“I grew up in the suburbs outside of Newcastle, and there were blank walls, and there was a lot of space to imagine - the fields and the motorways - so I used to sit and talk to myself as different people.”

English actress

Andrea Riseborough is an English actress. She made her film debut in 2006 with a small role in Venus, and later took on more prominent parts in films such as Brighton Rock, W.E., Shadow Dancer, Oblivion, Birdman, and Nocturnal Animals. Her work has moved across independent and mainstream productions, including Battle of the Sexes, The Death of Stalin, Mandy, Nancy, The Grudge, Possessor and Good Boy. In To Leslie, she played an alcoholic and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.