Talulah Riley
| Talulah Riley | |
|---|---|
 Riley on the set of St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, 27 August 2009 | |
| Born | Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn[1] 26 September 1985 Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Elon Musk (m. 2010–d. 2012) |
Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn (born 26 September 1985) is an English actress whose films include Pride and Prejudice, St Trinian's, The Boat That Rocked and St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.
Riley was featured on the March 2010 cover of Esquire.[2][3][4]
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Acting career [edit]
Television [edit]
Riley's television credits include episodes of Poirot (2003), Marple (2006), and Doctor Who (2008's "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead"). She also played the role of Lila, a young, lovestruck writer, in the short-lived E4 series, Nearly Famous (2007).
Theatre [edit]
Riley made her stage debut with Kevin Spacey in The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic in 2005. Her performance in a 2006 revival of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke was described as "delightful".[5]
Film [edit]
In 2010, Riley appeared as a blonde, actually a disguise, in Inception, with Leonardo DiCaprio, written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Also in 2010, The Summer House was released, which starred Riley in the lead role with Robert Pattinson supporting. By the end of the first day of release, it was the number one film on iTunes worldwide and dominated that position for several days.[6][7][8] According to their official website, she was recently (2011) cast in the film Quentin Lee's White Frog.[9]
Personal life [edit]
Talulah Riley-Milburn was born in Hertfordshire, the only child of Una Riley, founder of a security systems company and a PR company,[10] and Doug Milburn, formerly head of the National Crime Squad. Her father now works as a screen writer and has written episodes of Silent Witness, Prime Suspect and The Bill. She attended Cheltenham Ladies College, Berkhamsted Collegiate School and Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls. While acting in London, Riley studied mathematics, physics and economics at the Open University.
Riley married billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, on 25 September 2010 at Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland.[11] In January 2012, it was reported that the couple was seeking a divorce.[12] She settled for $4.2 million out of Elon Musk's reported $2 billion net worth.[13]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Format | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | TV film | Poirot: Five Little Pigs | Young Angela Warren | |
| 2005 | Film | Pride & Prejudice | Mary Bennet | |
| 2006 | TV film | Marple: The Moving Finger | Megan Hunter | |
| 2007 | Film | St Trinian's | Annabelle Fritton | |
| Short film | Friends Forever | Grace | National Film and Television School | |
| TV series | Nearly Famous | Lila Reed | Six part series | |
| Film (announced) | Wilder | Carro | Only a trailer was made[14] | |
| 2008 | TV film | Phoo Action | Lady Elenor Rigsby | Pilot - the planned six part series was cancelled [15] |
| TV series | Doctor Who | Miss Evangelista | Series Four, Ep8 "Silence in the Library", Ep9 "Forest of the Dead" | |
| TV pilot (not broadcast) | The Gemma Factor | Nell | Pilot[16] - replaced by Hannah Kew in the series broadcast in 2010 | |
| 2009 | Film | The Boat That Rocked | Marianne | Film retitled "Pirate Radio" in North America. |
| Short film | The Summer House | Jane | First shown at Cannes Short Film Corner | |
| Film | St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Annabelle Fritton | ||
| 2010 | Film | Inception | Blonde woman in bar | |
| Video | Love & Distrust | Jane | Compilation of short films includes "The Summer House" | |
| 2011 | Film | The Dilemma | Concept Car Spokesmodel | |
| 2012 | Film | The Knot | Alexandra | UK release 5 October 2012 |
| Film | White Frog | Ms. Lee | Premiere 8 March 2012 | |
| Film | The Liability | The Girl | UK release 17 May 2013 | |
| Film | Transmission | TBA | In Development |
References [edit]
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.; at ancestry.com
- ^ Singh, Anita (3 February 2010). "Talulah Riley: the world's sexiest quantum physicist?". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Girls on top: The next generation of British actresses". The Independent. 24 July 2009.
- ^ Woods, Judith (21 March 2009). "Ooh la Talulah! The Boat That Rocked actress's life of Riley". Mail Online.
- ^ Read, Rachel (27 September 2006). "Summer and Smoke @ Nottingham Playhouse". BBC Nottingham.
- ^ Brodie, Anne (26 July 2010). "Talulah Riley - The Summer House/Inception". Monsters and Critics.
- ^ Palacios, Kim (23 July 2010). "Robert Pattinson's short film "The Summer House" dominates iTunes". Hollywood News.
- ^ "Pattinson's Summer House is an iTunes Smash" (Press release). Shorts International. 23 July 2010.
- ^ http://whitefrogthemovie.tumblr.com/post/8098075281/cast-revealed-talulah-riley-cast-in-white-frog
- ^ "Talulah Riley: how to marry a billionaire". London Evening Standard. 26 November 2010.
- ^ McGivern, Mark (28 September 2010). "St Trinians star Talulah Riley marries in fairytale Highland wedding". Daily Record.
- ^ "PayPal founder Elon Musk divorces actress wife Talulah Riley...and announces split via Twitter". Daily Mail (London). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Zennie, Michael (21 August 2012). "PayPal founder Elon Musk gives his British actress wife just $4.2million in divorce... despite being worth $2BILLION". Daily Mail (United Kingdom: Associated Papers Ltd.). Retrieved 2013-02-19.
- ^ Foreman, Liza (24 May 2007). "Make my day. Make my film". Times Online.
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (17 November 2008). "BBC3 drops new drama Phoo Action". guardian.co.uk.
- ^ Coates, Brian (9 July 2008). "Lights, camera, rain... BBC film crew comes to Calderdale to shoot comedy drama". Halifax Today.
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