Rosamund Pike

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Rosamund Pike

Pike at the premiere of Barney's Version in January 2011
Born Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27) (age 33)
London, England, UK
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998–present

Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike (born 27 January 1979) is a British actress. Her film roles include villainous Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Helen in An Education, Lisa in Made in Dagenham, Miriam Grant-Panofsky in Barney's Version and Kate Sumner in Johnny English Reborn.

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[edit] Early life

Pike was born in London, England, the only child of concert musicians/opera singers Caroline (née Friend) and Julian Pike.[1] Her father is now a professor at the Birmingham Conservatoire.[2]

The family travelled across Europe until she was seven, following wherever her parents' performing career took them; as a result, she speaks fluent French and German.[2] Pike won a scholarship to Badminton School,[2] and while appearing in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre, was noticed by an agent who helped her embark upon a professional career.[2]

After being turned down by every stage school she applied to, she gained a place to read English Literature at Wadham College, Oxford.[2] While there, she studied under both Bernard O'Donoghue, the Whitbread prize-winning poet, and Robert J. C. Young, the eminent post-colonial theorist.[citation needed] She starred opposite Simon Woods in Pride and Prejudice.

After taking a year off to pursue her acting career, garnering stage experience in David Hare's Skylight, Arthur Miller's All My Sons, and several plays by Shakespeare; she achieved an Upper Second class degree in 2001.[3]

[edit] Career

Whilst at university, Pike's British television appearances include A Rather English Marriage (1998),[citation needed] Wives and Daughters (1999), and Love in a Cold Climate (2001), a miniseries based on the Nancy Mitford novels The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate. She appeared as "Sarah Beaumont" in an episode of the series Foyle's War.

On graduation, while considering work at Waterstone's bookshop due to a lack of acting opportunities,[2] she was offered the role as a Bond girl and MI6 agent assigned to aid James Bond in Die Another Day. During the film's release, she appeared in the special show Bond Girls Are Forever and, shortly thereafter, the BAFTA tribute to the James Bond series.

Pike played Elizabeth Malet in The Libertine (2004) co-starring Johnny Depp, which won her the Best Supporting Actress award at the British Independent Film Awards. In the same year, she portrayed Rose in The Promised Land (a film about Israel),[citation needed] and starred as scientist Samantha Grimm in the cinematic adaptation of the computer game Doom.[citation needed] In 2005, she appeared as Jane, the elder sister of Elizabeth (played by Keira Knightley), in Pride & Prejudice.

Pike at the premiere of Barney's Version during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.

Pike has a role in the film adaptation of Anne Michaels' novel Fugitive Pieces. She starred as a successful attorney in the film Fracture, opposite Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling.

Her stage credits include Hitchcock Blonde by Terry Johnson (in a role requiring her to appear completely nude on stage with only a pair of high heels)[4] and Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke, both in London's West End, and Gaslight at London's Old Vic Theatre.[citation needed] Pike has said that she would be happy to do at least one play every year.[5] In 2009, she played the title character in Madame De Sade during the Donmar's West End season.[6]

She appeared in the British film Made in Dagenham and in the Canadian film Barney's Version where she plays Miriam. In 2010, she starred in a production of Hedda Gabler on UK tour.[7]

Pike has recorded voicework for a lead role in the film Jackboots on Whitehall and lent her voice to a new series of James Bond audio-books, narrating The Spy Who Loved Me.[8]

Pike plays the part of Kate Sumner in the 2011 Bond-spoof film Johnny English Reborn, playing a psychologist and English's love interest.

