Annabelle Wallis

Annabelle Wallis
Wallis in May 2017
Born	(1984-09-05) September 5, 1984 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Relatives	Richard Harris (maternal uncle) Damian Harris (maternal cousin) Jared Harris (maternal cousin) Jamie Harris (maternal cousin)

Annabelle Frances Wallis (born September 5, 1984) is a Portuguese-English actress best known for her roles as Jane Seymour in Showtime's period drama The Tudors, Bridget Pierce in ABC's drama Pan Am, Mia Form in the 2014 supernatural horror film Annabelle, Grace Burgess in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders, and Jenny Halsey in the 2017 action film The Mummy.

Career

In Portugal, she did several short films before she moved to London to pursue a career in movies. In London, she did some advertisements and looked into drama schools before ultimately deciding to find an agent.

In 2009, Wallis starred as Jane Seymour in season three of the Showtime drama series The Tudors with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. She took over from Anita Briem, who quit the role at the end of the second season. She returned as Jane Seymour in a dream sequence to The Tudors for the fourth (and final) season in mid-2010, which was confirmed when the first promotional picture of the season showed Jane (along with King Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr) on the cover.

In 2010, Annabelle was cast in W.E., directed by Madonna, and in 2011 had a minor role in the film, X-Men: First Class. She starred as Grace Burgess in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders, alongside Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill, from 2013 to 2016. In 2014, she starred in the horror film Annabelle, a spin-off of 2013's The Conjuring.

She also starred in The Mummy (2017) alongside Tom Cruise as Jenny Halsey, an archeologist who secretly works for the monster-hunting organization known as Prodigium.

Personal life

Wallis was born in Oxford, but spent 19 years of her childhood in Portugal, attending Saint Dominic's International School. Her maternal uncle was the actor Richard Harris. Wallis speaks fluent Portuguese and some French and Spanish. She currently lives in London.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...	Sophie Besson / Savirti Pradhan	Bollywood film
2006	True True Lie	Paige
2007	Steel Trap	Melanie
2008	Body of Lies	Hani's Girlfriend in Bar
2009	Right Hand Drive	Ruth
2011	W.E.	Arabella Green
2011	X-Men: First Class	Amy
2012	Snow White and the Huntsman	Sara
2013	Hello Carter	Kelly
2014	Annabelle	Mia Form
2015	Sword of Vengeance	Annabelle
2016	Grimsby	Lina Smit
2016	Come and Find Me	Claire
2017	Mine	Jenny
2017	King Arthur: Legend of the Sword	Maid Maggie
2017	The Mummy	Jenny Halsey
2017	Annabelle: Creation	Mia Form	Archive Footage, Cameo
2018	Tag	Rebecca

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Jericho	Lizzie Way	Episode: "The Killing of Johnny Swan"
2007	Diana: Last Days of a Princess	Kelly Fisher	Television film
2009	Ghost Town	Serena	Television film
2009–2010	The Tudors	Jane Seymour	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2010	The Lost Future	Dorel	Television film
2011	Strike Back: Project Dawn	Dana Van Rijn	2 episodes
2011	Pan Am	Bridget Pierce	4 episodes
2013–2016	Peaky Blinders	Grace Burgess	Main role (series 1–3), 14 episodes
2014	Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond	Muriel Wright	2 episodes
2014	The Musketeers	Ninon de Larroque	Episode: "A Rebellious Woman"

External links

• Annabelle Wallis at IMDb
• Interview with Annabelle Wallis – leading lady of Dil Jo Bhi Kahey on 21 September 2005
• A Sit-Down with Annabelle Wallis: Annabelle Wallis discusses Jane Seymour's relationship with Henry VIII. Showtime