Sally Cecilia Hawkins is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For starring Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012, she starred in Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake and Fingersmith (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.
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Recent movies
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1 | Kensuke's Kingdom (2024) | Mum (voice) | - | - |
2 | The Smeds and the Smoos (2023) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
3 | Wonka (2023) Most waited movies 2023 and after | Willy's Mother | 7.1 | |
4 | The Lost King (2022) | Philippa Langley | - | - |
5 | The Phantom of the Open (2022) | Jean Flitcroft | 7 | |
6 | Spencer (2021) | Maggie | 7 | |
7 | A Boy Called Christmas (2021) | Mother Vodol | 5.7 | |
8 | The Snail and the Whale (2020) | Snail (voice) | - | - |
9 | Eternal Beauty (2020) | Jane | 8 | |
10 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) | Dr. Vivienne Graham | 6.5 | |
11 | The Shape of Water (2017) | Elisa Esposito | 7.4 | |
12 | Paddington 2 (2017) | Mary Brown | 8 | |
13 | Maudie (2016) | Maud Lewis | 8.4 | |
14 | Stick Man (2015) | Stick Lady & Others (voice) | 8 | |
15 | Paddington (2014) | Mary Brown | 7.5 | |
16 | X+Y (2014) | Julie Ellis | 7.2 | |
17 | The Double (2014) | Receptionist at Ball | 6.5 | |
18 | Godzilla (2014) | Dr. Vivienne Graham | 6.6 | |
19 | All Is Bright (2013) | Olga | 6 | |
20 | Blue Jasmine (2013) Oscars 2014 | Ginger | 7.3 | |
21 | The Phone Call (2013) Oscars 2015 | Heather | - | - |
22 | Room on the Broom (2012) Oscars 2014 | Bird (voice) | 6.5 | |
23 | Great Expectations (2012) | Mrs. Joe | 6.8 | |
24 | Jane Eyre (2011) Oscars 2012 | Mrs. Reed | 7.3 | |
25 | Love Birds (2011) | Holly | 7 | |
26 | Submarine (2011) | Jill Tate | 7.3 | |
27 | Never Let Me Go (2010) | Miss Lucy | 7.1 | |
28 | Made in Dagenham (2010) | Rita O'Grady | 7.4 | |
29 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010) | Linda / Gitali | 3.5 | |
30 | Happy Ever Afters (2009) | Maura | 9 | |
31 | Desert Flower (2009) | Marylin | 7.3 | |
32 | An Education (2009) Oscars 2010 | Sarah Goldman | 6.9 | |
33 | Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Oscars 2009 | Poppy Cross | 4.3 | |
34 | Persuasion (2007) | Anne Elliot | 6.5 | |
35 | WΔZ (2007) | Elly Carpenter | 4 | |
36 | Cassandra's Dream (2007) | Kate | 6.1 | |
37 | The Painted Veil (2006) | (Credited but deleted) | 7 | |
38 | Vera Drake (2004) Oscars 2005 | Susan Wells | 7.5 | |
39 | Layer Cake (2004) | Slasher | 7.2 | |
40 | All or Nothing (2002) | Samantha | 9 | |
41 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Oscars 2000 | Bystander (uncredited) | 6.7 |