GENDER: Female
HAIR: Dark Brown/Medium Brown/Light Brown/Blonde
HEIGHT: 5' 7"
AGE: 36
BIRTHDAY: April 05, 1982
CAREER: Actress
KNOWN FOR: She is known for her work in stage productions, such as A View from the Bridge, and onscreen, for period pieces, such as the 2008 drama The Duchess, the 2010 historical drama miniseries The Pillars of the Earth and for her portrayal of Peggy Carter in various films and television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the lead role in the ABC action-adventure series Agent Carter. In a 2015 interview, Atwell discussed how her role as Peggy Carter influenced a then-recent tweet she made to her 319,000 Twitter followers about having her image digitally altered on the cover of a German magazine. When one visitor to her page asked her, "Why are you so beautiful?", she retorted, "Why I am so Photoshopped?" In the interview, Atwell stated, "It's important that young girls understand what Photoshop is. I do feel a certain amount of responsibility now that I'm playing Peggy." She has also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following films; Cassandra's Dream, How About You, Brideshead Revisited, I, Anna, The Sweeney, Jimi: All Is by my Side, Testament of Youth, Cinderella (2015, she played Cinderella's Mother), Avengers: Age of Ultron and Christopher Robin. She had also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following television shows/programs; Whatever Love Means (Television Film) as Sabrina Guinness in 2005, Fear of Fanny as Jane in 2006, The Ruby in the Smoke (television film) as Rosa Garland in 2006, The Line of Beauty (3 episodes) as Catherine "Cat" Fedden in 2006, Mansfield Park (television film) as Mary Crawford in 2007, The Shadow in the North (television film) as Rosa Garland in 2007, The Prisoner (5 episodes) as Lucy/4:15 in 2009, The Pillars of Earth (8 episodes) as Aliena in 2010, Any Human Heart (4 episodes) as Freya Deverell in 2010, Falcón (4 episodes) as Consuelo Jiménez in 2012, Playhouse Presents as The Banker in Episode: "The Man" in 2012, Restless (2 episodes) as Eva Delectorskaya in 2012, Black Mirror in Episode: "Be Right Back" as Martha in 2013, Life of Crime (3 episodes) as Denise Woods in 2013, Conviction (lead role; 13 episodes) as Hayes Morrison in 2016-2017, Return of the Spider Monkeys as Narrator (voice role; TV Documentary) in 2016, Avengers Assemble as Peggy Carter (voice role) in 2017, Howards End (4 episodes mini-series, lead role) as Margaret Schlegel in 2017 and The Long Song (3-part TV Film (post-production)) as Caroline Mortimer in 2019. She has starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following video games; Captain America: Super Soldier as Peggy Carter (voice role) in 2011 and Lego Marvel's Avengers as Peggy Carter (voice role) in 2016. She has starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following short films; Love Hate as Hate in 2009, Tomato Soup as Move Star in 2010 and Agent Carter (Marvel One-Shot) as Peggy Carter in 2013. She has starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following stage productions; Prometheus Bound as Io / Force at Sound Theatre in 2005, Women Beware Women as Bianca at Royal Shakespeare Company in 2006, The Man of Mode as Belinda at Royal National Theatre in 2007, Major Barbara as Barbara Undershaft at Royal National Theatre in 2008, A View from the Bridge as Catherine at Duke of York's Theatre in 2009, The Faith Machine as Sophie at Royal Court Theatre in 2011, The Pride as Sylvia at Trafalgar Studios in 2013, Dry Powder as Jenny at Hampstead Theatre in 2018 and Measure for Measure as Angelo / Isabella at Donmar Warehouse in 2018. She has voiced or appeared in those of the following radio shows; Doctor Who: Blood of the Daleks as Asha Gryvern on the channel BBC Radio 7 in 2006, Felix Holt, the Radical as Esther Lyon on the channel BBC Radio 4 in 2007, The Leopard as Angelica on the channel BBC Radio 3 in 2008, Doctor Who: The Doomwood Curse as Eleanor on the channel BBC Radio 7 in 2008, Doctor Who: The Whispering Forest as Seksa on the channel BBC Radio 7 in 2010, Doctor Who: The Sands of Life as President Moorkurk on the channel BBC Radio 7 in 2013, The Martian Chronicles as Spender on the channel BBC Radio 4 in 2014, The Magus as Lily on the channel BBC Radio 4 in 2016, Ecco as Jo Miles on the channel BBC Radio 4 in 2017, Cassandra at the Wedding as Cassandra Edwards on the channel BBC Radio 4 in 2017, Ode to Saint Cecilia as St. Cecilia on the channel Air Theater - Augustine Institute Radio Theater in 2017 and The Merchant of Venice as Portia BBC Radio 3 in 2018. She has been nominated for those of the following awards; Monte-Carlo Television Festival for Golden Nymph Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Film for Fear of Fanny in 2007, British Independent Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress for The Duchess in 2008, Empire Awards for Best Newcomer in 2009, Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for The Pillars of the Earth in 2010, Gemini Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries for The Pillars of the Earth in 2010, Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for A View from the Bridge in 2010, Scream Awards for Breakthrough Performance – Female for Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011, Scream Awards for Best Science Fiction Actress for Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011, Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actress for The Pride in 2014 and Saturn Awards for Best Actress on Television for Agent Carter in 2014.
