Gemma Arterton

Who is Gemma Arterton?

Gemma Arterton is an English actress and film producer who has joined this show business in 2007, and to date, she has been actively working here. Talking about her acting, she initially made into professional theatre by performing on the stage as a stage artist. Eventually, she drove into films and series by gaining more name and fame. Gemma is well-known for her outstanding portrayal of Strawberry Fields in the movie Quantum of Solace. She is also a producer and has produced many feature films. Gemma also has her own production company, where she empowers women on both sides of the frame. Moreover, Gemma is also an activist who is the abide supporter of different movements such as MeToo.

Bio

Gemma Christina Arterton was born on February 2, 1986, in Gravesend, Kent, in Greater England. She had four members in her family, including herself, her father, a welder, her mother, a cleaner, and her younger sister Hannah Arterton, an actress. Her parents’ name is Barry Arterton and Sally-Anne Heap. She is currently 34 years old with the Aquarius star sign.

Nationality and Physical Stats

As per Gemma Arterton’s nationality, she belongs to the British with White ethnicity. Her religion is Anglican. Besides this, she stands 5 feet and 7 inches (1.70m/170cm) tall and weighs around 55 kg (120lbs). Her body measurements are 36-28-38 inches, respectively. She has dark brown colored eyes and hair complimenting her hourglass body figure.

Education

Gemma Arterton did her schooling at a girl’s school called Gravesend Grammar School for Girls and studied at Miskin Theatre School. She then enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to studying acting.

Personal Life

Gemma Arterton previously dated John Nolan and Eduardo Munzo. She also has been married twice, and her first ex-husband is Stefano Catelli. They hitched in 2010 but broke up their marriage after three years of living together in 2013. Currently, she is married to Rory Keenan, who is also an actor in 2019.

Social

Gemma Arterton is only active on her Facebook page (@gemmaartertonpage), with 309.3 thousand likes and 859.9 thousand followers.

Career

Film

Gemma Arterton landed her debut film in 2007 as Kelly Jones in St Trinian’s. The next year, she appeared in three films, such as ‘Three and Out,’ ‘RocknRolla,’ and ‘Quantum of Solace,’ which is her first break she received entering the film industry. Likewise, in 2009 Gemma again did three films ‘The Boat That Rocked,’ ‘The Disappearance of Alice Creed’ and ‘St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold’ which is the sequence of her debut film where Arterton reprised her role of Kelly. Similarly, in 2010 she portrayed Io’s role in the action-fantasy film Clash of the Titans alongside Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and others. She also appeared in ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,’ ‘Tamara Drewe’ and ‘A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures’ where she had a voice role in the same year.

In the upcoming years, she also did other films like ‘Adventures’ in 2012, ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ in 2013, ‘Gemma Bovery’ in 2014, ‘100 Streets’ in 2016, ‘The Escape’ in 2017, and many more. Some of these films did critically well but did not have a huge box office collection, whereas some of her movies did pretty good commercially but did not receive an excellent critical response. Furthermore, in 2018 she appeared in a biographical romantic drama film ‘Vita and Virginia’ where she played Vita Sackville-West. Recently in 2019 and 2020, she did five movies, out of which her notable film was ‘How to Build a Girl’ and ‘Summerland.’

Television

Gemma Arterton did her first television role in the 2007 television film Capturing Mary. The next year she portrayed Elizabeth Bennet in television miniseries ‘Lost in Austen’ and ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ as Tess Durbeyfield. Arterton then featured directly in 2014, where Gemma appeared in ‘Inside No. 9’ as Gerri. She also appeared as a voice actress lending her voice to Clover in Watership Down. Her last played series is ‘Urban Myths’ in 2018 and ‘Unprecedented’ in 2020.

Achievements

Gemma Arterton received Empire Award in 2009 for her work in the film Quantum of Solace. She has also been honored with Glamour Award two times in 2011 and 2016. Likewise, she had also won Evening Standard Theatre Award in 2015 and British Independent Film Awards in 2018 for her outstanding roles in ‘Made in Dagenham’ and ‘The Escape.’

Net Worth

Gemma Arterton is an amazing, talented actress who has been flourishing well day by day in the industry. As of 2020, it is estimated that her net worth is $13 million.