Alice Josephine Orr-Ewing (born 7 July 1989) is a British actress.
Alice Orr-Ewing | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice Josephine Orr-Ewing[1] 7 July 1989[2] Hammersmith, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Agent(s) | Markham, Froggatt and Irwin |
| Relatives | Ian Orr-Ewing[1] |
Early life
editOrr-Ewing was born in Hammersmith, London, the third child of the Hon. Robert James Orr-Ewing and Susannah (née Bodley Scott), and is the granddaughter of the Conservative politician Ian Orr-Ewing.[1] She was educated at Heathfield School, Ascot.
Career
editShe had a small part in the 2007 film Atonement before taking up a place at drama school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2008 to 2011.[3][4] Within two years of leaving LAMDA she had appeared in two feature films and two television series. She starred in the 2012 British film The Scapegoat, an adaptation of the 1957 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. She also appeared in the last episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner, a biopic of the life of the painter J. M. W. Turner and the biographical drama The Theory of Everything.[3][4]
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atonement | 2007 | Probationary nurse | |
| A Fantastic Fear of Everything | 2012 | Livinia | |
| The Scapegoat | Frances | ||
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | 2013 | Judith Hastings | S13E5 "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" |
| Blandings: Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey | Angela | TV series | |
| Pramface: Tinker, Tailor, Lobster | 2014 | Penny[4] | TV series |
| Mr. Turner | Second young lady[4] | Dir. Mike Leigh | |
| The Theory Of Everything | Diana King[4] | Dir. James Marsh | |
| Our Zoo | Lady Hughes | TV Mini-Series | |
| Victoria | 2016 | Lady Flora Hastings[5] | |
| A Very English Scandal | 2018 | Caroline Allpass | |
| The Courier | 2020 | Tamara | |
| The Last Letter from Your Lover | 2021 | Yvonne | |
| The Devil Conspiracy | 2022 | Laura Milton | |
| Andor | Senator Vivyn | S1E8 "Narkina 5" | |
| Sanditon | 2023 | Lydia Montrose | |
| Partygate | Alice Lyons[6] | TV drama |
References
edit- ^ a b c Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 3028
- ^ "Alice Orr-Ewing". IMDb. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Ex-Ascot schoolgirl bags role in BBC's Blandings". www.bracknellnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Alice Orr-Ewing". www.markhamfroggattandirwin.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Victoria". Radio Times. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Partygate on Channel 4". Radio Times. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.