Gemma Arterton

Gemma Christina Arterton born 2 February 1986 is an English actress and producer After her stage debut in Shakespeares Loves Labours Lost at the Globe Theatre 2007 Arterton made her feature film debut in the comedy St Trinians 2007 She portrayed Bond Girl Strawberry Fields in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace 2008 a performance which won her an Empire Award for Best Newcomer Arterton has since appeared in a number of films including The Disappearance of Alice Creed 2009 Tamara Drewe 2010 Clash of the Titans 2010 Prince of Persia The Sands of Time 2010 Hansel Gretel Witch Hunters 2013 Their Finest 2016 The Escape 2017 and Vita and Virginia 2018 She received the Harpers Bazaar Woman of the Year Award for acting in and producing The Escape Her theatrical highlights have included starring in The Duchess of Malfi 2014 Made in Dagenham 2014 Nell Gwynn 2016 and Saint Joan 2017 Arterton was nominated for Olivier Awards for her work on both Nell Gwynn and Made in Dagenham and she won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for the latter Since 2016 Arterton has run her own production company Rebel Park Productions which focuses on creating femaleled content in front of and behind the camera She has executiveproduced four feature films and two short films She is also on record as being a supporter of the Times Up ERA 5050 and MeToo movements Arterton played an integral role in persuading actresses to wear black at the 2018 BAFTAs in support of TimesUp and has been involved with ERA 5050 an equal pay campaign in the UK since its inception