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Rosamund Pike
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Pike at the premiere of Barney's Version in January 2011
Born(1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 35)
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Partner(s)Robie Uniacke (2009–present)
Children1


Rosamund Pike is an English actress who first came to international attention when she played Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day (2002), which was Pierce Brosnan's fourth (and final) film as 007.

Since then her film roles have included Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (2005), Kate Sumner in Johnny English Reborn (2011), and Queen Andromeda in Wrath of the Titans (2012).

In 2014, she was seen in the commercially and critically successful Gone Girl, and received widespread acclaim for her performance.

 
Rosamund Pike was born in Hammersmith, London,  the only child of opera singers Caroline (née Friend) and Julian Pike.[2]

Pike's father is now a professor of music and head of Operatic Studies at the Birmingham Conservatoire.

The family travelled across Europe until she was seven, following wherever her parents' performing careers took them.[3] Pike won a scholarship to Badminton School in Bristol,[3] and while appearing as Juliet in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre, was noticed by an agent who helped her embark upon a professional career.[3]

After being turned down by every stage school she applied to, she gained a place to read English Literature at Wadham College, Oxford from which she graduated.[3]

She took a year off to pursue her acting career, garnering stage experience in David Hare's Skylight, Arthur Miller's All My Sons, and several plays by Shakespeare; she achieved an Upper Second class degree in 2001.[4]

 

Pike at the premiere of Barney's Version during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.


While she was still at the university, Pike made appearances on British television shows, including A Rather English Marriage (1998),[5] Wives and Daughters (1999), and Love in a Cold Climate (2001), a miniseries based on Nancy Mitford's novels The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate.

She also appeared as Sarah Beaumont in an episode of the series Foyle's War, during which she was required to smoke a cigarette almost constantly.[6]

After graduating she considered working at Waterstone's bookshop, due to a lack of acting opportunities,[3] but was offered a role as a Bond girl and MI6 agent assigned to aid James Bond in Die Another Day.

She also appeared in the special show Bond Girls Are Forever and, shortly afterwards, the BAFTA tribute to the James Bond series.

Pike then played Elizabeth Malet in The Libertine (2004), co-starring Johnny Depp,[7] which won her the Best Supporting Actress award at the British Independent Film Awards.[8]

In the same year, she portrayed Rose in The Promised Land, a film about Israel,[5] and starred as scientist Samantha Grimm in the cinematic adaptation of the computer game series Doom.[9]

In 2005, she appeared as Jane, the elder sister of Elizabeth (played by Keira Knightley), in Pride & Prejudice.

Pike then starred in the film adaptation of Anne Michaels's novel Fugitive Pieces.

She also starred as a successful attorney in the film Fracture, opposite Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling.
Pike at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival


Her stage credits include Hitchcock Blonde by Terry Johnson (in a role requiring her to appear completely nude on stage with only a pair of high heels)[10] and Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke, both in London's West End, and Gaslight at London's Old Vic Theatre.[11]

Pike has said that she would be happy to do at least one play every year.[12]

In 2009, she played the title character in Madame De Sade during the Donmar's West End season.[13]
She appeared in the British film Made in Dagenham and in the Canadian film Barney's Version where she plays Miriam. In 2010, she starred in a production of Hedda Gabler on UK tour.[14]

Pike has recorded voicework for a lead role in the film Jackboots on Whitehall and lent her voice to a new series of James Bond audio-books, narrating The Spy Who Loved Me.[15] In 2010 Pike played the part of Pussy Galore in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Fleming's Goldfinger. In 2011, Pike played the part of Kate Sumner in the 2011 Bond spoof film Johnny English Reborn, playing a psychologist and English's love interest. The film is a sequel to the 2003 film Johnny English and was a box office success, taking over $160 million.
In 2012, she played the role of Queen Andromeda in the fantasy epic Wrath of the Titans. She replaced Alexa Davalos, who had played the role in Clash of the Titans and had dropped out due to a scheduling conflict.[16] Taking the role in Wrath of the Titans meant she had to drop out of consideration for a role in the forthcoming Superman film.[17]

Although the film was not well received by critics, it grossed over $300 million and critics considered her performance to be one of the film's highlights.[18][19]

She also starred as Helen Rodin, the female lead alongside Tom Cruise in the thriller Jack Reacher, an adaptation of the novel One Shot by author Lee Child. The film opened to positive critical reception and had grossed over $218 million.[20]

After a supporting role in the critically acclaimed The World's End (2013), Pike was seen in the David Fincher-directed mystery film Gone Girl (2014), a film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name.[21]

Featuring opposite Ben Affleck, Pike was cast as Amy Dunne, a woman who goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary.

According to Fincher, he cast Pike in the role as he wanted someone who was not widely known, Pike having not appeared in any major leading role prior to the film's commencement.[22]


The film emerged as a box office hit, earning over $215 million in global ticket sales.[23]

The movie and Pike's performance both earned widespread acclaim from critics.[24]

Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair wrote that the film is "Smartly shot, detailed ... and performed" and called Pike's portrayal as "a star-makingly good performance, spellbinding in its operatic mix of tones and temperatures."[25]

Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter reviewed that she "is powerful and commanding ... Physically and emotionally, Pike looks to have immersed herself in this profoundly calculating character, and the results are impressive."[26]

 

While she was at Oxford, Pike had a two-year relationship with actor Simon Woods.[27]

She was engaged in 2007 to film director Joe Wright,[28] but he called off the wedding in 2008.[27]


Since December 2009, she has been dating Robie Uniacke, a mathematical researcher.[29]

They have a son, Solo (born 6 May 2012).[30]

