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Carey Mulligan is a British actress, born 28 May 1985. Her credits include the recent film Pride & Prejudice and the 2005 BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House. She currently resides in Covent Garden, England.

She got her first major appearance by playing Kitty Bennet in Pride and Prejudice alongside Keira Knightley, Judy Dench and Donald Sutherland. Carey also played orphan Ada Clare in the BBC television series, Bleak House

Carey has said that her passion and love for acting was first kindled at her old school Woldingham School, where she took part in a school production of Sweet Charity in her final year, and where she was also a student head of drama.

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Nominated for "Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture of miniseries" for the OFTA:television awards.

Voted Best Guest Actress by Doctor Who Magazine readers for Blink.

Personal Quotes

About her Pride & Prejudice co-stars: "We were like one big family. We took over the house. It was so much fun. Brenda Blethyn (Mrs Bennett) mummied us all - when we had days off she took us on day trips to a llama farm."

(About Pride and Prejudice) "I love it when we're a family unit, I mean we've been sort of split up in various pieces, but when we are presented as the Bennetts, in that scene where we go to Netherfield where it is a Miss Bennett, a Miss Bennett, a Miss Bennett and a Mrs Bennett. I just like that we're all together."

(About Jena Malone in Pride and Prejudice) "I think Jena helped a lot because I have sort of leaned on her the whole summer basically, a) in my character and b) just because she is so much more experienced than I am. She kind of psyches me up for stuff and sort of helps me get in the giggly frame of mind."

(About her school) "I had wanted to act for a really long time, but other schools I had been to did not have such good drama departments. Everyone was so encouraging. You could do anything you wanted to, although you had to take it seriously. If you missed rehearsals, you were out."

(About Kitty and Lydia Bennett) "They completely relate to all of the giggling and gossiping, and especially when the militia arrive we put ourselves into the most ridiculous, lovely costumes and we just have to stand out."

Where Are They Now

(March 2007) 16th Jan - 17th March performing "The Seagull" at Royal Court Theatre

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