Eleanor May Tomlinson (born 19 May 1992) is an English actress. She has appeared in films including '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' (2008), ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2018) and '' Love Wedding Repeat'' (2020). She also starred in the

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series '' The White Queen'' (2013), '' Poldark'' (2015–2019), '' The Outlaws'' (2021) and '' War of the Worlds'' (2019).

Early life

Tomlinson was born in London, England. She and her family moved to Beverley,

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, when she was young and she attended Beverley High School. She is the daughter of Judith Hibbert, a singer, and Malcolm Tomlinson, an actor and horse racing commentator. Her brother, Ross Tomlinson (born 1994), is also an actor.

Career

In 2006, Tomlinson appeared in '' The Illusionist'' as Young Sophie. She starred in the teen film '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' in 2008, in which she plays Jas. She played Kirsten in the 2009 Pro Sieben international production ' alongside

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, under the direction of Robert Sigl. She went on to play

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, an alien, in " The Mad Woman in the Attic"—episodes three and four of Series 3 of '' The Sarah Jane Adventures''—in 2009, and Fiona Chataway in the film ''

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,'' which premiered in theatres on 5 March 2010. In 2013 she was Xenya in the film '' Siberian Education'' by

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. After an extensive search, she was cast as Princess Isabelle in ''

'' (2013), directed by

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. She also appeared in the ''

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'' episode " The Labours of Hercules" (2013) as Alice Cunningham. In 2013 she starred in the TV series '' The White Queen'', as Lady Isabel Neville and as Georgiana Darcy in the BBC adaptation of '' Death Comes to Pemberley''. Between 2015 and 2019, she played Demelza Poldark in the BBC One television series '' Poldark''. In 2018, she recorded and released an album, ''Tales from Home'', covering traditional British songs and other standards. Tomlinson was #56 on the "''

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'' TV 100" list for 2018, a list said to be determined by television executives and broadcasting veterans. She portrayed Amy in the 2019 BBC television series ''

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''—based on the

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novel of the same name—, a role expanded from that of the wife of the book's narrator. In 2021 she played Lady Gabby in

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and

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' comedy drama for BBC television, '' The Outlaws''. In 2023 she played Evie in the Channel 4 thriller ''

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'' and in 2024 she played Sylvie in Netflix's romantic drama series '' One Day'', an adaption of David Nicholl's book of the

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. In 2024 she joined the production of the PBS television adaptation of ''

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''. In 2023, Tomlinson got the speaking role of Princess Nefer in the film ''

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''.

Personal life

In July 2022, Tomlinson married rugby player Will Owen. In October 2024, the couple announced they were expecting a baby. In February 2025, they announced the birth of their child.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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