Carey Mulligan Bio | Wiki
Carey Mulligan is an English actress. She is known for her repertoire of complex female characters and has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a Tony Award.
Carey made her professional acting debut on stage in Kevin Elyot’s play Forty Winks in 2004 at the Royal Court Theatre. She has been an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society since 2012, and an ambassador for War Child since 2014.
Carey Mulligan Age
Carey was born on May 28, 1985, in Westminster, London, United Kingdom. She is 37 years old.
Carey Mulligan Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.7 m).
Carey Mulligan Family
She was born in London to her parents Nano and Stephen Mulligan. Carey’s father, a hotel manager, is of Irish descent and is originally from Liverpool. Her mother, a university lecturer, is from Llandeilo, Wales. When Carey was three, her father’s hotel manager work took the family to Germany. While living there, she and her brother attended the International School of Düsseldorf. When she was eight, she and her family moved back to the UK.
Carey Mulligan Husband | Marcus Mumford
Carey is married to Marcus Mumford, the lead singer of Mumford & Sons. They were childhood pen pals who lost touch and reconnected as adults. A few weeks after completing production on the film Inside Llewyn Davis, in which they were both involved, they married on 21 April 2012. The couple has two children.
Carey Mulligan Education
She attended the International School of Düsseldorf in Germany. As a teenager, Carey was educated at Woldingham School, an independent school in Surrey. While enrolled in Woldingham School as a teen, she was heavily involved in theatre. Carey was the student head of the drama department there, performing in plays and musicals, conducting workshops with younger students, and helping put on productions.
Carey Mulligan Movies
2007 My Boy Jack
2007 Doctor Who
2014 The Spoils of Babylon
2015 The Walker
2018 Collateral
2019 My Grandparents’ War
2021 Saturday Night Live
2017 Mudbound
2018 Wildlife
2020 Promising Young Woman
2020 A Christmas Carol
2021 The Dig
2022 She Said
Carey Mulligan In The Great Gatsby
In 2013, Carey starred as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, which was released in May 2013. She auditioned for the role of Daisy in late 2010. While attending a Vogue fashion dinner in New York City in November, Baz Luhrmann’s wife, Catherine Martin, told her she had the part.
Carey Mulligan Pride And Prejudice
She audition for a role in Pride and Prejudice three times, and was eventually given the role of Kitty Bennet. Carey made her film debut the following year in Joe Wright’s 2005 film adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Pride & Prejudice, portraying Kitty Bennet alongside Keira Knightley. Later that year, she won the role of orphan Ada Clare in the BAFTA award-winning BBC adaption of Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, her television debut.
Carey Mulligan Drive | Shame
Carey co-starred in two critically acclaimed films in 2011. The first is Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, with Ryan Gosling. The second film was Steve McQueen’s sex-addiction drama Shame alongside Michael Fassbender. Both films were major film festival hits. Drive debuted at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and Shame debuted at the 2011 Venice Film Festival, both to rave reviews.
Carey was nominated for her second BAFTA award—Best Supporting Actress—for the film Drive which also garnered a total of 4 BAFTA award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. For her performance in Shame, she received critical praise as well as a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Carey Mulligan Promising Young Woman
In 2020, she starred in Emerald Fennell’s black comedy thriller film Promising Young Woman, alongside Bo Burnham and Alison Brie. Carey also served as an executive producer on the film, which debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim. The website Rotten Tomatoes lists the film’s rating as 90%.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film’s release was delayed to 25 December 2020. For her performance, Carey received her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress among many other honors. After winning Best Female Lead at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards, she dedicated her award to the late Helen McCrory.
Carey Mulligan Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Carey’s estimated net worth is $8 million.
Who Is Carey Mulligan
Carey is a 37-year-old English actress. She is known for her repertoire of complex female characters and has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a Tony Award.