
Sally Hawkins
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1976-04-27 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- 샐리 호킨스 · サリー・ホーキンス · سالی هاوکینز
Biography
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became 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 a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For starring Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned critical acclaim and 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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)

Conan
2010
as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Casualty
1986
as Emma Lister

Doctors
2000
as Sarah Carne

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Eleanor

Tipping the Velvet
2002
as Zena Blake

Fingersmith
2005
as Sue Trinder

Mammals
2022
as Lue

Man to Man with Dean Learner
2006
as Marie Pising / Susan (voice) / Documentarienne

Byron
2003
as Mary Shelley

Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky
2005
as Ella
Movies (52)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Bystander (uncredited)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Dr. Vivienne Graham

Godzilla
2014
as Dr. Vivienne Graham

Bring Her Back
2025
as Laura

Wonka
2023
as Willy's Mother

The Shape of Water
2017
as Elisa Esposito

Paddington
2014
as Mary Brown

Paddington 2
2017
as Mary Brown

Layer Cake
2004
as Slasher

Jane Eyre
2011
as Mrs. Reed

Never Let Me Go
2010
as Miss Lucy

Great Expectations
2012
as Mrs. Joe

An Education
2009
as Sarah Goldman

Blue Jasmine
2013
as Ginger

X+Y
2014
as Julie Ellis

Spencer
2021
as Maggie

Desert Flower
2009
as Marylin

The Double
2014
as Receptionist at Ball

Vera Drake
2004
as Susan Wells

A Boy Called Christmas
2021
as Mother Vodol

Maudie
2016
as Maud Lewis

Kensuke's Kingdom
2024
as Mum (voice)

Persuasion
2007
as Anne Elliot

Eternal Beauty
2020
as Jane

Submarine
2011
as Jill Tate

WΔZ
2007
as Elly Carpenter

The Lost King
2022
as Philippa Langley

Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Kate

Room on the Broom
2012
as Bird (voice)

Made in Dagenham
2010
as Rita O'Grady

The Phantom of the Open
2022
as Jean Flitcroft

Happy-Go-Lucky
2008
as Poppy Cross

The Snail and the Whale
2020
as Snail (voice)

Stick Man
2015
as Stick Lady & Others (voice)

All or Nothing
2002
as Samantha

Byron
2003
as Mary Shelley

Love Birds
2011
as Holly

Promoted to Glory
2003
as Lisa

All Is Bright
2013
as Olga
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014
as Self
Eloise

It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010
as Linda / Gitali

The Young Visiters
2003
as Rosalind

HG Wells: War with the World
2006
as Rebecca West

The Smeds and the Smoos
2023
as Narrator (voice)

The Semplica Girl Diaries

The Phone Call
2013
as Heather
Pretend I'm Not Here
as Marie

Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
2006
as Nathalie Winter

Happy Ever Afters
2009
as Maura
How and Why
as Yvonne Hesselman

Hollow China
2006
as Terri
About Sally Hawkins
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became 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 wit… With 63 credits spanning from 1986 to 2025, Sally Hawkins has appeared in 52 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sally Hawkins Movies
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — as Bystander (uncredited)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — as Dr. Vivienne Graham
- Godzilla (2014) — as Dr. Vivienne Graham
- Bring Her Back (2025) — as Laura
- Wonka (2023) — as Willy's Mother
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