Hayley Atwell

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Birth Name: Hayley Elizabeth Atwell

Age: 40, born 5 April 1982

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Currently Residing In: Ireland

Height: 5' 7"

Relationship Status: Single

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Hayley Atwell & Philippa Coulthard in 'Howards End'

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"Hayley Atwell" On The Jonathan Ross Show Series 4 Ep 06 09 February 2013 Part 3/5

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Hayley Atwell "Marvel's Agent Carter" Interview at Comic-Con 2014 - TVLine

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Description: Hayley Atwell (born: Hayley Elizabeth Atwell on April 5, 1982 in London, England) is a British actress, Know for such films as Cassandra's Dream (2007), The Duchess (2008), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), and for her portrayal of Peggy Carter in various films and television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Atwell was born in London, the only child of Allison (née Cain), a motivational speaker, and Grant Atwell, a massage therapist, photographer, and shaman. Atwell's mother is English and her father, an American from Kansas City, Missouri, is of part Native American descent. Atwell has dual citizenship of the UK Hayley Atwell (born: Hayley Elizabeth Atwell on April 5, 1982 in London, England) is a British actress, Know for such films as Cassandra's Dream (2007), The Duchess (2008), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), and for her portrayal of Peggy Carter in various films and television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Atwell was born in London, the only child of Allison (née Cain), a motivational speaker, and Grant Atwell, a massage therapist, photographer, and shaman. Atwell's mother is English and her father, an American from Kansas City, Missouri, is of part Native American descent. Atwell has dual citizenship of the UK and the US. Her parents separated when she was two years old.After secondary education at Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School, West London, Atwell took A-levels at the London Oratory School and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama graduating in 2005.

Her first feature film role was in Woody Allen's 2007 film Cassandra's Dream, in which she took the part of a stage actress opposite Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell. In 2008, she appeared in the film The Duchess as Bess Foster and the film Brideshead Revisited as Lady Julia Flyte, earning praise and nominations from the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Critics' Circle Awards.

In January 2009, Atwell made her West End début in Lindsay Posner's revival of A View from the Bridge at the Duke of York's Theatre which earned her a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. Atwell appeared as "415" in AMC Television's November 2009 miniseries, The Prisoner, a remake of the 1967–68 series by the same name.

In 2010 Atwell starred as Freya Deverell in the successful Channel 4 adaptation of William Boyd's novel Any Human Heart.

Atwell played Agent Peggy Carter in the 2011 superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the "Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011". Atwell also voiced the character in the 2011 movie tie-in video game, Captain America: Super Soldier. She will reprise the role in the film's 2014 sequel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Agent Carter stated to be release in 2013.

In 2013, it was announced that Atwell would play Gerda Taro, the German war photographer and photojournalist, in the upcoming film Close Enough, alongside Tom Hiddleston who will be playing Robert Capa. ... (more)