“I’ve never seen myself as one who exists purely in terms of finding the perfect partner and living through them,” the actress points out.
Lina Das meets a very down-to-earth A-lister Andrea Riseborough has been hailed as the ‘next big thing’ for so many years now, it’s a surprise to discover that this young, ‘upcoming’ actress is actually 31 years old.
She has played everyone from a young Margaret Thatcher (in the BBC’s fictionalised account of the former PM’s rise to power, Considering her impressive body of work, some actresses might be slightly miffed at the tag, ‘but actually I think it’s lovely for people to say I’m the next big thing,’ says Andrea.
She starred in the US premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell's award-winning The Pride at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in January 2010.
The production was directed by Joe Mantello and co-starred Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw.
She will next be seen in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s , which goes behind the scenes of a hit competition dating show to follow the experiences of Rachel (Appleby), a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with (and among) the contestants to heighten the drama.
Stroma, repped by the handsome and charming bachelor who is at the center of the reality show — the heir to a hotel empire — who resists being a part of the show until he realizes that he can use it to his advantage as well.
Riseborough plays a serial imposter, who becomes perilously close to losing her entire identity — and the only person who’s ever truly loved her — when her elaborate lies inevitably unravel.
Principal photography has started in upstate New York with a crew comprised of all-female department heads.
Her film appearances include Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Oblivion, Welcome to the Punch, Disconnect, Shadow Dancer, W.
E., Brighton Rock, Made in Dagenham, Never Let Me Go, Happy-Go-Lucky, and Venus.