Alice Sophia Eve (born 6 February 1982) is a British and American actress. The daughter of actors Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan, she began her career with supporting roles in the films '' Hawking'' and '' Stage Beauty'' (both 2004). Her other credits include '' Starter for 10'' (2006), '' She's Out of My League'' (2010), ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), '' Before We Go'' (2014), ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2018), and '' Bombshell'' (2019). On television, she has had recurring roles on

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's '' Entourage'' (2011),

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's '' Iron Fist'' (2018), and

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's '' The Power'' (2023).

Early life

Eve was born on 6 February 1982 in

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, the daughter of actors Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan. She is of English, Irish and Welsh descent. She went to Bedales School and More House School, then took her

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in London. During her

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, she studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and then read English at

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. At Oxford, she appeared in student productions of ''

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'', '' Animal Crackers'' (which toured to the

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) and '' Scenes from an Execution''.

Career

Eve has appeared in television dramas such as the

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's '' The Rotters' Club'', ''

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'' and '' Hawking'' and starred in the drama film '' Stage Beauty'' (2004). In 2006, she starred in two comedy films: '' Starter for 10'' and '' Big Nothing'' (in which she and co-star

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put on American accents). She spent the early part of 2006 in India working on the drama miniseries '' Losing Gemma'' about backpackers. On the stage, Eve has appeared in two plays directed by Trevor Nunn. In 2006, she played young Esme/Alice in the then-new

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play ''

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'', at the

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, later reprising her role for the 2007 Broadway transfer. For this performance, she was nominated for the best supporting actress award at the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards. Alice Eve 2011

In 2009, she played Roxane in a production of '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' at the

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. In 2010, Eve played the female lead role in the American romantic comedy '' She's Out of My League'', in which her parents play the roles of her character's parents. She also played the role of Erin, Charlotte York's Irish nanny, in '' Sex and the City 2''. During 2011, Eve had a recurring guest role in season 8 of the

series '' Entourage'', as Sophia, a journalist and love interest to Vincent Chase. In 2011, Eve also portrayed Hollywood actress Lara Tyler in the romantic comedy '' The Decoy Bride''. Eve is also known for her role of Dr. Carol Marcus in ''

''. In 2012, she played the younger 1969 version of Agent O in the sci-fi comedy ''

'', the older version being played by

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. Eve took part in the opening session of the 2013

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. She appeared in

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's music video " Queenie Eye" (2013), and in Rixton's music video " Hotel Ceiling" (2015). In 2013, she co-starred in the romantic drama '' Before We Go'' with Chris Evans, who also directed the film. She played herself in the Hollywood film '' Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' (2014) and has since starred in several productions, including the action thriller ''

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'' (2016). In 2016, she appeared in " Nosedive", an episode of the

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''. In December 2017, Eve joined the

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television series '' Iron Fist'' as Mary Walker.

Personal life

Eve was in a long-term relationship with poet Adam O'Riordan, whom she met while reading/studying English at the

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. They broke up in 2012. On 14 August 2014, she announced her engagement to her "high school sweetheart", financier Alex Cowper-Smith, whom she met while attending Westminster School in London. They married on 31 December 2014 and divorced in 2017. Eve has heterochromia, a condition that causes her eyes to have irises of different colours. Her left eye is blue and her right eye is green. She lives in London and

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. She became a naturalised American citizen in November 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

Alice Eve: The Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eve, Alice 1982 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actors educated at Bedales School Actresses from London Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford English film actresses English people of Irish descent English people of Welsh descent English stage actresses English television actresses English emigrants to the United States Naturalized citizens of the United States