In June 2014 Pike revealed she is pregnant with the couple's second child.[31]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Rather English Marriage, AA Rather English MarriageCeliaTelevision film
2002Die Another DayMiranda Frost
2002Bond Girls Are ForeverHerselfDocumentary
2004Promised LandRose
2004The LibertineElizabeth Malet
2005Pride & PrejudiceJane Bennet
2005DoomSamantha Grimm
2007FractureNikki Gardner
2007Fugitive PiecesAlex
2009Education, AnAn EducationHelen
2009FreefallAnnaTelevision film
2009SurrogatesMaggie Greer
2009Yesterday We Were in AmericaNarratorDocumentary
2010Burning PalmsDedra Davenport
2010Jackboots on WhitehallDaisy (voice)
2010Barney's VersionMiriam Grant-Panofsky
2010Made in DagenhamLisa Hopkins
2011The Organ Grinder's MonkeyRochelleShort film
2011Johnny English RebornKate Sumner
2011The Big YearJessica
2012The Devil You KnowZoe Hughes
2012Wrath of the TitansQueen Andromeda
2012Jack ReacherHelen Rodin
2013The World's EndSam Chamberlain
2014A Long Way DownPenny
2014Hector and the Search for HappinessClara
2014What We Did on Our HolidayAbi
2014Gone GirlAmy Elliott-Dunne

Television[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Wives and DaughtersLady Harriet Cumnor3 episodes
2000Trial & RetributionLucyEpisode: "Trial & Retribution IV Part 1"
2001Love in a Cold ClimateFanny2 episodes
2002Foyle's WarSarah BeaumontEpisode: "The German Woman"
2008The TowerOlivia WynnPilot
2011Women in LoveGudrun Brangwen2 episodes
2015Thunderbirds Are Go!Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (voice)[32]

Stage[edit]

YearTitleRole
2002Hitchcock BlondeThe Blonde
2006Summer and SmokeAlma Winemiller
2007GaslightBella Manningham
2009Madame de SadeMadame de Sade
2010Hedda GablerHedda Gabler

References[edit]

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  2. Jump up ^ Cavendish, Lucy (18 March 2009). "Rosamund Pike interview". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Judith Woods (24 September 2010). "Rosamund Pike: From reluctant English rose to Britain's new screen queen". Daily Mail. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
  4. Jump up ^ "The name's Pike, Rosamund Pike". The Guardian. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rosamund Pike- Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 24 November 2012. 
  6. Jump up ^ "Rosamund Pike". Foyle's War. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 
  7. Jump up ^ Weitzman, Elizabeth (9 March 2006). "Actress Pike knows how to take her roles to extremes". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Google News Archive). Retrieved 17 October 2014. 
  8. Jump up ^ "2005 Winners announced 8th British Independent Film Awards". British Independent Film Awards. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2014. 
  9. Jump up ^ Murray, Rebecca. "Interview with Rosamund Pike at the Hollywood Premiere of "Doom"". About.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012. 
  10. Jump up ^ Mail on Sunday, 18 October 2009.
  11. Jump up ^ Trueman, Matt (4 September 2012). "London's Old Vic challenges celebrities to stage a musical in 24 hours". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2012. 
  12. Jump up ^ Bamigboye, Baz (13 September 2007). "Rosamund Pike: A theatre girl at heart". Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 May 2009. 
  13. Jump up ^ Jury, Louise (19 August 2008). "The man with the Midas touch". Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2009. 
  14. Jump up ^ Bamigboye, Baz (11 September 2009). "With a little luck Keira Knightly will have sharpened up enough for My Fair Lady". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 September 2009. 
  15. Jump up ^ "Rosamund Pike narrates 'The Spy Who Loved Me' for new Ian Fleming audiobooks". mi6.co.uk. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011. 
  16. Jump up ^ "Rosamund Pike Joins 'Wrath of the Titans' as Andromeda". screenrant.com. 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2012. 
  17. Jump up ^ "Rosamund Pike signs up for Wrath of the Titans, drops out of Superman race". denofgeek.com. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013. 
  18. Jump up ^ "Review: 'Wrath Of The Titans' represents a big step forward from the first film". hitfix.com. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013. 
  19. Jump up ^ "Even a Cyclops could see this is bad: Wrath of the Titans is titanically awful". The Daily Mail. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013. 
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  24. Jump up ^ "GONE GIRL (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 October 2014. 
  25. Jump up ^ Lawson, Richard (1 October 2014). "Gone Girl, Fall’s Most Anticipated Thriller, Doesn’t Disappoint". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 19 October 2014. 
  26. Jump up ^ McCarthy, Todd (21 September 2014). "'Gone Girl': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 October 2014. 
  27. ^ Jump up to: a b Barber, Lynn (24 May 2009). "I don't sleep around, if that's what you mean ... Would you like some more cake?". The Guardian (London). 
  28. Jump up ^ Bamigboye, Baz (7 September 2007). "Rosamund Pike gets a ring from Mr Wright". Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 May 2009. 
  29. Jump up ^ Sawer, Patrick (20 September 2014). "Rosamund Pike: How my ex-addict lover (age 53) gave me new lease of life". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2014. 
  30. Jump up ^ Nicholl, Kate (6 May 2012). "Baby joy for Bond girl Rosamund Pike as she gives birth to son Solo". Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 May 2012. 
  31. Jump up ^ Strang, Fay (6 June 2014). "Rosamund Pike, 35, is expecting her second child with long-term love Robie Uniacke". Daily Mail OnLine. Retrieved 31 August 2014. 
  32. Jump up ^ "Parker actor back for Thunderbirds remake". BBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2013. 

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