Sally Hawkins
Biography
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress of stage and screen. She began her career on stage and then moved into film, for which she has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her career as a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017). She appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For starring as Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned critical acclaim. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012, she starred in Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake and Fingersmith (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. In 2025, Hawkins appeared in Bring Her Back, an Australian supernatural horror film directed by Danny and Michael Philippou. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sally Hawkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Conan
2010
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Casualty
1986
Doctors
2000
Bring Her Back
2025
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
The Shape of Water
2017
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
Godzilla
2014
Paddington 2
2017
The Hollow Crown
2012
Wonka
2023
Filmography
Conan
as Self - Guest · 2010
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Casualty
as Emma Lister · 1986
Doctors
as Sarah Carne · 2000
Bring Her Back
as Laura · 2025
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Bystander (uncredited) · 1999
The Shape of Water
as Elisa Esposito · 2017
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Dr. Vivienne Graham · 2019
Godzilla
as Dr. Vivienne Graham · 2014
Paddington 2
as Mary Brown · 2017
The Hollow Crown
as Eleanor · 2012
Wonka
as Willy's Mother · 2023
Paddington
as Mary Brown · 2014
Fingersmith
as Sue Trinder · 2005
Never Let Me Go
as Miss Lucy · 2010
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Reed · 2011
Blue Jasmine
as Ginger · 2013
Layer Cake
as Slasher · 2004
An Education
as Sarah Goldman · 2009
A Boy Called Christmas
as Mother Vodol · 2021
Desert Flower
as Marylin · 2009
Tipping the Velvet
as Zena Blake · 2002
Submarine
as Jill Tate · 2011
The Double
as Receptionist at Ball · 2014
The Lost King
as Philippa Langley · 2022
Stick Man
as Stick Lady & Others (voice) · 2015
Great Expectations
as Mrs. Joe · 2012
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
as Ella · 2005
Vera Drake
as Susan Wells · 2004
Room on the Broom
as Bird (voice) · 2012
Kensuke's Kingdom
as Mum (voice) · 2024
Happy-Go-Lucky
as Poppy Cross · 2008
Cassandra's Dream
as Kate · 2007
Spencer
as Maggie · 2021
Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Marie Pising · 2006
Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Susan (voice) · 2006
Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Documentarienne · 2006
Mammals
as Lue · 2022
All or Nothing
as Samantha · 2002
X+Y
as Julie Ellis · 2015
Maudie
as Maud Lewis · 2016
The Snail and the Whale
as Snail (voice) · 2020
Persuasion
as Anne Elliot · 2007
Made in Dagenham
as Rita O'Grady · 2010
Eternal Beauty
as Jane · 2020
The Phantom of the Open
as Jean Flitcroft · 2022
Eloise
Byron
as Mary Shelley · 2003
WΔZ
as Elly Carpenter · 2007
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Narrator (voice) · 2023
All Is Bright
as Olga · 2013
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
as Linda / Gitali · 2010
The Semplica Girl Diaries
Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
as Nathalie Winter · 2006
The One and Only Mike Leigh
as Self · 2014
The Young Visiters
as Rosalind · 2003
HG Wells: War with the World
as Rebecca West · 2006
Pretend I'm Not Here
as Marie
Love Birds
as Holly · 2011
The Phone Call
as Heather · 2013
Promoted to Glory
as Lisa · 2003
Happy Ever Afters
as Maura · 2009
Byron
as Mary Shelley · 2003
Hollow China
as Terri · 2006
How and Why
as Yvonne Hesselman