Gemma Christina Arterton (born January 1986, in Gravesend, Kent) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Kelly in St Trinian's and Tess in Tess of the D'urbervilles. Arterton is appearing as MI6 Agent Strawberry Fields in the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. She will also be playing the role of Tamina in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Background

Arterton and her sister, Hannah Jane Arterton were raised by their father who was a welder, and mother who was a cleaner. After attending Gravesend Grammar School for Girls on Pelham Road in Gravesend attending a performance arts course at The Miskin Theatre in Dartford, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on a full grant.

Personal life

In 2007, Arterton lived with John Nolan, an animator who is employed in the film production industry in London. A year later in 2008, she broke up with Nolan. She is dating 19-year-old Spanish stuntman Eduardo Muñoz, her horse-riding instructor on the set of the Disney production, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Career

Arterton won her first professional role (in Stephen Poliakoff's Capturing Mary) while she was still at drama school. Similarly, she made her stage debut as Rosaline in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost at the Globe Theatre, London in July 2007 before graduating later that year. She made her film debut in the 2007 St Trinian's movie St Trinian's as Head Girl Kelly, a role she gained in competition with Sienna Miller.

She also appeared in the 2008 comedy Three And Out with Mackenzie Crook and Imelda Staunton.

Arterton appears in a number of forthcoming film and television productions, including the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. Chosen from around 1500 candidates, Arterton plays a character called "Stawberry Fields", in what is described as a "nice-sized role".

When it launches in October 2008 she will be the face of Avon's Bond Girl 007 fragrance. Having already started in a series of low-key adverts for cosmetics company Avon, in May 2008 Arterton requested a role opposite model Kate Moss for Rimmel, but was blocked on contractual terms under her Avon contract.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Other notes

2007 Capturing Mary Liza TV Movie

St Trinian's Kelly Nominated Empire Award

2008 Three and Out Frankie Cassidy

RocknRolla June

Quantum of Solace Strawberry Fields

2009 The Boat That Rocked Desiree Post-Production

2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Tamina Filming

Burden of Desire[12] Announced

TV Shows

Year Show Role Other notes

2008 Lost in Austen Elizabeth Bennet Two Episodes - Episode (1.1 & 1.4)

Tess of the d'Urbervilles Tess Durbeyfield Four Episodes - Episode (1.1 - 1.4)

I think she can be such potentiality!

Thanks razzyz

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thnx!!

you're welcome

Yeah, come on James - what on earth could be more important..?

Saw these little adverts from the UK for a cute BondGirl perfume! Anyway, kind of got my attention and converted me:

And these are production stills for the film Three And Out:

Thanks Baron!

Thanks Baron!

You're quite welcome, Chocolate - thanks for starting this thread!

I'm quite taken with her...