Anna Brewster

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Anna Brewster
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 38)
Moseley, Birmingham, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2003–present
Children1
Modelling information
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Hair colourBrown
Eye colourHazel
AgencyMot Models

Anna Brewster is an English actress and model.

Early life

Anna Brewster is from Moseley, Birmingham to school teacher parents. She attended St Bernard's RC School, Kings Heath Junior School and Queensbridge School in Moseley before studying for her A levels at Solihull Sixth Form College.[ citation needed ] She has also studied at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama. [1]

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Career

Acting

Brewster starred as Anita Rutter in Anita and Me (2002), and played Doris in Mrs Henderson Presents (2005). [2] In 2007, she portrayed the starring role of Kate Sherman in the E4 miniseries Nearly Famous , and appeared as "Anna Buckingham", a composite daughter of the ill-fated Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham in the television series The Tudors . [2] Brewster also played Cynthia Grant in a 2009 episode of The Royal , and Abby in a 2011 episode of Luther .

In 2009, Brewster starred as Laura in the horror film The Reeds, which premiered at the After Dark Horrorfest. [2] [3] In 2010, she played supermodel Lydia Kane in the BBC series Material Girl . [2] [4] In 2012, Brewster played Georgina, one of the lead roles in the short film Volume , directed by Mahalia Belo. [2] In 2013, she appeared in the BBC series Silent Witness as Deanna Collier. [5] [6] [7]

In December 2015, Brewster appeared as Bazine Netal, a First Order spy in Star Wars: The Force Awakens . [8] [9] From 2015 to 2018, she portrayed Françoise-Athénaïs, Marquise de Montespan in the Canal+ series Versailles . [10] [11] [12]

In 2020, Brewster starred as Shelby Dupree in the action thriller film The Last Days of American Crime . [13] She portrayed Jane Boleyn in the 2021 TV series Anne Boleyn . [14]

Modelling

Brewster was signed to Union Models at the age of 15. [15] She modelled a range of women's clothing for designer label Ben Sherman; she was seen in the autumn/winter 2007 range throughout the UK. She appeared in a campaign for Aquascutum, Hermes for two seasons, Jigsaw A/W 2011, Sportsgirl and was the face of Links of London for a season.[ citation needed ] She has shot editorial for UK and American Glamour, Dazed & Confused, Italian Vogue, Japanese Vogue, Hercules, Plastique and Russian Vogue. [16] During her career, she was signed to Hive Management in London, Marylin Agency in Paris, Next Models Paris, Monster Models in Milan, Muse Models in New York, Place Models, Hamburg, Scoop Models Copenhagen, Jills Management Belgium, House of Orange Amsterdam and Stockholmsgruppen in Stockholm. She is currently signed to MOT Models in London. [17] [18]

Personal life

Brewster has a daughter, born in 2022. [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Anita & Me Anita Rutter
2005 Mrs Henderson Presents Doris
2010The ReedsLaura
2011ArchaeologyNoah's GirlfriendShort film
2012VolumeGeorgianaShort film
2015 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Bazine Netal
2018L'ArielElmaShort film
2019Hurt By ParadiseTessa
2020LolaRubyShort film
2020 The Last Days of American Crime Shelby Dupree
2020LX 2048Reena Bird

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 The Tudors Anna Buckingham2 episodes
2007 Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
2007 Nearly Famous Kate Ryman6 episodes
2009 The Royal Cynthia Grant1 episode
2010 Material Girl Lydia Kane6 episodes
2011 Luther Abby1 episode
2012 Mr and Mrs Jones Lisa1 episodes
2013 Silent Witness Deanna Collier2 episodes
2014Only HumanDanielle LangTelevision film
2015–2018 Versailles Montespan / Madame de Montespan 21 episodes
2021 Anne Boleyn Lady Rochford / Jane Boleyn Miniseries
2022 El Presidente: The Corruption Game Faye Bossard7 Episodes

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