Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) as Peggy Carter
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) as Peggy Carter
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) as Peggy Carter
Ant-Man (2015) as Peggy Carter
Who is Hayley Atwell?
Born as Hayley Elizabeth Atwell on the 5th April 1982 in London, England, she is a Golden-Globe Award-nominated actress, probably best known to the world as Peggy Carter in the “Captain America” films, and the lead role in the TV series “Agent Carter”. Aside from the screen, Hayley has also worked on stage and radio.
Early Life, Parents, Siblings, and Education
Hayley is the only child born to Grant, a part Native American originally from Kansas City, Missouri, and his wife, Alison, who is British. Hayley’s parents divorced when she was only two years old, and her father returned to the US to pursue his Native American roots, while Hayley and her mother remained in the UK. Despite the separation, Alison and Grant remained in touch, and Hayley would spend summers in the US, but as time passed, she developed a closer relationship with her mother. Hayley went to Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls’ School in London, and later she took A-levels at the London Oratory School. Hayley received an offer from Oxford University to read theology and philosophy, but her A-Level results weren’t good enough, so she took two years off from education, and chose to travel with her father, finding a place as a help for a casting director. She returned to school by enrolling at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, staying for three years before graduation.
Hayley’s on-screen career had already started; she was chosen for Pringles potato crisps television commercial, with the earnings from which she used to pay for her school. She then focused on her education, and after graduated started auditioning for stage, TV and film roles.
She began on stage, with the role of Io in the play “Prometheus Bound”, and has continued in parallel by also appearing in screen roles, but her most successful so far has been the role of Catherine in the play “A View from the Bridge”, performed at Duke of York’s Theatre, which was her West End debut. Hayley made her screen debut in 2005, with the part of Sabrina Guinness in the television film “Whatever Love Means”, while in 2007 she had her first starring role, as Angela Stark in Woody Allen’s romantic drama film “Cassandra’s Dream”, next to Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor.
Rise to Prominence
The following year, Hayley played Bess Foster in the film “The Duchess”, while she was also chosen for the part of Lady Julia Flyte in the Miramax film “Brideshead Revisited”, for which initially the producers and casting director told Hayley to lose some weight, but after she was advised by fellow actress Emma Thompson, Hayley decided not to succumb to their comments, and eventually producers accepted Hayley for who she is, an actress, not a model. She continued her acting career, making her way to the top of Hollywood by in the next few years having several notable roles, such as Aliena in the romantic drama film “The Pillars of the Earth” (2010), while in 2011 she made her breakthrough with the part of Peggy Carter in the sci-fi action adventure film “Captain America: The First Avenger”, starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving and Samuel L. Jackson. She played Peggy Carter in sequels “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” in 2014, and the film “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015), while she also had the lead role in the TV series “Agent Carter” (2015-2016).
image source, Hayley Atwell on “Conviction”
Continual Success
Hayley was now an accomplished actress with a Golden Globe Award-nomination attached to her name, and it became easier for her to acquire new roles. The talented actress was chosen for the part of Hayes Morrison in the TV drama series “Conviction” (2016-2017), starring next to Eddie Cahill and Shawn Ashmore, while most recently she was selected as Evelyn Robin in the film “Christopher Robin”, scheduled for release late in 2018. She is also working on several other projects, including films “The Long Song”, and “Blinded by the Light”, however, these projects are yet to receive a release date.
Do You Know How Rich Successful Actress, Hayley Atwell Is?
Since entering the entertainment industry, Hayley has appeared in over 40 film and TV titles and has also showcased her acting talent on stage. So, have you ever wondered how rich Hayley Atwell is, as of mid- 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Hayley’s net worth is as high as $3 million. Some of the most successful projects on which she worked are of course the “Captain America” films, grossing over $1 billion at the box office.
Do You Know About Hayley Atwell’s Personal Life, Dating, Husband?
During her time at Guildhall School, she met and befriended television writer Gabriel Bisset-Smith, and it was in 2012 that the couple started a romantic relationship, which didn’t last long, but the two remained good friends. Hayley has also dated Paul Wilson, Stephen Merchant and Evan Jones, all apparently of relatively short duration, and so she is still single.
