Lydia Wilson
{{Short description|British-American actress (born 1984)}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lydia Wilson
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Queen's Park, London, England
| nationality = British
| education ={{ubl|Chelsea College of Art and Design|Queens' College, Cambridge|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (2009)}}
| occupation = Actor, radio personality
| years_active = 2009–present
}}
Lydia Wilson (born 30 November 1984) is an English-American actress. Since graduating in 2009 from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she has performed in numerous television and theatre productions including the Olivier Award-winning Blasted by Sarah Kane in 2010 at the Lyric Theatre, and as Kate Middleton in the Olivier Award winning ''King Charles III at the Almeida Theatre, Wyndham's Theatre and Music Box Theatre on Broadway.
Early life
Wilson was born to an American mother and an English father and brought up in Queen's Park in London. She has said that her acting ambitions came from her grandparents, who were stage actors from New York. She attended Henrietta Barnett School, a state Grammar school in Hampstead Garden Suburb. After completing a foundation course at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, she studied English at Queens' College, Cambridge,{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/dangerous-liaison-cambridges-lydia-wilson-tackling-taboos/story-22775904-detail/story.html|title=Dangerous liaison: Cambridge's own Lydia Wilson on tackling taboos|website=Cambridge News|access-date=19 May 2018}}
- {{cite news|title=Rising Up: Three talented British actresses|url=http://www.mattmueller.co.uk/index.php?page_id=Interviews%20/%20Features&category_id=Interviews&article_id=323|access-date=7 April 2014|work=Wonderland|date=November 2009|author=Matt Mueller}} then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).{{cite web|title=Profile: Lydia Wilson|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles?prof_act=8035|publisher=Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|access-date=7 April 2014}}
- {{cite web|title=Graduate News – Lydia Wilson and Nyasha Hatendi|url=http://www.rada.ac.uk/about/news-and-press/642-graduate-news-lydia-wilson-and-nyasha-hatendi|publisher=Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|access-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408232846/http://www.rada.ac.uk/about/news-and-press/642-graduate-news-lydia-wilson-and-nyasha-hatendi|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead}}
Career
Wilson made her film debut in the alternative history romance drama Never Let Me Go (2010).{{cite web|title=Lydia Wilson|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3575723/|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=7 April 2014}} In 2014, she was included in the London Evening Standard list of the 1,000 most influential Londoners.{{cite news|title=The 1000|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the1000/the-1000--londons-most-influential-people-2014-the-arts-9784853.html#theatre|work=Evening Standard|access-date=21 November 2014}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| Hannah | |
| 2012
| The Tightrope | Herself |Documentary short film |
| rowspan="3"|2013
| Catherine "Kit-Kat" Lake | |
| Columbite Tantalite
| Anna | Short film |
| Hereafter
| Katcher | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| Jessica Wolff / Kalara | |
| Love Is Thicker Than Water
| Vida | |
| rowspan="4"|2018
| Still | Ella | |
| Dead Birds
| Saskia Jensen | Short film |
| All Is True
| Susanna Shakespeare | |
| The Plunge
| Emily | Short film |
| 2020
| Ganef | Mrs. Hirth | Short film |
| 2021
| Sal | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3"|2010
| Rachel | Episode: "Fankoo" |
| Midsomer Murders
| Zoe Stock | Episode: "Master Class" |
| Any Human Heart
| Monday | Episode: "1.3" |
| rowspan="3"|2011
| Muriel Carne | Recurring role |
| The Crimson Petal and the White
| Elizabeth | Episode #1.1 |
| Black Mirror
| Princess Susannah | Episode: "The National Anthem" |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Jane | Episode #1.2 |
| The Making of a Lady
| Emily Fox Seton | Television film |
| 2013
| Misfits | Laura | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2016
| Mimi Morton | 12 episodes |
| 2018
| Requiem | Matilda |
| 2019–2020
| Eve | 12 episodes |
| 2023
| Sara Thompson | 8 episodes |
| 2025
| Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue | Sonja Blair | Main role |
=Theatre=
- House of Special Purpose (2009) as Maria
- Pains of Youth (2009) as Desiree
- Blasted (2010) as Cate
- The Heretic (2011){{cite web|title=The Heretic|url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-heretic|publisher=Royal Court Theatre|access-date=7 April 2014}}
- The Acid Test (2011) as Jessica{{cite web|title=The Acid Test|url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-acid-test|publisher=Royal Court Theatre|access-date=7 April 2014}}
- 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2011) as Annabella{{cite web|title='Tis Pity She's A Whore|url=http://www.cheekbyjowl.com/%27tis_pity_she%27s_a_whore.php|publisher=Cheek By Jowl|access-date=7 April 2014}}
- Hysteria (2013) as Jessica{{cite web|title=Hysteria by Terry Johnson|url=http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2013/hysteria/|publisher=Hampstead Theatre|access-date=7 April 2014}}
- King Charles III (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge{{cite news|title=King Charles III|url=http://www.vogue.com/13362183/lydia-wilson-king-charles-broadway-interview/|website=Vogue|access-date=19 May 2018}} Olivier Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress
- The Duchess of Malfi (2020) as The Duchess
- Walden (2021) as Cassie
- The 47th (2022) as Ivanka Trump
=Radio=
- A Tale of Two Cities (2011) as Lucie Manette{{cite web|title=A Tale of Two Cities|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018grvp|publisher=BBC|access-date=7 April 2014}}
- An American Rose (2012) as Kathleen Kennedy
- The Bell Jar (2013) Audiobook for BBC Radio
- The Exorcist (2014) as Regan MacNeil{{cite web|title=The Exorcist|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03w71wx|publisher=BBC|access-date=7 April 2014}}
- The Letters of Sylvia Plath as Sylvia Plath
- Black Water, An American Story (2019) as Kelly, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards
- Klara and the Sun (2021) as Narrator {{cite web|title=Klara and the Sun|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m000sy2k?at_medium=custom7&at_custom3=BBC+Radio+4&at_custom4=987F5774-81D0-11EB-8F2C-1E3816F31EAE&at_campaign=64&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_custom2=facebook_page|publisher=BBC|access-date=19 March 2021}}
- Mansfield Park (2022) as Fanny Price
- Happy Birthday, Mr President (2023) as Marilyn Monroe, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3575723}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes person|lydia_wilson}}
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Category:Actresses from London
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Brent
Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
Category:English film actresses
Category:English people of American descent
Category:English radio actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses