Overview
Lydia Wilson (born 30 November 1984) is an English-American actress. Since graduating in 2009 from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she has performed in numerous television and theatre productions including the Olivier Award winning Blasted by Sarah Kane in 2010 at the Lyric Theatre.
Early life
Wilson was born to an American mother and an English father and brought up in Queen's Park in London. She has said that her acting ambitions came from her grandparents, who were stage actors. She attended Henrietta Barnett School, a state Grammar school in Hampstead Garden Suburb. After completing a foundation course at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, she studied English at Queens' College, Cambridge, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Career
Wilson made her film debut in the alternative history romance drama Never Let Me Go (2010). In 2014, she was included in the London Evening Standard list of the 1,000 most influential Londoners.
Theatre
House of Special Purpose (2009) as Maria
Pains of Youth (2009) as Desiree
Blasted (2010) as Cate
The Heretic (2011)
The Acid Test (2011) as Jessica
'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2011) as Annabella
Hysteria (2013) as Jessica
King Charles III (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge
The Duchess of Malfi (2020) as The Duchess
Walden (2021) as Cassie
The 47th (2022) as Ivanka Trump
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