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Gabrielle Anwar in Les Tudors (2007)

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Gabrielle Anwar

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  • Born
    February 4, 1970 · Laleham, Middlesex, England, UK
  • Height
    1.60 m

Biography

    • Her father is Tariq Anwar and her mother is Shireen Anwar. Anwar attended Laleham Church of England Primary and Middle School from 1975 to 1982. Trinian's sketch in the school concert of 1982 gave an early indication of her theatrical leanings. She studied at the London drama and dance school, "Italia Conti". She appeared in many British television productions before making her film debut in Pour une nuit d'amour (1988).

      Her first American movie was Espion junior (1991), in which she played the daughter of a murdered British Agent (played by Roger Daltrey). In 1992, she made a guest appearance on Beverly Hills (1990) as "Tricia Kinney". She followed that with the films, A coeur vaillant rien d'impossible (1991) (inspired by "A Girl and Five Brave Horses"), Le Temps d'un week-end (1992), Body Snatchers, l'invasion continue (1993), Le concierge du Bradbury (1993) and Les trois mousquetaires (1993). In 1994, People magazine named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. One of her most memorable moments on screen came in 1992's Le Temps d'un week-end (1992), when she danced a tango with Al Pacino, whose character was blind.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Family

  • Spouses
      Shareef Malnik(September 6, 2015 - present)
      John Verea (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Paisley Verea
      Hugo Verea
      Willow Anwar
  • Parents
      Tariq Anwar
      Shireen Anwar
  • Relatives
      Dominic Anwar(Sibling)
      Rafiq Anwar(Grandparent)

Trivia

  • Once held the record of the "World's Fastest Talker". Whilst still at drama school she was selected to take part in an event held in the Trocadero in London at the Guinness Book of World Records exhibit. She competed against auctioneers, sports announcers, etc. Later, in 2007 she recounted: "I don't quite know what happened. I obviously was possessed by somebody with dreadful verbal diarrhoea, and I was able to compete with these experts. And I think I was so bloody nervous I just wanted to get it over and done with as quickly as humanly possible, and I guess that was the record that was broken!".
  • She was kicked out of school in England for fighting.
  • Chose acting to keep from going to school. She felt the competition at drama school was too stiff and dropped out at age 15. So after landing a role in the BBC miniseries Hideaway (1986), she just kept working.
  • Gained widespread fame for her tango with Al Pacino in Le Temps d'un week-end (1992).
  • Became a U.S. citizen in 2008.

Quotes

  • I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest. And I think that's been a thorn in my side. I auditioned for a lot of work and got some good feedback, and then was told I wasn't the choice.

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