Movies starring Romola Garai
Biography: Born in England to father Adrian (banker) and mother Janet (journalist) on July 1 1982, Romola Garai's unusual name is credited as the female version of Romulus, an Italian name for boys. She grew up in Singapore and Hong Kong until she was eight when her family returned to lay roots in Wiltshire. At sixteen, she left her parents and youngest sister, Roxy, to live in London with her older sister, ... show all Born in England to father Adrian (banker) and mother Janet (journalist) on July 1 1982, Romola Garai's unusual name is credited as the female version of Romulus, an Italian name for boys. She grew up in Singapore and Hong Kong until she was eight when her family returned to lay roots in Wiltshire. At sixteen, she left her parents and youngest sister, Roxy, to live in London with her older sister, Rosie, and attend school at City of London's School for Girls, where her major studies were based on theatre. She got her beginnings as a professional actress when she was spotted in a school production by a casting director looking for girls to play Judi Dench in the ITV drama "Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000) (TV)". After that role, she went on with her studies, eventually enrolling in University of London where she majored in English, planning to become a journalist like her mother once was. But after offers for other roles began to come in, she deferred her degree and eventually quit altogether to focus more on her acting career. Romola went on to film "Daniel Deronda (2002) (TV)", "I Capture the Castle (2003)", "Nicholas Nickleby (2002)", "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)" and "Vanity Fair (2004)" with Reese Witherspoon. Not to mention her role in the West End adaptation of George Eliot's novel, Calico as Lucia Joyce for which she is currently nominated Outstanding Newcomer by the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. hide |
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The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way by the parliament in the 19-th century England, anxious being to finish the British trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Der Idealist William Wilberforce manövriert seinen Weg durch das Parlament im 19. Jahrhundert England, bestrebt seiend, den britischen transatlantischen Sklavenhandel zu beenden.
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Categories: 2006, Biography, Drama, UK, USA
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Based on the book by Elizabeth Taylor, *quot; Ange*quot; it is the history of a young woman with the unconvincing imagination which refuses to accept the world around her and creates its own realities.
Basé sur le livre par Elizabeth Taylor, "Ange", c’est l’histoire d’une jeune femme avec l’imagination incroyable qui refuse d’accepter le monde autour d’elle et crée ses propres réalités.
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Categories: 2007, Belgium, Drama, France, Romance, UK
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An American girl (Garai) and his parents reach the Cuba straightly before the Revolution blows up. She thinks a local boy (Luna) who immediately notices his capacities of dance and novels links. But like the force of Castro are they forcing Americans to leave the country, she will be or will she go?.
Uma menina americana (Garai) e os seus pais chegam à Cuba diretamente antes de que a Revolução estoure. Ela encontra um rapaz local (Luna) quem imediatamente nota as suas capacidades de dança e romances ela. Mas como as forças de Castro estão forçando Americanos a deixar o país, ela ficará ou ela irá?.
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Categories: 2004, Drama, Romance, USA
