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Also known as Emilia Rose Eliazbeth Fox, Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox

British actress and presenter (born 1974)

OverviewAI-generated

Emilia Fox is a British actress who has worked in film, television, and on stage. Born in Hammersmith on July 31, 1974, she is a citizen of the United Kingdom. Her parents are Edward Fox and Joanna David, and she has a sibling named Freddie Fox. Fox began her professional work period in 1995. She is married to Jared Harris and has been an unmarried partner with Jeremy Gilley.

Fox attended Bryanston School and St Catherine's College. She speaks English and has been identified as a narrator. Her recorded works include *The Bloody Chamber*, *Together at Christmas (Read Aloud)*, *Friends for Life*, *Find a Smile*, and *Hero's Birthday*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • The Bloody Chamber
  • Together at Christmas (Read Aloud)
  • Friends for Life
  • Find a Smile
  • Hero's Birthday

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · London, England, UK

Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox is an English actress and presenter whose career is primarily in British television. Her feature film debut was in Roman Polanski's film The Pianist (2002). Her other motion pictures include the Italian–French–British romance-drama The Soul Keeper (2002), for which she won the Flaiano Film Award for Best Actress; the drama The Republic of Love (2003); the comedy-drama…

Known for

  • Legend Has It — Meerin2025
  • The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild — Self - Narrator2023
  • War and Justice: The Case of Marine A — Narrator2022
  • Signora Volpe — Sylvia Fox2022
  • Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius — Narrator2021
  • Paul Sinha's TV Showdown — Self - Contestant2021
  • In the Footsteps of Killers — Self – Presenter2021
  • Blithe Spirit — Violet Bradman2020
  • Jack the Ripper : The Case Reopened — Herself - Presenter2019
  • Celebrity Gogglebox — Self2019

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1974

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
185
Total plays
9,755

Tags

narrator

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Emilia+Fox">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Emilia Fox

Key facts

Born
Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox , ( 1974-07-31 ) 31 July 1974 (age 51) , Hammersmith, London , England
Alma mater
St Catherine's College, Oxford
Occupations
Actress and presenter
Years active
1995–present
Spouse
Jared Harris ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2010 ) ​
Partner s
Jeremy Gilley (2009–2011), Jonathan Stadlen (2021–2025)
Parents
Edward Fox Joanna David
Relatives
Freddie Fox (brother) Laurence Fox (cousin)
Family
Fox
Awards
Flaiano Prizes Best Actress , 2003 The Soul Keeper

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Emilia
Family name
Fox
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Hammersmith
Occupation
stage actor
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Emilia Fox.jpg
Show 5 more facts
date of birth
1974-07-31
unmarried partner
Jeremy Gilley
start of work period
1995-00-00
Commons category
Emilia Fox
name in native language
Emilia Fox
Sources (6)

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Encyclopedic overview

Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an English actress and presenter whose career is primarily in British television. Her feature film debut was in Roman Polanski's film The Pianist (2002). Her other motion pictures include the Italian–French–British romance-drama The Soul Keeper (2002), for which she won the Flaiano Film Award for Best Actress; the drama The Republic of Love (2003); the comedy-drama Things to Do Before You're 30 (2005); the black comedy Keeping Mum (2005); the romantic comedy-drama Cashback (2006); the drama Flashbacks of a Fool (2008); the drama Ways to Live Forever (2010); the drama-thriller A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011); and the fantasy-horror drama Dorian Gray (2009).

Fox's television roles include the BBC drama Pride and Prejudice (1995), the PBS British/German television serial Rebecca (1997), ITV Granada's Henry VIII (2003), BBC's Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), the 2005 BBC miniseries The Virgin Queen (2005) and the ITV crime drama series Fallen Angel (2007). She also appeared as Morgause in the BBC's Merlin, beginning in the programme's second series. Fox also starred in Delicious (2016). She stars as Dr Nikki Alexander on the BBC crime drama Silent Witness, having joined the cast in 2004 following the departure of Amanda Burton. Fox is the longest-serving cast member since the departures of Tom Ward in 2012 and William Gaminara in 2013. Since 2022 she has had the title role of Sylvia Fox in the Acorn TV series Signora Volpe.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Emilia Fox” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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