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Amelia Warner
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This Is London
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The following short article appeared on This
Is London in their "Meet The Stars Of 2001" feature.
The whole article can be found here.
With her unwavering gaze, determined jaw, thick dark hair (and lots of it), Amelia Warner might have been designed to play the feisty heroines of romantic swashbucklers. It wasn't too surprising then, to have seen her swishing across the screen as the eponymous heroine in BBC1's action-packed frock-romp Lorna Doone. For an 18-year-old thespian who, until a few years ago, 'was determined not to be an actress' it marks the beginning of a career-breaking year. Towards the end of January she'll be seen in Quills, playing Michael Caine's mistress, which has just premiered in the States.
The single child of actress Annette Ekblom, Warner learnt independence from
a very early age after her parents split up shortly after her birth. Raised
by her mother, she often found herself hanging around in stage dressing rooms
and television studios. 'It was me and her against the world. It must in some
ways have influenced me about acting.'
Should the acting thing not work out, she'll return to her original dream
of 'opening a little gallery in Portobello Road'. To this end, a trio of ace
A-levels has secured a place at Goldsmiths' to study History Of Art. With
luck and a fair wind, the lecturers will have to struggle on without her for
some time to come. Move over, Helena Bonham Carter, there's a new bodice in
town.