Camilla Arfwedson
{{Short description|English actress (born 1981)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
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| birth_name = Camilla Katrina ArfwedsonEngland & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|10|16}}
| birth_place = Westminster, London
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| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{marriage|Jack Hawkins|2019}}
| children = 2
| years_active = 2005–present
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Camilla Katrina Arfwedson ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑːr|v|ɛ|d|s|ən}} {{respell|AR|ved|sən}}; born 16 October 1981) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Zosia March in Holby City, and being the poster woman for Secret Escapes in 2012−2013.
Early life
Born in Westminster, London, to a Swedish father and English mother, Arfwedson was brought up in Chelsea and attended the Francis Holland School as a day girl.Benita Adesuyan, [http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/427671/What-the-doctor-ordered-rising-star-Camilla-Arfwedson-is-Holby-s-newest-medic What the doctor ordered: rising star Camilla Arfwedson is Holby's newest medic] dated 8 September 2013 at express.co.uk, accessed 28 March 2014 She then studied Classics at the University of Edinburgh.{{cn|date=April 2020}} There, she joined the theatre society, and gained parts in the stage plays: Sore Throats and A Slight Ache both directed by Thom Tuck; Skylight directed by Michael Sophocles; Private Lives directed by Frederic Wake-Walker; Bedroom Farce directed by Simon Yadoo; the speaker in the Vagina Monologues directed by Alice Russell.{{cite web|url=http://unitedagents.co.uk/camilla-arfwedson|title=Camilla Arfwedson|publisher=United Agents|accessdate=2012-08-05}}
Career
Becoming a professional actress upon graduation, Arfwedson has since worked mainly in the theatre, including Portia in the Merchant of Venice, the first touring production of Festen, and the role of Evelyn in the Barons Court Theatre production of Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things directed by Ed Behrens.
Arfwedson's television roles have included parts in Law & Order: UK and Agatha Christie's Marple: Murder Is Easy. Her film roles have included playing Lady Charlotte in The Duchess, and playing Burt Reynolds' daughter in the British comedy film A Bunch of Amateurs.{{cite web|url=http://www.sidebysidemovie.com/bio/camilla_arfwedson.html|title=Camilla Arfwedson|publisher=sidebysidemovie.com|accessdate=2012-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722021128/http://www.sidebysidemovie.com/bio/camilla_arfwedson.html|archive-date=22 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
In 2012, Arfwedson starred in a television commercial for travel website Secret Escapes. Follow-up adverts were also released in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szRIkRbrIfQ|title=Secret Escapes Television Advert - February 2012|publisher=secretescapes.com|accessdate=2012-08-05}} She played Sheriff Angela Carter in Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines, and in 2013, appeared in the second episode of BBC Three sitcom Way to Go, before joining the cast of BBC One medical drama Holby City.
In 2018, Arfwedson played the young Mrs Ayres in Lenny Abrahamson's film version of the novel The Little Stranger;{{cite web|url=http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/camilla-arfwedson|title=Agent's website|publisher=unitedagents.co.uk|accessdate=2018-03-10}} the later life Mrs Ayres was played in the film by Charlotte Rampling.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6859762/reference|title=IMDB Listing|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2018-03-10}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Lucie's Maid | Television film |
| rowspan="3"|2007
| Sex, the City and Me | Tamara | Television film |
| Drive In
| Woman | Short film |
| Breath
| Emily | Short film |
| rowspan=2 | 2008
| Lady Charlotte | |
| A Bunch of Amateurs
| Amanda Blacke | |
| rowspan=2 | 2009
| Leave | Penelope | Short film |
| Then, Voyager
| Elizabeth | Short film |
| rowspan=2 | 2012
| Sheriff Angela Carter | Direct to video |
| Ideal Wife
| Shee | Short film |
| 2014
| The Raven Club | Jessica | Short film |
| rowspan=2 | 2015
| Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Publicist | |
| If It Looks Like Love
| Pippa | Short film |
| 2018
| Young Mrs Ayres | |
| 2021
| Linda Perrybottom | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Rose Humbleby | Episode: "Murder Is Easy" |
| rowspan=2 | 2009
| Minder | Henriette Phillips | Episode: "The Art of the Matter" |
| Law & Order: UK
| Laura Todd | Episode: "Alesha" |
| 2010
| Lewis | Scarlett Mortmaigne | Episode: "The Dead of Winter" |
| 2011
| Helene | Episode: "A Night at the Light Opera" |
| rowspan=3 | 2013
| Kelly | Episode: "The Business End of Things" |
| Jo
| Charlotte Dumas | Episode: "Invalides" |
| Air Force One is Down
| Irena | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2013–2019, 2022
| Series regular, 182 episodes |
| 2014
| Wireless | Emma Jay | Television series short |
| 2017
| Policewoman #2 | Episode: "Covenant" |
| 2018
| Serena Madison | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" |
| 2019
| Casualty | Crossover - 1 episode |
| 2020
| Sally Prentice | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4" |
| 2020
| Episode: "The Case of the Missing Ghost" |
| 2021
| MacGyver | Sofia Walker | Episodes: "Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance" & "Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna" |
| 2022
| Gwen | Episode: "Twelve Lemmings in a Box" |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Notes |
|---|
| 1999
| Woman | Douglas Fairbanks Theater, New York City & Almeida Theatre, London | with "Imperial House Productions" |
| rowspan="2"|2001
| Flora | with "University of Edinburgh" |
| Bedroom Farce
| Delia | with "University of Edinburgh" |
| 2002
| Judy | with "University of Edinburgh" |
| 2003
| Rebecca | with "University of Edinburgh" |
| 2004
| Diane | |
| 2005
| Evelyn Ann Thompson | Barons Court Theatre, London | |
| rowspan="2"|2006
| Speaker | with "University of Edinburgh" |
| Festen
| Pia | UK Tour | with "Number 1 Tour" |
| 2010
| Octavia/Iras | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | |
| 2011
| Portia | with "Derby Live" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2021
| Spartan Sigrid Eklund |
| 2023
| Mimosa |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
|---|
| 2015
| Most Popular Newcomer | {{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2268310|name=Camilla Arfwedson}}
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Category:English people of Swedish descent
Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English film actresses
Category:People educated at Francis Holland School
Category:Actresses from London
Category:People from Chelsea, London
Category:People from Westminster
Category:Actors from the City of Westminster
Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea