Andrea Riseborough Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography

Publish date: 2024-05-21

Andrea Riseborough Quick Info
Height	5 ft 5½ in
Weight	56 kg
Date of Birth	November 20, 1981
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Eye Color	Blue

Andrea Riseborough is an English actress and producer who is best known for portraying roles such as Margaret Thatcher in The Long Walk to Finchley, Dee Finchley in National Treasure, Emma Lynwood in ZeroZeroZero, Alessia Holt in Nocturnal Animals, and Beatrice Vandenheuvel in Amsterdam. She has also appeared in a variety of other TV shows and films such as Happy-Go-Lucky, Love You More, Resistance, Never Let Me Go, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Oblivion, Shepherds and Butchers, The Death of Stalin, Doc Martin, Party Animals, Being Human, Black Mirror, and many more. Her theatre credits include plays like Measure for Measure and The Pain and the Itch. For her acting skills, Andrea has been honored with numerous awards such as the Critics’ Choice Movie Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and New York Film Critics Online Award.

Born Name

Andrea Louise Riseborough

Nick Name

Andrea

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Nationality

Education

Andrea Riseborough got her school level education from Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School in Jesmond. However, despite being a bright student, she didn’t complete her high school education as she wasn’t interested in academics.

To hone her acting and drama skills, she applied for Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and got admission at the age of 20. She graduated from RADA in 2005.

Occupation

Actress

Family

Father – George Riseborough (Car Dealer)
Mother – Isabel Johnson (Secretary)
Siblings – Laura Riseborough (Sister) (Actress)

Manager

Andrea Riseborough is represented by Untitled Entertainment.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 5½ in or 166 cm

Weight

56 kg or 123.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Andrea Riseborough has dated –

Joe Appel (2009-2016) – Andrea Riseborough met Idaho artist Joe Appel at the premiere of a Woody Allen movie in Los Angeles in 2009 and immediately exchanged numbers. However, after talking for around 36 hours in total, she lost her mobile. In order to find Joe, she even created a Facebook profile but failed to find him. She eventually found her cell phone and again got in touch with him. The actress even moved to Los Angeles to be with her American sweetheart. They lived together in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Sadly, the things didn’t work out and they opted to go separate ways in 2016.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Blue Eyes
Porcelain complexion

Measurements

34-24-34 in or 86-61-86 cm

Dress Size

4 (US) or 36 (EU)

Bra Size

32B

Shoe Size

8.5 (US)

Religion

Christianity

Best Known For

Starring in the Academy award-winning movie, Birdman (2014).
Getting BAFTA nomination for her work in the TV film The Long Walk to Finchley (2008).

First Film

Her first film appearance was in the 2006 comedy-drama movie Venus for her role as a waitress.

First TV Show

She made her TV show debut with her role in Doc Martin as Samantha in 1 episode in 2005.

Personal Trainer

Andrea Riseborough underwent weight loss to prepare for the role of Wallis Simpson (former socialite) in W.E. (2011). To look slender like Wallis who used to eat very less due to stomach ulcers, Andrea significantly dropped her daily calorie intake. However, she didn’t follow any set workout plan and opted to keep her weight loss down to diet restriction.

Andrea Riseborough Favorite Things

Jewelry – Rings
Movie – Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Book – A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Clothing Items – Black felt fedora and faux snakeskin cowboy boots
Building – Guggenheim museum in Venice
Art Works – Heaven, hell and purgatory panel by Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights
Best Inventions – Printing press, contraceptive pills, pen
Valuable Possession – A letter given by her dad
Things in her house – A plastic American eagle-shaped phone and a sign hung over the phone, which reads – Please Ring for Attention.
Greatest Regret – Not spending enough time with grandad

Source – Dailymail, Independent

Andrea Riseborough Facts

Andrea considers William Shakespeare as her biggest inspiration and has often claimed that it was his plays and dramas that attracted her to acting.

Her breakthrough work was in 2008 TV movie The Long Walk to Finchley, in which she portrayed the famous English Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

After dropping out of high school, she moved to Newcastle and did a number of miscellaneous jobs such as dance choreographer and working in a Chinese restaurant.

In 2013, she started a production company called Mother Sucker. The name was inspired by her mother.

In 2011, the European Film Promotion named her in the list of European films’ Shooting Stars.

She doesn’t have an account on social media websites. She did create a Facebook account to find her ex-boyfriend Joe Appel but has closed it down since.

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