Rosamund Pike
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  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1979-01-27
    • Born Place: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Also Known As:

    Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is a highly acclaimed British actress, born on January 27, 1979, in Hammersmith, London, to opera singer parents. Her artistic upbringing meant a childhood spent traveling across Europe, fostering an early appreciation for the arts. Pike attended Badminton School in Bristol and began acting with the National Youth Theatre, where her performance in "Romeo and Juliet" at age 17 caught the eye of an agent. Despite being initially turned down by drama schools, she pursued higher education, earning an upper second-class honors degree in English Literature from Wadham College, Oxford.Pike's breakthrough came with her role as the Bond girl and MI6 agent Miranda Frost in Die Another Day (2002), which brought her international attention. While this was a major blockbuster debut, she then gravitated towards smaller, independent films and period dramas, including The Libertine (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005) as Jane Bennet, and An Education (2009).Her career reached a new level of critical and commercial success with her chilling performance as Amy Dunne in David Fincher's psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, as well as Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. This role showcased her ability to portray complex, often morally ambiguous female characters.Pike's versatility is evident in her diverse filmography, which includes action films like Jack Reacher (2012), comedies such as Johnny English Reborn (2011) and The World's End (2013), and biographical dramas like A Private War (2018) where she played journalist Marie Colvin, and Radioactive (2019) as Marie Curie. More recently, she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her role as Marla Grayson in the dark comedy I Care a Lot (2020) and stars as Moiraine Damodred in the fantasy series The Wheel of Time (2021-present). Her upcoming projects include the film Hallow Road (2025), where she plays Maddie, and Saltburn (2023). Rosamund Pike is also known for her fluent German and French, and for being an accomplished pianist and cellist.

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