Carey Mulligan

Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

Mulligan made her professional acting debut on stage in Kevin Elyot's play ''Forty Winks'' (2004) at the Royal Court Theatre. She made her film debut with a supporting role in Joe Wright's romantic drama ''Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), followed by diverse roles in television, including the drama series ''Bleak House'' (2005), the television film ''Northanger Abbey'' (2007), and a guest appearance in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "Blink" (2007). She made her Broadway debut in the revival of Anton Chekhov's ''The Seagull'' (2008). Mulligan's breakthrough role came as a 1960s schoolgirl in the coming-of-age film ''An Education'' (2009), for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Mulligan continued gaining praise for her performances in ''Never Let Me Go'' (2010), ''Drive'' (2011), ''Shame'' (2011), ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' (2013), ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2015), ''Suffragette'' (2015), ''Mudbound'' (2017), ''Wildlife'' (2018), and ''She Said'' (2022), and had her highest-grossing release in the period drama ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013). For her performance in the Broadway revival of David Hare's ''Skylight'' (2015), she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She received further Academy Award nominations for her portrayals of a vigilante in the black comedy ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020) and Felicia Montealegre in the biopic ''Maestro'' (2023).

Mulligan has been an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society since 2012, and an ambassador for War Child since 2014. She has been married to singer-songwriter Marcus Mumford since 2012. They have three children. Provided by Wikipedia