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Perdita Rose Annunziata Weeks (born December 25, 1985), better known by her stage name Perdita Weeks, is a beautiful actress and television personality from the United States.
She received widespread acclaim for her role as Mary Boleyn in the hit TV series The Tudors. Although she had no formal acting training at drama school, she played her roles so well on screen that people affectionately called her “The Actress”.
The stunning and talented actor, who majored in Art History and developed her acting talent at a very young age through exposure to movie sets, claims that when she was young, she had no plans to follow in her sister’s footsteps.
Every time she received an audition invitation, Perdita Weeks’ mother would pick them up from boarding school (which she called a prison on the mountain). Currently, her agents in the United States and the United Kingdom are UTA and Troika respectively.
British actress
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| Name: | Perdita Rose Annunziata Weeks |
| stage name: | Perdita Weeks |
| Date of Birth: | December 25, 1985 (38 years old) |
| place of birth: | Cardiff, UK |
| Country of Citizenship: | U.K. |
| high: | 1.62 m |
| parents: | Robin Weeks, Susan Weeks |
| Brothers and sisters: | Honeysuckle Wicks, Rollo Wicks |
| Husband • Spouse: | Kit Fredrickson ( m. 2012) |
| Boyfriend and partner: | not applicable |
| Children: | Humphrey Fredrickson, Rupert Fredrickson |
| Profession: | Actress • Television personality |
| net worth: | $5 million |
Early life and education
Perdita Weeks was born on December 25, 1985 in South Glamorgan, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Her father is Robin Weeks, an advertising professional, and her mother is Susan Weeks, an independent copywriter. There is little information about her parents (they separated in 1993).
On the other hand, her siblings are all well-known actors. She has two sisters: Honeysuckle Weeks is the second and oldest of her parents’ three children and is also an actress and a role model for her younger sisters. Rollo Weeks is her youngest sister and is a businesswoman and a former entertainer.
Perdita Weeks’ parents attended Roding School, one of the most expensive boarding schools in the UK. Perdita Weeks’ parents attended the Courtauld Institute of Art, which is known as a top institution in art history and art conservation.
Profession
Soon after graduating, Perdita Weeks surprised her senior colleagues by entering the British film industry.
At the age of 7, she made her Hollywood debut with her sister Honeysuckle Weeks in the 1993 TV mini-series Goggle Eyes, where she played a protester who shouted “We don’t want bypass surgery”. In addition, due to her uncanny resemblance to her sister, they also co-starred in Catherine Cookson’s 1997 film Rag Fairy, in which she played the younger version of her sister’s character.
Perdita Weeks played Dottie in the television series Ghost in 1995. In 1996, she played Anna Tuttle in The Cold Light of Day and Sue in Robert Rylands’ The Last Ride.
In addition to Amour, The Prince and the Pauper, Stig in the Dumpster, Sherlock Holmes and the Silk Stocking Case, and Shocking Murders, Perdita Weeks appeared in several other films and TV series, the latter of which she became famous for playing a murderous teenage girl.
In 2007, she starred in the radio comedy Bleak Expectations.
She starred in several television miniseries between 2008 and 2011. Perdita Weeks has played many roles, including Lydia Bennett in “Austen’s Lost”, Imogen Combe in “The Four Seasons”, Kitty in “Lewis”, Fiona in “Detective”, Eliza Meyer in “The Commitments” and Clara Boquet in “Clara Boquet”.
She played Sarah Gabor in the 2013 TV mini-series The Flight of the Stork. In the same year, Perdita Weeks played the lead role in the feature film The Invisible Woman. Her role as Scarlett Marlowe in the 2014 film Just So Struggled attracted a lot of attention, not only because of the plot, but also because of her performance and the fact that the film was filmed in the catacombs of Paris. In the same year, she played Elizabeth Pepys in the TV series The Great Fire.
In 2015 and 2018, Perdita Weeks played Louise in The Musketeers, Vanessa Hammond in Insurgent, and Catriona Hartegan in Penny Dreadful.
She will voice Morgan le Fay in the upcoming video game Durak & Fay: Dance of Death. An independent British studio produced and published this adventure game set in London in 1888. The video game features the legendary characters Lancelot and Morgan le Fay.
Awards and Achievements
- On 10 June 2006, the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition opened with one of her photographs on display in the small room.
Personal life
On October 4, 2012, Perdita Weeks married her boyfriend of seven years, Kit Frederiksen. He is very secretive about his life and rarely reveals information about his work. He is a non-celebrity with a net worth of about $300,000, who rose to fame after marrying Perdita Weeks.
On April 30 of the following year, the couple welcomed twin sons, Humphrey Carrington Frederiksen and Rupert Sebastian Frederiksen. The couple remained happily married for several years without any signs of controversy.
net worth
Perdita Weeks has not revealed her current earnings; however, her accumulated net worth is $5 million.
Social Media
- Instagram: @perdita_weeks
- Twitter: @perditaweeks
