Anna Brewster is an English actress and model.

Early life

Anna Brewster is from

Moseley Moseley is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and ot ...

, Birmingham. She attended St Bernard's RC School,

Kings Heath Kings Heath (historically, and still occasionally King's Heath) is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, four miles south of the city centre. Historically in Worcestershire, it is the next suburb south from Moseley on the A435, Alcester road. ...

Junior School and Queensbridge School in Moseley before studying for her A levels at

Solihull Sixth Form College Solihull Sixth Form College is a further education college for students aged 16 to 19. It is situated on the outskirts of Solihull in the West Midlands and draws students from across Solihull and Birmingham. Founded in 1974, the college cons ...

. She has also studied at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.

Career

Acting

Brewster starred as Anita Rutter in ''

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'' (2002), and played Doris in ''

Mrs Henderson Presents ''Mrs Henderson Presents'' is a 2005 biographical musical film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Martin Sherman. It stars Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly, and Will Young (in his acting debut). It tells the true story of Laura He ...

'' (2005). In 2007, she portrayed the starring role of Kate Sherman in the E4 miniseries ''

Nearly Famous ''Nearly Famous'' is a television drama mini-series about a group of British teenagers at a top London school of the performing arts. It is shown in the UK and Ireland on E4. The show has been compared to other teen drama series such as ''The ...

'', and appeared as Anne Stafford in the television series ''

The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...

''. Brewster also played Cynthia Grant in a 2009 episode of ''

The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...

'', and Abby in a 2011 episode of '' Luther''. In 2009, Brewster starred as Laura in the

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''The Reeds'', which premiered at the

After Dark Horrorfest After Dark Horrorfest (also known as "8 Films to Die For") was an annual horror film festival featuring eight independent horror movies, sometimes with "secret" bonus films, all distributed by After Dark Films in the USA. The first HorrorFest ...

. In 2010, she played supermodel Lydia Kane in the

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series ''

Material Girl "Material Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her second studio album, '' Like a Virgin'' (1984). It was released on November 30, 1984, by the Sire label as the second single from ''Like a Virgin''. It also appears sligh ...

''. In 2012, Brewster played Georgina, one of the lead roles in the short film ''

Volume Volume is a measure of occupied three-dimensional space. It is often quantified numerically using SI derived units (such as the cubic metre and litre) or by various imperial or US customary units (such as the gallon, quart, cubic inch). Th ...

'', directed by

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. In 2013, she appeared in the BBC series ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel Mc ...

'' as Deanna Collier. In December 2015, Brewster appeared as Bazine Netal, a First Order spy in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens''. From 2015 to 2018, she portrayed Françoise-Athénaïs, Marquise de Montespan in the

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series ''

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, ...

''. In 2020, Brewster starred as Shelby Dupree in the

action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

The Last Days of American Crime ''The Last Days of American Crime'' is a 2020 American action thriller film directed by Olivier Megaton from a screenplay written by Karl Gajdusek, based on Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's 2009 graphic novel of the same name. It stars Édgar Ra ...

''. She portrayed Jane Boleyn in the 2021 TV series ''

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key f ...

''.

Modeling

Brewster modeled a range of women's clothing for designer label Ben Sherman; she was seen in the autumn/winter 2007 range throughout the UK. She appeared in a campaign for

Aquascutum Aquascutum was a British-based luxury goods, luxury clothing manufacturer and retailer. It is currently owned by Shandong Ruyi. History Aquascutum was established in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition, when tailor and entrepreneur John Emar ...

, Hermes for two seasons, Jigsaw A/W 2011, Sportsgirl and was the face of ''Links of London'' for a season. She has shot editorial for UK and American ''Glamour'', ''Dazed & Confused'', Italian ''Vogue'', Japanese ''Vogue'', ''Hercules'', ''Plastique'' and Russian ''Vogue''.

Personal life

Brewster has a daughter, born 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brewster, Anna Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands 21st-century English actresses English female models English film actresses English television actresses Living people People from Moseley Year of birth missing (living people)