Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins's biography

Sally Cecilia Hawkins is 46 years old actor born at Dulwich. Sally was born on Tuesday 27th of April 1976. She is often nicknamed as ''Toronto's Belle of the Bal''(USA Today), ''The Best Actress You've Never Heard of"(The Early Show on CBS). According to year of birth 1976 she belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 27th of April means Sally is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.

She is white british. She is citizen of United Kingdom. She is agnostic. Sally´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know Sally also as screenwriter, stage actor. She is recently known as film actor.

Sally Hawkins's mom

Sally Hawkins's mother's name is Jacqui Hawkins.

Sally Hawkins's schools

We found 2 schools Sally attended. Complete list of schools: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, James Allen's Girls' School.

Detailed informations about Sally´s schools

• Attended James Allen's Girls' School.

Sally Hawkins's career

Her main focus is to be actor. She is famous thanks to Poppy in 'Happy-Go-Lucky' (2008).

Is Sally Hawkins gay ?

Sally is known to be lesbian.

Awards and competitions

Sally Hawkins's Awards

• With her Golden Globe victory for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), she joined a small group of actresses, who won a Golden Globe for a performance that was not nominated by the Academy Awards. Other actresses include Nicole Kidman and Kate Winslet.
• Her entrance to the stage, where she accepted her Golden Globe win, was briefly interrupted by fellow nominee Meryl Streep. Hawkins was awarded in favor of Streep, and on her way to the stage, she was stopped by Streep, who asked: "Are you happy now?".

Sally Hawkins's Nominations

• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Blue Jasmine in 2013
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
• Sally was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for work Happy-Go-Lucky in 2008

What else you don't know about Sally Hawkins ?

Her middle name is Cecilia. She likes to spend time in: James Allen's Girls' School, London.

What Sally Hawkins has done for a first time

• She has portrayed the mother of Craig Roberts's character twice. First in Submarine (2010), then in Jane Eyre (2011).
• One of the first acting jobs she did was performing the title character in a school production of "The Emperor's New Clothes'.
• Was on a lot of painkillers, when she attended the red carpet of the Golden Globes, for the first time in 2009. This was due to a painful scar she received after she broke her collarbone on a film set.
• Experienced her first desire to act at the age of 3, when she visited a circus for the first time and was subsequently inspired to perform.
• Has the rare feat of appearing in a short film that was Oscar-nominated, two consecutive years in a row: First, the animated Room on the Broom (2012) and subsequently The Phone Call (2013).
• Her brother was the first to inform her when she received her first Golden Globe nomination and the first to inform her about her Oscar nomination.

Sally Hawkins's quotes

• You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself; [laughs] and failing really badly.
• My family went to Universal Studios and did a Star Trek video spoof. My mum and dad were Klingons. I was Mr. Spock with the ears, and my brother was Captain Kirk. It's one of my most treasured possessions.
• Every movie has a bit of magic in it. Even if it's just for a beat.
• Normally I'm the sweet little thing.
• I doubt also I could do anything else. My skill set is limited I would be useless at most things! Truly. Acting I get. Mostly. And as long as I am still paid to do it I will keep going... I will keep going until I am kindly and politely asked to leave!
• [on Poppy Cross in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)] It's weird because a lot of men couldn't stand her, whereas women really liked her. At least they said they did. Maybe they were just lying.
• When you say something with a smile, it makes the world a happier place and everyone appreciates it.
• [on the most important lesson that life has taught her] Go live it. Grab it. But be very kind on the way.
• But actually you never know whether a film is going to get made. And then the money comes, and then it's all incredibly quick.
• And I'm the sort of person who prefers to disappear into roles. I know how naff that sounds but I do, and besides, I'm not interesting. I'm dull!
• All good stories have a sense of reality [but] we can never really represent reality or else it'd be incredibly dull on film.
• I like eccentricity in people. I think it's something to be celebrated. My favourite kind of people are that way.
• I was brought up with a fantastically bright, strong-minded, independent mother [Jacqui Hawkins], and quite shocked by how I was treated as a young woman. Even on the bus. And the subtler it is, the more undermining and dangerous it can be.
• [on how her Irish accent is] Pretty good. I'm half Irish.
• [on the things she's been offered to play (November 2014)] Sometimes you can pick and sometimes you can't. Sometimes there's a plethora of things, but sometimes it just depends what's about.
• Ambition in women can often be misrepresented as something ugly. But I do have it.
• I don't know how women can exist and... not claim to be a feminist? I don't understand how that works. You can't be a woman and not be a feminist, I don't think.
• Happy, healthy, know you have a good life. I was always brought up with that.
• Although uncool is the coolest, isn't it really? Bonnie Tyler, she's not uncool. Cool's a tricky concept.
• [on drinking (alcohol):] I'm a huge lightweight. I can have a thimble of something, and I'm anyone's for the taking!
• [on what the chances are that she would fall in love with a real fish man:] I'd say, 10 in 10. There has to be chemistry there. Who are his parents? Whether he reads a lot. And whether he can make me laugh like Richard (laughs).
• All I'm interested in is working with great people and on projects that inspire me. If that stops then I'm probably in the wrong business and will do something else. (July 2017)
• [on director Mike Leigh's method:] ...there's you, and then there's your character, and there's a danger that if you allow yourself to believe that they're you, it can get into some shaky territory.
• I like to do very different roles. I'm not recognised in the street, and I wouldn't like to be. I like to take on a different face, learn from that character and move on to another one.
• I am incredibly private. It's what I value; I value that it's a part of myself, my heart, it's sacred who I am in my private life. That's for me and that's for me alone.
• [on the worst job she's done:] Waitressing - silver service. I wasn't the best. I would slip up a lot and empty plates of potatoes and gravy into customers' laps.
• [on Hollywood sexual predators (2017):] When rape is involved, things need to be fully accountable. And they need to be brought to justice and to be brought through the courts. And that's when things will change.
• [on Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019):] Oh God, I'm so worried about that. I was lost in that world of a big-budget film. I hope I did it right.
• Love is love - and it's magic when it happens. I think we could all use a little more love in the world.
• [on the 2009 Golden Globes:] I can't pretend to be one of those buffed beauties. But it's the ultimate Cinderella dream. Maybe it will dissolve as the clock strikes midnight and I'll be left standing in my pants. God, what a thought.
• I would hate to lose that Englishness. The one thing that's going to get you through this business is having strong roots, being grounded and knowing what is true.
• But occasionally the nerves can hit me mid-run for no real reason. Nerves and stage fright can be very difficult to overcome and deal with. Rescue Remedy helps - I down it by the bottle!
• I'm literally sitting in a little cafe in Putney in South London, and I got the call saying: Guillermo del Toro is interested in a merman-type story. And I sort of almost fell off the chair. I didn't know if I'd manifested it.
• [on The Shape of Water (2017):] It's such a power in silence, and truth of heart, and also femininity, and that - like water, you know, it's able to sort of find its way, and... Yeah, I never think there's enough of that.
• [was keen to see (January 2012):] I will be booking to see Mark Rylance in Richard III at [Shakespeare's] Globe. He is such a special theatre performer. He has a kind of magic and it's a gift to watch him.
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Sally Hawkins's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Sally Hawkins looks. We will focus on her height, body shape, eye color and hair color. She is tall as 5' 2" (157 cm). Body build is slim. Her eyes are tinted brown - light. Sally´s hair is shade of brown - dark.