "2011 Olivier Winners". officiallondontheatre.com. 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "2013 Olivier Winners". officiallondontheatre.com. 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Bafta TV awards 2013: List of winners". bbc.co.uk. 12 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Anastasia Hille Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 The Whitehouse Gallery article, https://www.whitehousegallery.co.uk/product-category/artists/anastasia-hille/
  7. "The Duchess of Malfi". cheekbyjowl.com. 1995.
  8. Dido, Queen of Carthage Archived 27 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine , National Theatre, London, UK.
  9. Paul Taylor, Macbeth, Barbican Centre, London, The Independent , 29 March 2010.
  10. "Gemma Arterton, Stephen Dillane, Anastasia Hille, et al. Set for Almeida Theatre's The Master Builder". 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  11. Barbican Theatre, Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine