Amelia Warner
Amelia Warner | |
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Born |
Amelia Catherine Bennett 4 June 1982 Birkenhead, Merseyside, England[1] |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Slow Moving Millie |
Occupation | Actress, singer, songwriter, composer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Amelia Warner (born 4 June 1982[1]) is an English actress, as well as a musician who performs under the name Slow Moving Millie.
Early life
Warner was born Amelia Catherine Bennett[2] in Merseyside, United Kingdom,[1] the only child of actors Annette Ekblom and Alun Lewis.[3] Her paternal uncle is actor Hywel Bennett.
Career
Warner got her start in acting as a member of the Royal Court's youth theatre group. She also starred in a 2000 BBC adaptation of Lorna Doone and has had supporting roles in films such as Æon Flux and Stoned.
In 2015, she self-released a classical instrumental EP titled, Arms. In 2016, Amelia began scoring films starting with 'Mum's List' followed by 'Mary Shelley'. After working under the stage name of Slow Moving Millie, Amelia shed that persona after discovering she did not like performing live on stage, and turned to releasing albums and scoring for cinema. In 2017, she released her second EP titled 'Visitors' under her name, Amelia Warner.[4]The following year she was nominated for World Soundtrack Discovery of the Year Award 2018 for Mary Shelley.[5]
Slow Moving Millie
- Amelia began her music career in July 2009 when she wrote and performed the song "Beasts" under the name Slow Moving Millie for a Virgin Media television commercial. The track was then released on 17 August 2009. [6] Her second single, "Rewind City" was also used for another advertisement, for Orange UK, and was directed by Ringan Ledwidge.[7] In October 2011, Warner signed a record deal with Island Records. Her cover version of The Smiths' 1984 B-Side "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" was released on 11 November 2011 was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2011 Christmas advertisement. Since releasing her album, 'Renditions', she also composed music for adverts and short films.
Personal life
Warner dated Colin Farrell from late 2000 to November 2001.[8] In 2010, she met Northern Irish actor and model Jamie Dornan. They were engaged in 2012 and married in 2013:[9] they have two daughters and are expecting a third child.[9][10][11][12][13]
Filmography
Year | Film | Character |
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1998 | Kavanagh QC | Gaynor Deans |
Casualty: "Eye Spy" | Rachel Munro | |
1999 | Aristocrats | Lady Cecelia |
Mansfield Park | Teenage Fanny Price | |
2000 | Don Quixote | Antonia |
Quills | Simone Royer-Collard | |
Waking the Dead | Jodie Whitemore/ Jodie Whitemoor | |
Take a Girl Like You | Sheila Torkingham | |
Lorna Doone | Lorna Doone | |
2002 | Nine Lives | Laura |
2003 | Love's Brother | Rosetta |
2005 | Æon Flux | Una Flux |
Winter Passing | Shelly | |
Stoned | Janet | |
2006 | Alpha Male | Elyssa Ferris |
Gone | Sophie | |
2007 | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | Maggie Barnes |
2008 | The Echo | Alyssa |
2010 | Olga? | Cecilia |
2012 | The Other Side | Rachel |
Discography
Film/Series | Role | Year | Notes |
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Mam | Composer | 2010 | Short film |
Mum's List | Composer | 2016 | |
Mary Shelley | Composer | 2017 | |
Leading Lady Parts[14] | Composer | 2018 | Comedy Series |
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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UK | ||
Renditions[15] | 89 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
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UK | |||
2009 | "Beasts" | — | Renditions |
2011 | "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" | 31 | |
Awards and nominations
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2018 | World Soundtrack Discovery of the Year Award | Mary Shelly | [5] |
References
- 1 2 3 Southern, Nathan. "Amelia Warner". AllMovie / Rovi via The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.; at ancestry.com
- ↑ "Interview: Annette Ekblom - How I survived the darkest days of my life; Take Me star Annette Ekblom talks about her unhappy, drug-taking past and the love for daughter Amelia which helped her overcome the bad times. - Free Online Library". Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Amelia Warner on her new music career and shrugging off gossip about her marriage to Fifty Shades Darker actor Jamie Dornan". The Independent. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- 1 2 Awards, World Soundtrack. "Discovery of the Year - Awards". World Soundtrack Awards. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ↑ "Slow Moving Millie: 'Morrissey said it was delightful'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ EMAP's Shots
- ↑ Thompson, Anne (23 February 2003). "How to make it big, the Colin Farrell way". The Guardian. London.
- 1 2 Bell, Stephanie (24 June 2013). "Jamie Dornan, from The Fall psycho to expectant father". Sunday Life. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ Baylis, Sheila Cosgrove; Perry, Simon (17 December 2013). "Jamie Dornan Welcomes a Daughter". People. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "50 Shades Of Grey Jamie Dornan kisses wife Amelia Warner as they step out for breakfast with their baby daughter". Evoke.ie. 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Mahjouri, Shakiel (9 September 2016). "'Fifty Shades' Star Jamie Dornan On Having Two Daughters: 'It's The Most Magical Thing'". ET Canada.
- ↑ "Being a dad is the best: Jamie Dornan wife Amelia Warner pregnant with couple's third child". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ↑ "Amelia Warner on Instagram: "The first short in a comedy series called #LeadingLadyParts produced by @rebelparkproductions will officially air on BBC Four on 30th July…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ↑ "Renditions". 12 December 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via Amazon.