Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress. She has won a Golden Globe Award and the Silver Bear for Best Actress, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards.
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Hawkins began her career on stage in productions including Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major film role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing (2002). She also appeared in Vera Drake (2004) and starred in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Hawkins acted in Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013), receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. She starred in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). For her role in The Shape of Water (2017), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Hawkins has performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London and made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession (2010). In 2012, she starred in Constellations, which transferred to the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping The Velvet (2002), Fingersmith (2005), and Persuasion (2007).
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