Anne-Marie Duff (born October 8, 1970, in Southall, Greater London, England) is a BAFTA Award-winning English actress.

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Anne-Marie Duff (born October 8, 1970, in Southall, Greater London, England) is a BAFTA Award-winning English actress.

Biography

Personal life
Duff was born and raised in Hayes End, West London by Irish parents. She attended Mellow Lane School, Hayes End, Hillingdon. She studied acting at The Drama Centre, now part of the University of the Arts London, having initially also applied to art colleges. Her father convinced her that she was not an artist and told her to persevere with acting. She took another year out after A-Levels before being accepted to The Drama Centre.
She lives in Stroud Green in London with her husband, actor James McAvoy.

Career
In 2000, Duff was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award, but first became well known as Fiona in the television programme Shameless, and for her portrayal of Elizabeth I of England in the lavish 2005 BBC television miniseries, The Virgin Queen which also starred Joanne Whalley and Tara Fitzgerald.
An accomplished theatre actor, she has worked extensively with the Royal National Theatre and also in London's West End (Vassa, Collected Stories). Theatre credits for the National Theatre include Collected Stories and, King Lear and most recently the title character in Marianne Elliott's production of Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan to great acclaim.

Awards
- 2008: Won, BAFTA Cymru, Best Actress

for The History of Mr Polly (2007)
- 2007: Nominated BAFTA Award Best Actress

for: The Virgin Queen (2005)
- 2006: Nominated BAFTA Award Best Actress

for: Shameless (2004)
- 2005: Nominated BAFTA Award Best Actress

for: Shameless (2004)
- 2005: Won Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Actress

for: Shameless (2004)
- 2008: Nominated IFTA Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film

for: Garage (2007)
- 2007: Nominated IFTA Award Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television

for: The Virgin Queen (2005)
- 2005: Nominated IFTA Award Best Actress in Television

for: Shameless (2004)
- 2004: Won IFTA Award Best Actress in a TV Drama

for: Shameless (2004)
- 2006: Nominated RTS Television Award Best Actor - Female

for: Shameless (2004)
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