Curiosidades

Was born with an extra finger on each hand, a benign condition known as polydactyly, and had the extra digits removed as an infant. The scars from the surgery are virtually unnoticeable today.

Beat out 1500 other actresses for her role in 007 - Quantum of Solace (2008).

A lifelong fan of karaoke, Gemma once worked as a singer in a south London 'gangster bar' where she was frequently instructed to sing "My Heart Will Go On" whenever things got out of hand with the rowdy patrons.

The first scene she shot for 007 - Quantum of Solace (2008) was the love scene with Daniel Craig.

Featured in Empire Magazine's "The Hot List" as one of the biggest upcoming stars in the 2010's. Other people on the list were Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldaña, Marion Cotillard, Mia Wasikowska and Fúria de Titãs (2010) co-star Sam Worthington.

Fúria de Titãs (1981) was one of her childhood favorites, and even though the script was very different from the original, she was eager to star in the remake.

Auditioned for the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Batman: O Cavaleiro das Trevas Ressurge (2012), but Anne Hathaway was cast instead.

Was in consideration for the role of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in Homem de Ferro 2 (2010) after Emily Blunt dropped out, but Scarlett Johansson was cast instead.

She also auditioned for the role of Maya Hansen in Homem de Ferro 3 (2013), but Rebecca Hall was cast.

Her grandmother, Helen Sarfas (b. 1939), died at her home in Kent after stabbing herself in the chest with a knife on 8 January 2010. She had battled years of depression and bipolar disorder.

Raised by a single mother.

During her time as a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London she worked as a make-up salesgirl.

Lost to Hayley Atwell for the role of Peggy Carter in Capitão América: O Primeiro Vingador (2011).

Learned French while shooting Gemma Bovery.

Was in a relationship with Spanish stuntman Eduardo Ivan Munoz, having met him on the set of Príncipe da Pérsia: As Areias do Tempo (2010). (junho de 2008)

She was in a relationship with French assistant director Franklin Ohannessian from 2013 to 2016, having met him on the set of As Vozes (2014), in April 2013. They worked together again on Gemma Bovery - A Vida Imita a Arte (2014), her first film in France. She didn't speak a word of French when she cast in the film.

Beat Sienna Miller to the role of Kelly Jones in Escola para Garotas Bonitas e Piradas (2007).

Was filming her last scene for Three and Out (2008) when she was told she had won the part in 007 - Quantum of Solace (2008).

Graduated from RADA in 2007.

(2007-2008) Had an 18-month relationship with British animator John Nolan.They met on the set of 007 - Quantum of Solace (2008) and lived together in London.

Her parents are Barry J. Arterton, a welder, and Sally-Ann Heap, a cleaner.

In early 2013 she separated from Stefano Catelli, her husband of two years and later divorced.

Gemma's matrilineal great-grandmother, born Jean Specterman, was Jewish (of Polish Jewish descent). The rest of Gemma's ancestry is English, with more distant German and Scottish.

Was in consideration for the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady after Keira Knightley dropped out of the project, but Carey Mulligan was cast instead.

She has a younger sister, Hannah Arterton (b. 1989).

Stated that Gemma Bovery is the character who is more close to how she is in real life.

Played the title role in two film adaptations of Posy Simmonds' graphic novels: O Retorno de Tamara (2010) (a modern re-imagining of Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd) and Gemma Bovery - A Vida Imita a Arte (2014) (a modern re-imagining of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary).

Married Stefano Catelli in a secret hilltop ceremony in the village of Zuheros in Spain before family and close friends. Arterton wore a cream-colored gown and held a bouquet of white roses (6 June 2010). The photos of her wedding were published by British newspaper Daily Mail.

Her West End theatre credits: the title role in Nell Gwynn (Apollo Theatre, 2016), Rita in Made in Dagenham (Adelphi Theatre, 2015), the title role in The Duchess of Malfi (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014), Ellen in The Little Dog Laughed (Garrick, 2010), Hilde Wangel in The Master Builder (Almeida, 2010) and Rosaline in Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare's Globe, 2007).

Won the London Evening Standard Theatre Best Newcomer award for her performance in the musical version of Made in Dagenham.

She is a big fan of Kate Bush. She went to the first night of her comeback series of concerts at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2014, then was interviewed about it on Newsnight (1980).

Replaced Natalie Portman as Catherine Earnshaw in O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes (2011), but later dropped out of the project. Kaya Scodelario was then cast instead.

(September 15, 2019) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Rory Keenan at exclusive Ballybeg House in Co Wicklow, a fortnight ago.

Stated that she won't have kids before she wins an Oscar.

Announced her engagement to Italian businessman Stefano Catelli, who works for a British fashion marketing company, having been in a relationship with him since March 2009. (6 de julho de 2009)

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