[edit] Personal life

While at Oxford, she had a two year relationship with actor Simon Woods.[9] She was engaged in 2007 to film director Joe Wright, but they called off the wedding in 2008.[10]

Pike is a skilled cellist.[2]

[edit] Filmography

List of film and television credits
Year Title Role Director Notes
1998 Rather English Marriage, AA Rather English Marriage Celia Seed, PaulPaul Seed TV
1999 Wives and Daughters Lady Harriet Cumnor Renton, NicholasNicholas Rentonj TV mini-series
2000 Trial & Retribution IV Lucy Whyte, MichaelMichael Whyte TV
2001 Love in a Cold Climate Fanny Hoopers, TomTom Hoopers Miniseries
2002 Foyle's War: “The German Woman Sarah Beaumont Silberston, JeremyJeremy Silberston TV episode
2002 Die Another Day Miranda Frost Tamahori, LeeLee Tamahori
2002 Bond Girls Are Forever Herself Watkin, JohnJohn Watkin TV documentary
2002 Hitchcock Blonde The Blonde Play
2004 Promised Land Rose Gitai, AmosAmos Gitai
2004 The Libertine Elizabeth Malet Dunmore, LaurenceLaurence Dunmore
2005 Pride & Prejudice Jane Bennet Wright, JoeJoe Wright
2005 Doom Samantha Grimm Bartkowiak, AndrzejAndrzej Bartkowiak
2006 Summer and Smoke Alma Winemiller Play
2007 Fracture Nikki Gardner Hoblit, GregoryGregory Hoblit
2007 Fugitive Pieces Alex Podeswa, JeremyJeremy Podeswa
2009 Education, AnAn Education Helen Scherfig, LoneLone Scherfig
2009 The Devil You Know Zoe Hughes Oakley, JamesJames Oakley
2009 Surrogates Maggie Greer Mostow, JonathanJonathan Mostow
2010 Burning Palms Dedra Davenport Landon, Christopher B.Christopher B. Landon
2010 Barney's Version Miriam Lewis, Richard J.Richard J. Lewis
2010 Made in Dagenham Lisa Cole, NigelNigel Cole
2010 Jackboots on Whitehall Daisy McHenry, EdwardEdward McHenry Voice
2011 Johnny English Reborn Kate Sumner Parker, OliverOliver Parker
2011 The Big Year Jessica Frankel, DavidDavid Frankel
2011 Women in Love Gudrun Brangwen Ivory, WilliamWilliam Ivory TV
2012 Wrath of the Titans Andromeda Liebesman, JonathanJonathan Liebesman
2013 One Shot Helen Rodin McQuarrie, ChristopherChristopher McQuarrie

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cavendish, Lucy (18 March 2009). "Rosamund Pike interview". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/4987005/Rosamund-Pike-interview.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Judith Woods (24 September 2010). "Rosamund Pike: From reluctant English rose to Britain's new screen queen". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1311882/Rosamund-Pike-From-reluctant-English-rose-Britains-new-screen-queen.html. Retrieved 2010-11-25. 
  3. ^ "The name's Pike, Rosamund Pike". The Guardian. 13 October 2002. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2002/oct/13/features.magazine. Retrieved 2010-11-25. 
  4. ^ Mail on Sunday, 18 October 2009.
  5. ^ Bamigboye, Baz (13 September 2007). "Rosamund Pike: A theatre girl at heart". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-481665/Rosamund-Pike-A-theatre-girl-heart.html. Retrieved 2009-05-26. 
  6. ^ Jury, Louise (19 August 2008). "The man with the Midas touch". Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23541568-details/The+man+with+the+Midas+touch/article.do. Retrieved 2009-05-26. 
  7. ^ Bamigboye, Baz (11 September 2009). "With a little luck Keira Knightly will have sharpened up enough for My Fair Lady". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1212702/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-With-little-luck-Keira-Knightly-sharpened-My-Fair-Lady.html. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
  8. ^ "Rosamund Pike narrates 'The Spy Who Loved Me' for new Ian Fleming audiobooks". mi6.co.uk. 12 January 2011. http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=9196&t=mi6&s=news. Retrieved 12 January 2011. 
  9. ^ Barber, Lynn (2009-05-24). "I don't sleep around, if that's what you mean ... Would you like some more cake?". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/may/24/rosamund-pike-actress-interview. 
  10. ^ Bamigboye, Baz (7 September 2007). "Rosamund Pike gets a ring from Mr Wright". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html?in_article_id=478895&in_page_id=1794. Retrieved 2009-05-26. 

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