Carey Mulligan Trivia | 40 facts about the actress

Carey Mulligan is a British actress, who is known for her repertoire of complex female characters, and she has received various accolades.

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1. Her full name is Carey Hannah Mulligan.
2. She was born on 28th May 1985.
3. She is a British actress.
4. Known for her repertoire of complex female character.
5. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award.
6. In addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.
7. Carey Mulligan made her professional acting debut on stage in Kevin Elyot’s play Forty Winks (2004) at the Royal Court Theatre.
8. She then made her film debut with a supporting role in Joe Wright’s romantic drama Pride & Prejudice (2005).
9. It was then followed by diverse roles in television, including the drama series Bleak House (2005), the television film Northanger Abbey (2007), and a guest appearance in Doctor Who, where she played Sally Sparrow.
10. She made her Broadway debut in the revival of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull (2008), which earned her an Ian Charleson Commendation Award.
11. Carey Mulligan’s breakthrough role came as a 1960s schoolgirl in the coming-of-age drama film An Education (2009), for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
12. She received her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
13. She gained further acclaim for her performances in Never Let Me Go (2010), Drive (2011), Shame (2011), The Great Gatsby (2013), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Suffragette (2015), Mudbound (2017), Wildlife (2018), and her portrayal of a vigilante in the black comedy thriller Promising Young Woman (2020), for which she received her second Academy Award nomination.
14. For her performance in the Broadway revival of David Hare’s Skylight (2015).
15. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
16. Mulligan has been an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society since 2012.
17. She is also an ambassador for War Child since 2014.
18. She has been married to singer-songwriter Marcus Mumford since 2012.
19. They were childhood pen pals who lost touch and reconnected as adults.
20. A few weeks after completing production on the film Inside Llewyn Davis, in which they were both involved, they married on 21 April 2012.
21. They got married in a rustic farmhouse in Somerset before 200 guests, including actors Colin Firth, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Sienna Miller.
22. Carey Mulligan wore a plain, backless ivory gown, and had eight bridesmaids. Mumford’s father, a vicar, officiated the ceremony.
23. They have two children.
24. Aside from acting, Mulligan was among the actresses who took part in the Safe Project—each was photographed in the place she feels safest—for a 2010 series to raise awareness of sex trafficking.
25. She donated the Vionnet gown she wore at the 2010 BAFTAs to the Curiosity Shop, which sells its donations to raise money for charity.
26. Her mother is from Llandeilo, Wales.
27. Carey Mulligan also has Irish and English ancestry.
28. Carey has said that her passion and love for acting was first kindled at her old school Woldingham School.
29. While being at school she took part in a school production of “Sweet Charity” in her final year.
30. She was also a student head of drama.
31. Voted Best Guest Actress by Doctor Who Magazine readers for Doctor Who: Blink (2007).
32. She was the UK recipient of the Shooting Star award from the European Film Promotion in 2009.
33. She has mentioned that she’d like to do a play every year.
34. She lived in London from birth until the age of three before moving with her family to Germany, where she attended the International School of Dusseldorf.
35. Replaced Keira Knightley in the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady after she dropped out of the project.
36. Sang the lead female vocal on the title track of Belle & Sebastian’s “Write About Love” album, released in October 2010.
37. She is the younger sister of Owain Patrick Mulligan (b. 1983).
38. She’s a good friends of Zoe Kazan. Together they are about to star in the movie «She said».
39. Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Societher maternal grandmother has suffered with the disease since 2000.
40. Worked as a pub barmaid and studio runner between acting jobs.