Gemma Christina Arterton is an English actress and producer. She began her career in Shakespeare’s stage plays. Love’s Labour’s Lost It was released at the Globe Theatre in 2007 and was featured in the film St Trinian’s (2007).
Arterton also starred in many other films, such as The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009), Tamara Drew (2010), Clash of the Titans (2010), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Their best (2016), and escape (2017) and so on.
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- Full name: Gemma Christina Arterton
- Date of Birth: February 2, 1986
- Age: 38
- Gender: Female
- Birthplace: Gravesend, Kent, England
- Nationality: British
- Occupation: Actor
- Height: 1.70 m
- Parents: Barry Arterton and Sally-Anne Heap
- Siblings: Hannah Arterton
- Spouse: Rory Keenan (m. 2019)
- Children: One son
- Marital status: Married
- Net worth: $13 million
Early life and education
Gemma Christina Arterton, 38, was born on February 2, 1986 in Gravesend, Kent, England. She grew up with her sister Hannah Arterton. Arterton’s parents, Barry Arterton and Sally-Anne Heap, provided a good upbringing for their daughters.
Gemma was born with polydactyly, which left her with extra fingers, but these were surgically removed shortly after birth. Her mother, Sally-Anne Heap, runs a cleaning company, and her father, Barry J Arterton, is a welder.
Regarding her educational background, she attended Gravesend Girls’ Grammar School and studied at Alan Ayckbourn’s boy falling into bookand won the Best Actress Award at a local film festival competition.
She left school at 16 to study acting at the Miskin Theatre at North Kent College in Dartford, and went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 2008.
personal life
Arterton filming Quantum of SolaceIn 2008, she started dating Spanish stuntman Eduardo Muñoz, with whom she starred in the film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
They shared a flat in London but went their separate ways after six months. Arterton married Stefano Catelli in 2010, but they split in 2013 and finalized their divorce in August 2015.
Arterton admitted that she didn’t fully believe in marriage vows and expressed uncertainty about walking down the aisle again.
She also mentioned that she wanted to succeed in her acting career before considering having children. In 2019, she exchanged vows with actor Rory Keenan and welcomed their first child, a son, in December 2022.
Profession
Arterton’s first professional role was in Stephen Polyakov’s Captive Mary She was still studying at drama school at the time.
She made her debut as Rosaline in Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labour’s Lost In July 2007, she starred in the film Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at the Globe Theatre in London and graduated later that year. Her film debut was St Trinian’s (2007) played the role of girl leader Kelly.
In 2008, she starred in the James Bond film Quantum of SolaceArterton was chosen from a field of approximately 1,500 candidates to play the important role of Bond girl Strawberry Fields. Arterton described her character as “a thinking man’s muffin”.
That same year, she appeared in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’UrbervillesIn 2008, she starred in the ITV series Lost in Austin.
Her most controversial role to date was in the 2009 film The Disappearance of Alice Creedin which her character is kidnapped and tortured in multiple explicit nude scenes.
When Avon launched the Bond Girl 007 fragrance in October 2008, Arterton became the face of the fragrance. In 2010, she made her West End debut in The puppy smiled.
She was originally scheduled to star in a new adaptation of Wuthering Heights Arterton played a key role in the 2010 film Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Awards
- Empire Award for Best Newcomer (2009) – Quantum of Solace
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress (2015) – Made in Dagenham
net worth
Gemma Arterton’s net worth is estimated to be around $13 million, which is derived from her successful career in the entertainment industry.
social media
- Instagram: @gemmaartertonitalia
- Twitter: @Gemmaxarterton
Filmography
- Quantum of Solace
- Tamara Drew
- The Disappearance of Alice Creed
- Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
- Their best
- The King’s Man