Is Hayley Atwell on Social Media?
Hayley can be found on such social media platforms as Instagram and Facebook, on which she has a total of around 600,000 followers, with whom she has shared details from her career, but also her personal life. Her official Instagram page has over 505,000 followers, who are enjoying daily posts from this talented actress. She is also quite active on Facebook, on which she has just over 100,000 fans, using the site to promote her work, such as the most recent announcement of the film “Christopher Robin”. So, if you aren’t already a fan of this successful actress, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you, just skip over to her official pages.
General Info
Full Name
Hayley Atwell
Net Worth
$3 million
Date Of Birth
April 5, 1982
Height
1.69 m
Education
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London Oratory School, Sion Manning Roman Catholic Girls’ School
Family
Parents
Grant Atwell, Allison Cain
Accomplishments
Nominations
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Gemini Award for Best Perfo…
Movies
Captain America: The First Avenger, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man, Cinderella, Agent Carter, The Duchess, The Sweeney, Brideshead Revisited, Cassandra’s Dream, Testament of Youth, Jimi: All Is by My Side, How About You, The Line of Beauty, I, Anna, Mansfield P…
TV Shows
Agent Carter, Any Human Heart, The Prisoner, The Pillars of the Earth, Black Mirror, Conviction, Sally Lockhart Series
Social profile links
Marks
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Marks / Signs
1
Curvaceous figure
2
Warm smile
Quotes
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Quote
1
[on Alexi Kaye Campbell’s play “The Pride”] They are two scenes that are either side of the sexual revolution, and two very different ways that society deals with homosexuality. In 1958, it was still illegal and then in 2013, we’ve just had this wonderful milestone of legalising gay marriage. So it’s about how society shapes gay identity and it explores the idea of a subculture which society has imposed upon the gay community, one of promiscuity, and it says there is another side which is about intimacy and love between two people.
2
The scary thing is what that will do to a generation of young people [in Russia] who are having these thoughts and feelings towards members of their own sex but they’re given no reference point that this is OK. This is just part of who they are and I think you’ll get a lost generation of children growing up feeling that their country is telling them that this fundamental aspect of who they are is wrong. It’s incredibly troubling because it’s happening, not just in Russia, but in countries like Georgia and Cameroon and the statistics in this country of homophobic attacks is frightening.
3
We heard about the protest in Whitehall in support of Russian gay rights and we went along and it was very moving and we felt it was very positive.
4
I think it will be a balance of creative and commercial choices, going forward. People say critical acclaim and box office success don’t go hand in hand and that may be true but I don’t really think I’d live much on the salary of a full-time theatre actor. I mean, I could, but I really like going out to dinner…
5
[on her character in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)] Peggy was in a position where if she was a damsel in distress, she wouldn’t be of that position. And when she says, “I know what it’s like to have a few doors slammed in my face,” I think because she’s this attractive woman who’s beautifully made up, she had to fight a little bit harder to get where she is to prove that she’s capable. And I think that’s great because there’s a kindred spirit between her and Steve, there’s an equality about them and I love that.
6
[on Brideshead Revisited (2008)] What attracted me was I loved the vivid characters that had obviously come from a very rich novel and Jeremy Brock and Andrew Davies had put that into the script. The character definitions and the stage directions were very rich and as rich as the dialogue so I felt that there was a hell of a lot of passion behind it. I’m attracted to flawed characters. I think they’re really interesting to play. I was really intrigued who this enigmatic Julia was and what was bubbling and going on beneath the surface. So it was probably that.
7
My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I’ve been terribly lucky.
8
Nude scenes can be very liberating. I feel very human. This is me, with all my little imperfections.
Facts
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Fact
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Shares a birthday with her Cinderella co-star Lily James who is only 7 years her junior, coincidentally both actresses are alumnus from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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Can do ventriloquism with her mouth closed.
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Is an only child.
4
Daughter of Grant Atwell, from Missouri, and Allison Cain, from London. Her parents separated when she was 2-years-old.
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Is of dual British and American citizenship.
