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Eve Best

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Eve Best
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Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

She was nominated for the 2008 Tony Award (New York City) for Best Actress in a Drama for "The Homecoming".

She was nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Best Actress in a Drama for "A Moon for the Misbegotten".

She won the 2005 Olivier Award for Best Actress & London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance as the title role in Hedda Gabler.

She was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Mourning Becomes Electra performed at the Royal National Theatre.

She was awarded the 1999 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Newcomer for her performance in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore performed at the Young Vic Theatre.

She studied English at Oxford University.

Other theatre credits include: Macbeth (Lady Macbeth) Shakespeares Globe, London; As You Like It (Rosalind) RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon & Sheffield Crucible; The Cherry Orchard (Varya) Royal National Theatre, London; Three Sisters (Masha) Royal National Theatre, London; The Coast of Utopia, Royal National Theatre, London; The Heiress, Royal National Theatre, London; and Le Misanthrope, Chichester Festival Theatre

Radio: The Rape of Lucrece, Emma, Brideshead Revisited, Dr Zhivago, Martin Chuzzlewit

TV: Nurse Jackie (Showtime) The Shadow Line (BBC) Dolley Madison (The American Experience, PBS) Prime Suspect VII (BBC) Shackleton (BBC)

Film: The Kings Speech

In 2011, Eve returned to Shakespeare's Globe in London to play Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing.
BornJuly 31, 1971
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    • Awards
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    Known for

    Colin Firth in Le Discours d'un roi (2010)
    Le Discours d'un roi
    8.0
    • Wallis Simpson
    • 2010
    James Nesbitt and Thekla Reuten in Lucky Man (2016)
    Lucky Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Anna Clayton
    Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie (2009)
    Nurse Jackie
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Eleanor O'Hara
    Olivia Cooke and Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (2022)
    House of the Dragon
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Princess Rhaenys Targaryen

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Wild Cherry
      • Juliet
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Untitled Nurse Jackie Sequel
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series



    • Olivia Cooke and Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (2022)
      House of the Dragon
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
      • 2022–2024
    • Matt Smith and Claire Foy in The Crown (2016)
      The Crown
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Carole Middleton
      • 2023
    • Such A Lovely Day (2023)
      Such A Lovely Day
      6.8
      Short
      • Auntie Annie
      • 2023
    • Eve Best and Suranne Jones in Maryland (2023)
      Maryland
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Rosaline
      • 2023
    • Destin: La saga Winx (2021)
      Destin: La saga Winx
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Farah Dowling
      • 2021–2022
    • A Woman of No Importance (2018)
      A Woman of No Importance
      7.0
      • Mrs. Arbuthnot
      • 2018
    • James Nesbitt and Thekla Reuten in Lucky Man (2016)
      Lucky Man
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Anna Clayton
      • 2016–2017
    • The Complete Walk: The Taming of the Shrew
      Short
      • Katherine
      • 2016
    • Life in Squares (2015)
      Life in Squares
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Vanessa Bell, older
      • Vanessa Bell
      • 2015
    • Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie (2009)
      Nurse Jackie
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Dr. Eleanor O'Hara
      • 2009–2015
    • Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Antony & Cleopatra (2015)
      Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Antony & Cleopatra
      8.0
      • Cleopatra
      • 2015
    • Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Honourable Woman (2014)
      The Honourable Woman
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Monica Chatwin
      • 2014
    • Joe Dempsie, Jamie Dornan, Alice Englert, and Freya Mavor in New Worlds (2014)
      New Worlds
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Angelica Fanshawe
      • 2014
    • Someone You Love (2014)
      Someone You Love
      6.4
      • Kate
      • 2014
    • The Challenger (2013)
      The Challenger
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Sally Ride
      • 2013

    Director



    • Joseph Millson in Macbeth (2014)
      Macbeth
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2014

    Videos9

    Which "House of the Dragon" Actors Won't Watch the Show?
    Clip 4:12
    Which "House of the Dragon" Actors Won't Watch the Show?
    Fixing the Iron Throne: "House of the Dragon" Cast on Their Ideal Royal Seat
    Clip 1:31
    Fixing the Iron Throne: "House of the Dragon" Cast on Their Ideal Royal Seat
    Fixing the Iron Throne: "House of the Dragon" Cast on Their Ideal Royal Seat
    Clip 1:31
    Fixing the Iron Throne: "House of the Dragon" Cast on Their Ideal Royal Seat
    Casting the "House of the Dragon" Parody on "Sesame Street"
    Clip 2:34
    Casting the "House of the Dragon" Parody on "Sesame Street"
    The "House of the Dragon" Cast Pick Their Roles at a Family Dinner
    Clip 2:51
    The "House of the Dragon" Cast Pick Their Roles at a Family Dinner
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.77 m
    • Born
      • July 31, 1971
      • London, England, UK
    • Parents
      • Susanna Best
    • Relatives
      • Eve(Grandparent)
    • Other works
      Plays Liubov/Natalie Herzen/Malwida von Meysenbug in "The Coast of Utopia", the presentation of three plays ("Voyage", "Shipwreck" and "Salvage") by Tom Stoppard (Royal National Theater/Olivier, London, England, UK).
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      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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      Studied English at Oxford University.

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    • How old is Eve Best?
      53 years old
    • When was Eve Best born?
      July 31, 1971
    • Where was Eve Best born?
      London, England, UK
    • What is Eve Best's birth name?
      Emily Best
    • How tall is Eve Best?
      5 feet 10 inches, or 1.77 meters

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