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Phoebe Fox

Phoebe Fox

British actress (born 1987)

Phoebe Fox (born 16 April 1987) is an English actress, who was nominated for Olivier and Evening Standard awards for work in theatre. She has appeared in the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011), The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2015), The Hollow Crown: Wars of the Roses (2016), and The Great (2020–2023).

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Early life

Fox is the daughter of "jobbing actors" Stuart Fox and Prue Clarke. Despite the job and surname, there is no relation to the acting dynasty Foxes. Phoebe Fox grew up in West London. [1][2] Fox was educated at Chiswick School[3]

Fox trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[4]

Career

In 2010, Fox made her debut acting appearance in the play A Month in the Country at the Chichester Festival Theatre.[1] The following year she starred in As You Like It at the Rose Theatre, The Acid Test at the Royal Court Theatre upstairs and There Is A War at the National Theatre as part of their Double Feature in the Paintframe. Based on these performances she was nominated for the 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer.[5]

Fox was tipped in the 2011 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow list.[6]

In 2012, Fox appeared as Grace in Switch, a TV series about witches living in a city. In 2014 she appeared in The Musketeers as the Duchess of Savoy; in A Poet in New York as Liz Reitell, and also as Eve Perkins in The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death.

In 2014 Fox was nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic, alongside Mark Strong who won best actor.[7] In 2015, Fox starred as Vanessa Bell in Life in Squares, a BBC drama about the Bloomsbury Group and in the thriller film Eye in the Sky.[1]

From 2020 to 2023, Fox starred as Marial, a main character in The Great alongside co-stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult.[1][8] She was part of the ensemble nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Comedy Series.[9]

Personal life

Fox is married to actor Kyle Soller, whom she met at RADA. They live in London.[10]

Selected credits

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Awards and nominations

Fox was named one of Screen International Stars of Tomorrow in 2011.[6]

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References

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    Riley, Jenelle (11 May 2020). "Phoebe Fox on the Noir of 'Intrigo: Samaria' and the Corsets of 'The Great'". variety.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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    "Phoebe Fox: 'I'm always playing bloody aristocrats!'". TheGuardian.com. 16 March 2017.
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    Billen, Andrew. "Phoebe Fox: TV's hot new star". The Times. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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    Phoebe Fox Profile, RADA, 2010
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    "Evening Standard Theatre Awards – Nominees 2011", westendtheatre.com, 2011
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    "Stars of Tomorrow 2011", screendaily.com, retrieved 2 November 2011
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    "A View from the Bridge", theatregold.com, retrieved 2 November 2011
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    "The Great's Phoebe Fox on redefining success, the impact of #MeToo as a female actress, and the absolute hell of wearing a corset on-set". glamourmagazine.co.uk. 25 July 2022.
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    "2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners". screenradar.com. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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    Curtis, Nick (8 May 2019). "Phoebe Fox: Theatre is my life force, but it doesn't pay the bills". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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    Wiseman, Andreas (15 August 2018). "Felicity Jones-Eddie Redmayne Ballooning Pic 'The Aeronauts' Under Way In UK, Amazon Releases Striking First-Look". Deadline. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
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    A Month In The Country, Chichester Festival Theatre, 2010, archived from the original on 23 November 2011
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    "As You Like It", Evening Standard, 2011, archived from the original on 5 March 2011
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    There Is A War, Double Feature, National Theatre, 2011, archived from the original on 1 September 2011
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    The Acid Test, Royal Court Theatre, 2011
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    Bush Theatre, Sixty Six Project, 2011, archived from the original on 1 October 2011
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    A View from the Bridge, Young Vic, 2014, archived from the original on 30 March 2014
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    A View from the Bridge production details, Lincoln Center Theater
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    "Fugue State". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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    "Mythos Glamis". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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    "BBC Radio 4 - The Case of Charles Dexter Ward". Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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    "The Whisperer in Darkness". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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    "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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    "Who is Aldrich Kemp?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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    "Who killed Aldrich Kemp?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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