- Born
- Birth nameRomola Sadie Garai
- Height1.74 m
- Romola Garai was born on 6th August 1982. She is an English actress-writer-director who has worked extensively on film, television and theatre. As an actress she is known for her performances in films such as Atonement (2007), Angel (2007), I Capture the Castle (2003) and (Suffragette). On television her work includes her BAFTA nominated performance in The Crimson Petal and the White (2011), The Hour (2012), Born to Kill (2017) and The Miniaturist (2017). As a director her work includes the Sundance Best International Short Film nominated Scrubber. her debut feature, the horror film Amulet, will premiere in the Midnight Madness section at Sundance 2020.- IMDb mini biography by: Romola Garai
- SpouseSam Hoare(2014 - present) (2 children)
- RelativesRalph Garai(Sibling)Rosie Garai(Sibling)Roxy Garai(Sibling)
- Was Joe Wright's first choice for the role of Elizabeth Bennett in Orgueil et préjugés (2005) before Keira Knightley auditioned. But Joe being a huge admirer of Romola's talent then offered her the role of Briony Tallis in Reviens-moi (2007) as he really wanted to work with her.
- Was among 80 women who accused Harvey Weinstein in sexual harassment or assault in October 2017.
- Was brought up in Hong Kong and Singapore until she was 10.
- She had no professional dancing experience before arriving on the set of Dirty Dancing 2 (2004).
- Director François Ozon affectionately calls Romola "his muse".
- [on the Olympics] I do think the Olympics are a curiously male obsession. Who can run the fastest from here to here? You know what I think? Who gives? Because if you're not running to catch a bus or running to buy me a bunch of flowers, I don't care.
- For a long time, I was worried about being typecast. But costume drama is a large part of the work in this country. It's just a bit sniffy to turn up your nose at it.
- [on working with Mira Nair in Vanity Fair - La foire aux vanités (2004)] She has the extraordinary capacity to push you as a performer, and yet never make you feel as if you should be afraid to experiment.
- The single biggest surprise about acting is how unsexy the lead actors can be when you work with them.
- [on discovering a passion for dancing during Dirty Dancing 2 (2004)] I had the time of my life. I have used every part of my body, plus muscles I did not know I had, because the dancing is a combination of salsa and Latin ballroom. It felt like daily aerobics.
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