Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes was born Claire Julia Hawes in London. The daughter of a London cab driver, she was trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, which included ten years of elocution lessons. Prior to leaving school, Keeley worked in a casino until she was spotted by a modelling scout on Oxford Street.
Early on in her career, she starred in at least four music videos, for the singles "Saturday Night" by Suede, "Marvellous" by the "Lightning Seeds", "Come Around" by "The Mutton Birds" and "She's a Star" by James.
Keeley has appeared in several adaptations of Classic Period Dramas: Tipping The Velvet, Wives and Daughters, Our Mutual Friend, Under The Greenwood Tree And Upstairs Downstairs
Early on in her career, she starred in at least four music videos, for the singles "Saturday Night" by Suede, "Marvellous" by the "Lightning Seeds", "Come Around" by "The Mutton Birds" and "She's a Star" by James.
Keeley has appeared in several adaptations of Classic Period Dramas: Tipping The Velvet, Wives and Daughters, Our Mutual Friend, Under The Greenwood Tree And Upstairs Downstairs
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Under the Greenwood Tree
Amongst the surrounding farms and woodland of the idyllic village of Mellstock, a love story grows between local boy Dick Dewy and new arrival, the beautiful school teacher Fancy Day played by Keeley Hawes
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The Last September - Lois Farquar
In 1920s Ireland, an elderly couple reside over a tired country estate. Living with them are their high-spirited niece Lois Farquar played by Keeley Hawes, their Oxford student nephew, and married house guests, who are trying to cover up that they are presently homeless. The niece (Lois) enjoys romantic frolics with a soldier and an Irish freedom fighter during The War for Independence
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The Moonstone - Rachel Verinder
When the fabulous Moonstone diamond is stolen, all the suspects appear to have alibis. Even the young girl who owns the diamond won't say whom she saw take it. Her fiancee calls in the famous Sergeant Cuff to solve the case, but they'll have to untangle a skein of lies and retrieve lost memories before they'll find the path to the diamond... Keeley Hawes stars as Rachel Verinder
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The Hollow Crown - Elizabeth Woodville
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The Cater Street Hangman - Charlotte Ellison
With the help of a feisty aristocratic woman, Charlotte Ellison (Keeley Hawes) a working-class Scotland Yard inspector, Thomas Pitt (Eoin McCarthy) hunts for a serial killer of young women in Victorian London.
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Karaoke - Linda Langer
Nick has been conducting an affair with Linda Langer (Keeley Hawes), the actress who plays Sandra in the film version of Karaoke, but is also the intended victim of a blackmail plot hatched by Linda and Mailion. He dismisses the attempt, is beaten up by Mailion's thugs, and confesses all to his wife, Lady Balmer, with whom he is reconciled.
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A is for Acid - Gillian Rogers
Keeley stars as Gillian Rogers, The Girlfriend of John George Haigh (Martin Clunes), the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England.
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Lucky Jim - Christine Callagham
Stephen Tompkinson headed the cast as Jim Dixon, a tweedy young lecturer at a provincial British university. While trying to curry favor with his self-enamored boss Neddy Welch (Robert Hardy), Jim also nervously pursued a romance with Christine Callaghan (Keeley Hawes), who happened to be the girlfriend of Welch's snotty son Bernard (Stephen Mangan). At the same time, fellow lecturer Margaret Peel (Helen McCrory), a neurotic with a pronounced suicidal streak, amorously pursued poor Jim all over the campus
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The Casual Vacancy - Samantha Mollison
Keeley Hawes' Samantha is a brilliant character – provocative and fed-up, she's stuck in a near-failed marriage with Miles (Rufus Jones) but is trying to salvage what she can of the relationship.
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Tipping the Velvet - Kitty Butler
Dramatised from Sarah Waters' acclaimed debut novel, "Tipping the Velvet" tells the story of Nancy Astley (Rachael Stirling), a young girl who works as cook and waitress in her Father's seaside restaurant - that is until she witnesses the extraordinary performance of a new-to-town male impersonator - Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes) - and begins to undergo a complete life transformation. Suddenly whipped up - and quickly flung down - by her love affair with Kitty, she experiences both euphoria and deep disillusion
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The Blonde Bombshell - Diana Dors
The Autobiography of The Blonde Bombshell Diana Dors played by Keeley Hawes
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The Beggar Bride - Angela Harper
Young wife Angela Harper embarks on an affair with a rich older man in an attempt to raise some money.
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Complicity/Retribution - Yvonne
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In this downbeat drama, Cameron Colley (Jonny Lee Miller) is a journalist whose career has gone into a slump; he's working for a second-rate tabloid and is looking for a story that will help him move on to better things. Colley also has a secret: he's been having an affair with Yvonne (Keely Hawes), the wife of his close friend William (Jason Hetherington).
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Updstairs Downstairs - Lady Agnes Holland
The eldest daughter of the 12th Earl Towyn, Lady Agnes was reared in a very damp castle in Wales. Beautiful and aristocratic, she has never been well off. Despite financial hardship, and their failure to have children, her marriage to Sir Hallam has been happy and devoted. The sudden rush of new money thrills her, and she is determined to put her husband, and her home, at the heart of London high society. But even as her dreams come true, Lady Agnes is forced to digest unpalatable truths, and fight to preserve the things she holds most dear
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Rocket to the Moon (Belle) - National Theatre
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Barking in Essex - Chrissie Packer
Algie Packer has been in prison for seven years for committing bank robbery and it is the day of his release. There is only one problem; his mother Emmie and his sister-in-law Chrissie have spent the proceeds of the robbery on luxury items, like around the world cruises and blue Ferraris. What follows is a comedy of errors as the Packer family try to cover their tracks and go on the run, involving a lawyer, the street hit-man.
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Keeley's Film/TV Career
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