Eve Best

Eve Best

54 · Born: Jul 31, 1971

Personal Details

BornJul 31, 1971 London, England, UK
Parents
  • Susanna Best
Relatives
  • Eve (Grandparent)

Biography

Here is the rewritten biography:

Eve, a talented actress, began her academic journey by attending the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her impressive performances have earned her numerous nominations and awards.

In 2008, Eve was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in "The Homecoming". The following year, she received another Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Drama for her performance in "A Moon for the Misbegotten".

Eve's outstanding work has been recognized with several awards. In 2005, she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress and the London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title role in "Hedda Gabler". Her performance in "Mourning Becomes Electra" at the Royal National Theatre earned her the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress.

Eve's early career was marked by her 1999 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Newcomer for her performance in "Tis Pity She's a Whore" at the Young Vic Theatre.

Eve holds a degree in English from Oxford University. Her extensive theatre credits include:

* Macbeth (Lady Macbeth) at Shakespeare's Globe, London

* As You Like It (Rosalind) at the RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon & Sheffield Crucible

* The Cherry Orchard (Varya) at the Royal National Theatre, London

* Three Sisters (Masha) at the Royal National Theatre, London

* The Coast of Utopia, Royal National Theatre, London

* The Heiress, Royal National Theatre, London

* Le Misanthrope, Chichester Festival Theatre

Eve has also appeared in several radio productions, including "The Rape of Lucrece", "Emma", "Brideshead Revisited", "Dr Zhivago", and "Martin Chuzzlewit".

Her television credits include:

* Nurse Jackie (Showtime)

* The Shadow Line (BBC)

* Dolley Madison (The American Experience, PBS)

* Prime Suspect VII (BBC)

* Shackleton (BBC)

Eve's film credits include "The King's Speech". In 2011, she returned to Shakespeare's Globe in London to play Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing".

Career

2023
Maryland
Maryland as Rosaline
2022
House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
2021
Fate: The Winx Saga
Fate: The Winx Saga as Farah Dowling
2016
Lucky Man
Lucky Man as Anna Clayton
2015
Unity
Unity as Narrator (voice)
Life in Squares
Life in Squares as Older Vanessa Bell
2014
The Honorable Woman
The Honorable Woman as Monica Chatwin
2013
2012
2011
The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line as Petra Mayler
2010
The King's Speech
The King's Speech as Wallis Simpson
2009
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara
2006
Vital Signs
Vital Signs as Sarah Cartwright
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect as Linda Philips
2004
Lie with Me
Lie with Me as Roselyn Tyler
2002
Shackleton
Shackleton as Eleanor Shackleton
2001
2014
Macbeth
Macbeth as Director