Scene from Desert Flower (2009)

Alternate Names: N/A

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
• Eye Color: dark brown
• Hair Color: brown hair

First Appearances:

• Lord of War (2005) as Faith

Most Important Roles:

• Desert Flower (2009) as Waris Dirie
• Capital (2012) as Nassim
• The Best Offer (2013) as Sarah
• Innocence (2013) as Moira Neal
• Black Gold (2011) as Aicha
• Lord of War (2005) as Faith
• Samba (2014) as Magali aka 'Gracieuse'
• HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012) as Reine Paya
• Mogadishu, Minnesota (2016) as Maryam

Career Highlights:

• Desert Flower (2009)
• Capital (2012)
• The Best Offer (2013)
• Innocence (2013)
• Black Gold (2011)
• Lord of War (2005)
• Samba (2014)
• HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012)
• Mogadishu, Minnesota (2016)

Awards:

• Won Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature (2021)
• Won Chopard Trophy - Female Revelation (2010)
• Won Audience Award - Best International Actress (2010)
• Won Audience Award - Best Documentary (2021)

Liya Kebede (born January 3, 1978) is an Ethiopian model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer and actress who has appeared three times on the cover of US Vogue . According to Forbes, Kebede was eleventh-highest-paid top model in the world in 2007. Since 2005, Kebede has served as the WHO's Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

Liya Kebede

Alternate Names: 샐리 호킨스, サリー・ホーキンス, سالی هاوکینز

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) as Bystander (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

• Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) as Poppy Cross
• Wonka (2023) as Willy's Mother
• Cassandra's Dream (2007) as Kate
• Vera Drake (2004) as Susan Wells
• An Education (2009) as Sarah Goldman
• All or Nothing (2002) as Samantha
• Desert Flower (2009) as Marylin
• Persuasion (2007) as Anne Elliot
• Never Let Me Go (2010) as Miss Lucy

Career Highlights:

• Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
• Wonka (2023)
• Cassandra's Dream (2007)
• Vera Drake (2004)
• An Education (2009)
• All or Nothing (2002)
• Desert Flower (2009)
• Persuasion (2007)
• Never Let Me Go (2010)

Awards:

• 66th Golden Globe Awards
• Silver Bear (2008)

Sally Cecilia Hawkins is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress.

Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For starring Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012, she starred in Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake and Fingersmith (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.