6
Although she played Lily James’s mother in Cinderella (2015), she is only seven years her senior in real life.
7
Auditioned for the role of Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) which went to Alice Eve.
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Good friends with Emma Thompson and Chris Evans.
9
Her father is a shaman.
10
At age 8, she became a committed vegetarian after seeing Loyd Grossman put a live lobster into boiling water.
11
As a teenager, she went on anti-vivisection and Free the Dolphins marches.
12
At age 9, she walked over hot coals at a ‘Power Into Action workshop that she attended with her mother.
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Studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (2002-2005).
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Howards End
2017
TV Mini-Series pre-production
Margaret Schlegel
Conviction
2016-2017
TV Series
Hayes Morrison
Chicken/Egg
2016
Short
Lauren
The Complete Walk: Cymbeline
2016
Short
Innogen
Agent Carter
2015-2016
TV Series
Peggy Carter
Lego Marvel’s Avengers
2016
Video Game
Agent Peggy Carter (voice)
Ant-Man
2015
Peggy Carter
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Peggy Carter
Cinderella
2015/I
Ella’s Mother
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2014
TV Series
Peggy Carter
Testament of Youth
2014
Hope
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
Peggy Carter
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013
Kathy
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013
Video short
Peggy Carter
Avengers Assemble
2013
TV Series
Peggy Carter
Life of Crime
2013
TV Mini-Series
Denise Woods
Black Mirror
2013
TV Series
Martha
Falcón
2012
TV Series
Consuelo Jiménez
Restless
2012
TV Movie
Eva Delectorskaya
The Sweeney
2012
DC Nancy Lewis
Playhouse Presents
2012
TV Series
The Banker
I, Anna
2012
Emmy
Captain America: Super Soldier
2011
Video Game
Peggy Carter (voice)
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
Peggy Carter
Tomato Soup
2010
Short
Movie Star
Any Human Heart
2010
TV Series
Freya Deverell
The Pillars of the Earth
2010
TV Mini-Series
Aliena
The Prisoner
2009
TV Mini-Series
Lucy
4-15
Love Hate
2009
Short
Hate
The Duchess
2008
Bess Foster
Brideshead Revisited
2008
Julia Flyte
How About You…
2007
Ellie Harris
The Shadow in the North
2007
TV Movie
Rosa Garland
Cassandra’s Dream
2007
Angela Stark
Mansfield Park
2007
TV Movie
Mary Crawford
Masterpiece Classic
2006
TV Series
Rosa Garland
The Ruby in the Smoke
2006
TV Movie
Rosa Garland
Fear of Fanny
2006
TV Movie
Jane
The Line of Beauty
2006
TV Mini-Series
Cat Fedden
Catherine Fedden
Whatever Love Means
2005
TV Movie
Sabrina Guinness (as Hayley Attwell)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Agent Carter
2016
TV Series performer – 1 episode
Cinderella
2015/I
performer: “Lavender’s Blue”
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
TV Movie documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Return of the Spider Monkeys
2016
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
Good Morning America
2016
TV Series
Herself
The View
2016
TV Series
Herself
This Week in Hollywood
2016
TV Series
Herself
Lip Sync Battle
2016
TV Series
Herself – Competitor
Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years
2016
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Edge of Darkness
2015
Short
Herself – Narrator
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2015
TV Series
Herself – Guest
Liberty of London
2013-2014
TV Series documentary
Herself – Narrator
Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Jonathan Ross Show
2013
TV Series
Herself – Guest
Breakfast
2008-2011
TV Series
Herself – Guest
Daybreak
2011
TV Series
Herself
Made in Hollywood
2011
TV Series
Herself
Marvel LIVE! World Premiere of Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
Video short
Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2011
TV Series
Herself – Guest
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
2011
TV Special
Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Frühstücksfernsehen
2010
TV Series
Herself
A Six Hour Film Shot in 92 Days: The Diary of ‘The Prisoner’
2010
Video short
Herself
Beautiful Prison: The World of ‘The Prisoner’
2010
Video short
Herself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2008
TV Series
Herself – Guest
Awards
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Actress in a Television Series
Agent Carter (2015)
2011
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
2011
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
