Alice Sophia Eve (born ) is a British actress. Her movie career includes roles in '' She's Out of My League'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She has had recurring roles on the TV series '' Entourage'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Eve was born in

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, the daughter of actors

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and

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. She has two younger brothers, and is of English, Irish and Welsh descent. She went to

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and More House School, then took her

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in London. During her

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, she studied at the

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and then read

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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

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. In 2006, she played young Esme/Alice in the 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 ''

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'' 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,

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's Irish nanny, in ''

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''. During 2011, Eve had a recurring guest role in season 8 of the HBO 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

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's music video "

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" (2015). In 2013, she co-starred in the romantic drama ''

'' 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

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's ''

'' as Mary Walker.

Personal life

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

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. They broke up in 2012. On 14 August 2014, Eve 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

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, 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 naturalized American citizen on 16 November 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

Alice Eve: The Official Website
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