Anna Maxwell Martin. The actress from Great Britain

The English actress of theater and cinema Anna Maxwell Martin is not yet another beauty of the film industry. But critics and spectators celebrate her undoubted talent, which is confirmed by many famous roles and prestigious awards. The actress is familiar to the audience on the films "The Code of Murder", "Jane Austen" and others.

Facts from biography

Anna Maxwell Martin (nee Anna Charlot) was born in 1977 on May 10 in Beverly, Great Britain. In addition to her, the family also had the eldest son Adam. Mom worked as a researcher in the scientific field and left her work after the birth of her children. My father held an official position in a large pharmaceutical company. Despite this, Anna has been dreaming about theater and cinema since she was 3 years old. The girl was engaged in a theatrical group at a local school and did not miss a single performance.

After school, the girl became a student at the University of Liverpool, where she studied history. Then Anna decided to study in London at the Academy of Dramatic and Musical Art. There the girl became a member of the actor's trade union, but since one of the participants already had a similar surname, Martin was called the surname of his grandfather - Maxwell.

When Anna was a year before the end of the Academy, her father discovered cancer, and after a while he died. But he still managed to see the first work of his daughter on stage.

On the Scaffolding

The first appearance of Anna took place in the play "Dark beginnings". She was immediately entrusted with the main role.

The actress took part in the work on the play "Comedian" at the Royal Court theater. Then followed the role in the famous musical "Cabaret".

The London theater "Vaudeville" was also in the record of Maxwell. On his stage, she played in the play "A Woman by Birth." On the actress's account, there is a performance on the BBC radio.

In 2010, Anna plays on the stage of the Almeida Theater. In Shakespeare's comedy "Measure for Measure" she got the role of Isabella. Then follows the work in the play "South Riding" in 2011.

One of the last appearances on stage was in 2014. Directed by Sam Mendes , Anna offered to participate in the drama "King Lear". Martin became Simon Russell Beale.

Cinema

Movies with Anna Maxwell Martin have been published since 2002. Then she performed an episodic role in the serial film "Purely English Murders", which tells about mysterious crimes in a fictional county.

Next, the actress received a small role in the film by Roger Michella "Testing with Love." It is noteworthy that it is Mitchell who will later become the father of two daughters of Anna.

2004 was marked by the character Bessie in the television movie "North and South". The picture was based on the work of Gaskell. The following year the actress was seen in the episode of the television movie Doctor Who.

The actress twice received a national award for her achievements - in 2006 and 2009. This honor, she was honored for her roles in the paintings "Cold House" and "Poppy Shakespeare."

Next year, the actress plays in the film "Jane Austen", which tells about the fate of the great writer and her relationship with Thomas Lefer. At the same time Martin works in the film "White Girl", where she became the performer of the main role.

In 2012 Anna Maxwell Martin accepted the offer to play in the TV movie "The Code of Murder." Her character is one of four female detectives who investigate the murders of girls.

2013 stands out as the actress in the continuation of the famous television movie "Pride and Prejudice" in which Anna performed the leading female party - played by Liz Darcy. The picture came out on screens called "Death Comes to Pemberley".

One of the last works of Martin is the film of 2015 "And there was no one", in which Anna acted as Ethel Rogers.

A family

The personal life of Anna Maxwell Martin does not differ in a series of sensations or scandalous facts.

With her civic husband, director and producer Roger Michell, Anna met in 2003 on the set of the film "Testing with Love." At that time, the man was divorced, and they became friends. The director is known for such films as "Hyde Park on the Hudson" and "Notting Hill." The latter brought to his creator several famous awards (BAFTA, "Empire" and others).

Roger is older than her chosen one for 21 years. From his first marriage with actress Keith Buffery, he has two daughters. A joint life with Anna gave them children twice. And also girls. In 2009, the light appeared Meg Micell, and after a while - her sister Nancy.

Anna and Roger explain their unwillingness to live in a lawful marriage by the fact that "two loving people do not need a legal marriage registration."