Arterton was born at North Kent Hospital in Gravesend[9] with polydactyly, a condition resulting in extra fingers which a doctor removed shortly after her birth. "The luminous Gemma Arterton beautifully captures the multi-faceted quality of the Duchess". She was born in Gravesend, Kent. They lived together in a London flat, but split up after six months. Arterton is in a relationship with Chris Hyson, a musician and composer. "[5] Her matrilineal great-grandmother was a German-Jewish concert violinist. Move ovеr, tɦe Cusacks, theгe's a new sister aϲt in town. [46][47] However, Matt Trueman for Variety praised Arterton for her "all-out star turn"[48] and Paul Taylor, for The Independent, praised how "Arterton holds the show together beautifully. [45] She played a fictional character named Rita O'Grady and her performance received mixed reviews from critics. Also in 2018, Arterton was one of 928 new members invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 49% of which were female as part of the Academy's ongoing attempt to increase representation. [72][73], In 2018, Arterton was to appear in a film about the late singer Dusty Springfield. Glazer, however, was forced to recast due to Arterton's perceived lack of "star power". Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Both sisters share a very close bond together and … The 3-D film was set 15 years after Hansel and Gretel killed the witch who kidnapped them. In January 2014, she took the title role in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, the inaugural production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the new indoor theatre at Shakespeare's Globe. [61] In the same year she played one of four lead roles in Arnaud des Pallières French language film Orphan (Orpheline), a role in which she got to exercise the French language skills she had acquired for her role in Gemma Bovery. ", "Teen Choice Awards 2010: First Round Of Nominees Announced", "Full list of GLAMOUR 2011 Awards Winners", "Olivier awards 2015: complete list of nominations", "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2015: Nicole Kidman and James McAvoy win best in show", "Olivier awards 2016 – full list of winners from Kinky Boots to Judi Dench", "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The longlist", "Here's who won what at the GLAMOUR awards", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gemma_Arterton&oldid=1018196815, Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, People educated at Mayfield Grammar School, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Episode: "Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder", The WIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards, The Barbara Tipple Award for Best Actress, This page was last edited on 16 April 2021, at 18:46. Move over, the Cusacks, there's ɑ new sister ɑct іn town. She was originally attached to star in a new adaptation of Wuthering Heights[29] as Catherine Earnshaw; however, she later left the project.[30]. [5], After performing in the play, My City (2011) with Tracey Ullman and Tom Riley at the Almeida Theatre, Arterton was then cast as Korinna in the BBC television series Atlantis (2013). She has most notably appeared in the television series The Five (2016) and Safe (2018), and in the film Walking on Sunshine (2014). 2011–present. [19] She made her film debut in St Trinian's (2007) as Head Girl Kelly. In 2010 Arterton also starred in the Almeida Theatre's production of The Master Builder directed by Travis Preston, where she was widely praised for her performance as Hilde Wangel. Gemma Arterton net worth is $5 million as in 2020. [59], In 2016 Arterton set up Rebel Park Productions to create female-lead and female-centric film and TV projects. [20] Chosen from around fifteen hundred candidates, Arterton plays Bond Girl Strawberry Fields, in what is described as a "nice-sized role". T he Atlantis actress stars in … [84] Arterton stated she "never really believed in exchanging vows" and that she was not sure she would "want to walk down the aisle again".