Anne-Marie Duff

Biography

Date of Birth 8 October 1970, Southall, London, England, UK Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) Spouse James McAvoy (18 October 2006 - present) Trivia She was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Collected Stories" at the Haymarket Theatre. Her parents were from counties Donegal and Meath in Ireland and met in England. She has one brother, Eddy. She studied at The Drama Centre in London. Met husband James McAvoy, while filming "Shameless" (2004). Nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for her performance in "King Lear" at the RNT. Sister-in-law of Joy McAvoy. She and her husband, James McAvoy, are expecting their first child [January 26, 2010]. Personal Quotes In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That goes against the grain for me. It's been amazing for me to see the self-confidence of actors who insist on having control, because it's going to be their faces 20ft high in the posters. I've been shocked by film actors - 25 and under - having such confidence and cockiness to rewrite a scene. My background is more about the director being in control. It's all about yielding. It's an oddly submissive relationship in which you're moulded, Pygmalion-style. Where Are They Now (March 2005) Beginning her run as "Mona", a young alcoholic, in Owen McCafferty's "Days of Wine and Roses" at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London. (August 2007) Appearing as "Joan of Arc" in George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan" at the Royal National Theatre in London's South Bank. Play runs until end September 2007.