Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough is the kind of actress I trust on sight precisely because I can never quite recognize her. From Birdman to Oblivion to The Death of Stalin, she vanishes into each role rather than imposing a fixed persona. That chameleon discipline traces back to her Wallsend roots and stage training, where craft outranks celebrity. Her awards, from the Theatre World Award to a SAG ensemble prize, reflect respect earned through substance, not star wattage. Moving into producing signals an artist hungry to shape the work she believes in. I am drawn to performers this stubbornly committed to the material.

Name (English)

Andrea Riseborough

Name (Japanese)

アンドレア・ライズボロー

Reading

あんどれあ・らいずぼろー

Born

November 20, 1981 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Wallsend, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor / film producer

High school

Newcastle High School for Girls

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Theatre World Award
• 2012 British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
• 2012 Evening Standard British Film Awards
• 2014 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
• 2014 New York Film Critics Online Awards 2014
• 2014 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2014
• 2014 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/andreariseborough/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea%20Riseborough
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289545

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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