Annabelle Wallis is an English actress best known for her roles as Jane Seymour in Showtime’s period drama The Tudors, Grace Burgess in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders, and for the films Annabelle (2014), and The Mummy (2017). She was born in Oxford, but spent much of her childhood in Portugal, attending Saint Dominic’s International School. She did several short films before she moved to London to pursue a career in movies. In London, she did some advertisements and went to drama school. Her maternal uncle is actor Richard Harris. Wallis speaks fluent English and Portuguese. She also speaks some French and Spanish. She lives in London.
Annabelle Wallis
Movies
Dil Jo Bhi Kahe
During the British rule in India, several Indians were lured by the British to travel to distant Mauritius where they would have a better life. Upon reaching this island, the Indians were enslaved, tortured and made to labor in what is now known as the “Coolie Ghat”. After the British…
Fun Facts
Good friends with her The Tudors (2007) co-star Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Born in Oxford and raised in Portugal, she divides her time between Los Angeles and London. Was brought up in Portugal. Speaks fluent Portuguese, French, Spanish and Armenian.
Niece of actor Richard Harris. Cousin of actors Jared Harris, Jamie Harris and Damian Harris.
Quotes
I think there's an intelligence behind her lack of obviousness. In a way, she has more power that way, and if she had survived [giving] birth, she would have gone to become quite an incredible queen. (on Jane Seymour)