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Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Born on May 28, 1985

Age: 41

Profession: Actress

Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England

Carey Mulligan was born on May 28, 1985, in Westminster, England. Her full name is Carey Hannah Mulligan. Her father, Stephen Mulligan, worked as a hotel manager, while her mother, Nano Booth, was a university lecturer. She has an older sibling named Owain Patrick Mulligan (born 1983). Carey Mulligan was educated at Woldingham School. She grew up between Germany and England and became involved in theater productions at an early age, performing on stage during her school years.



Carey Mulligan made her feature film debut in 2005 with Pride & Prejudice, appearing alongside Keira Knightley, Judi Dench, Donald Sutherland, and Rosamund Pike. Her breakthrough role came in 2009 with An Education, directed by Lone Scherfig. Starring opposite Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson, and Rosamund Pike, Mulligan portrayed the character Jenny, a performance that earned her the Best Actress Award and established her as one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation.

In the same year, she appeared in the gangster film Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp, where she played the role of a prostitute. Her ability to portray emotionally complex characters soon became a defining aspect of her career.

On April 21, 2012, Carey Mulligan married musician Marcus Mumford. The couple has two children: a daughter named Evelyn Mumford, born on September 15, 2015, and a son named Wilfred Mumford, born in August 2017.

In 2013, she starred as Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film featured an ensemble cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, and Jason Clarke. Her portrayal of Daisy was widely praised for its subtlety and emotional depth.

In 2018, Carey Mulligan appeared opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in the film Wildlife, further demonstrating her strength in dramatic cinema.


Films and Television:
2018 - Wildlife (Jeanette Brinson) (Feature Film)
2018 - Collateral (Detective Inspector Kip Glaspie) (TV Series)
2017 - Mudbound (Laura McAllan) (Feature Film)
2015 - Far from the Madding Crowd (Bathsheba Everdene) (Feature Film)
2014 - Suffragette (Maud Watts) (Feature Film)
2013 - Inside Llewyn Davis (Jean Berkey) (Feature Film)
2013 - The Great Gatsby (Daisy Buchanan) (Feature Film)
2011 - Shame (Sissy Sullivan) (Feature Film)
2011 - Drive (Irene) (Feature Film)
2010 - The 82nd Academy Awards (Herself) (TV Special)
2010 - The 67th Golden Globe Awards (Herself) (TV Special)
2010 - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Winnie Gekko) (Feature Film)
2010 - Never Let Me Go (Kathy) (Feature Film)
2009 - Brothers (Cassie Willis) (Feature Film)
2009 - Public Enemies (Carole) (Feature Film)
2009 - The Greatest (Rose) (Feature Film)
2009 - Live from Studio Five (Herself) (TV Program)
2009 - An Education (Jenny) (Feature Film)
2007 - My Boy Jack (Elsie Kipling) (TV Film)
2007 - And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Rachel) (Feature Film)
2007 - Northanger Abbey (Isabella Thorpe) (TV Film)
2007 - Doctor Who (Sally Sparrow) (TV Series)
2007 - Waking the Dead (Sister Bridgid) (TV Series)
2006 - Trial & Retribution X: Sins of the Father (Emily Harrogate) (TV Film)
2006 - The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (Emily Pritchard) (TV Series)
2005 - Bleak House (Ada Clare) (TV Series)
2005 - Pride & Prejudice (Kitty Bennet) (Feature Film)


Source: Biyografiler.com

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