Juliet van Kampen Rylance (born 26 July 1979) is an English actress and producer, known for her roles in '' The Knick'', '' McMafia'' and '' Perry Mason''. She is the daughter of composer Claire van Kampen and the step-daughter of actor Mark Rylance.

Early life

Rylance was born as Juliet van Kampen in

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, London, to Claire van Kampen, a composer, and Chris Perret, an architect. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and her mother subsequently married actor Mark Rylance, whose surname she adopted. She trained at the

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. Her younger sister, Nataasha (who died in 2012), became a filmmaker.

Career

Her first major role upon leaving RADA was as Medea in

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's '' Bash: Latter-Day Plays'' at the Union Theatre in London. She then went on to play Perdita in ''

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'' and Cressida in ''

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'' at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. She portrayed British writer Mary Sidney in ''I Am Shakespeare'', written by her step-father Mark Rylance and directed by Matthew Warchus at the

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and its UK tour. That same year, along with two of her contemporaries, David Sturzaker and director Tamara Harvey, she started her own production company, Theater of Memory. She subsequently starred in the Theater of Memory's productions of ''

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'' and ''Bash: Latter-Day Plays'', portraying Juliet and Medea respectively. In 2009, Rylance played Desdemona in New York City, in ''

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'', for which she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award. She next appeared in the

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-directed Bridge Project, a joint venture between the

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and The Old Vic in London. She appeared as Rosalind and Miranda, respectively, with her husband appearing alongside her as Orlando and Ariel. Rylance was awarded a 2010

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for her performance as Rosalind. In 2012, Rylance co-starred in the horror film '' Sinister''. In 2013 she appeared in and produced the film '' Days and Nights'', based on the Anton Chekov play ''

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'', and written and directed by her husband.

Personal life

In 2008, Rylance married actor Christian Camargo at

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. They met when he worked with her stepfather, Mark Rylance, at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. They divorced after nine years of marriage around 2016–2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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