"The Edge of Love The Edge of Love is a 2008 British biographical romantic drama film directed by John Maybury and starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys. The script was written by Knightley's mother, Sharman Macdonald. Originally titled ""The Best Time of Our Lives"", the fictional story concerns Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (played by Rhys), his wife Caitlin Macnamara (played by Miller) and their married friends, the Killicks (played by Knightley and Murphy). The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The story is loosely based on real events and people, drawing on Rebekah Gilbertson's"
"Academy Award nominations. Knightley appeared alongside Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys in John Maybury's 2008 wartime drama ""The Edge of Love"". The film had her play the role of Vera Williams, a childhood friend of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his wife Caitlin Macnamara. Sharman Macdonald, wrote the screenplay with Knightley (her daughter) as Macnamara in her mind. After Knightley was signed to portray Williams, the character's role was increased with the film focusing on her romance and marriage with a British soldier. She based her performance on Marlene Dietrich, and was to mime to her prerecorded voice,"
"would have preferred to have been buried in Italy after spending so much of her later life there. In 1964, Kate Reid was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Caitlin in the play ""Dylan"". In a 2008 film, ""The Edge of Love,"" Caitlin was played by Sienna Miller, in a story that reflects the relationship between Caitlin, Dylan and Vera Philips, Dylan's childhood friend and distant cousin. A second movie, ""Caitlin"", with Miranda Richardson and Rosamund Pike depicting the title character at different points in her life, was to be produced the same year, but failed to"
"commercials as a child, as varied as Wall's sausages, Comfort fabric conditioner and as the Dulux girl. She also modelled in ""Nova"" magazine and ""The Sunday Times"" and appeared in Andrew Logan’s Alternative Miss World in 1979 film. She has appeared in film recently, such as the Dylan Thomas biopic ""The Edge of Love"", directed by John Maybury and starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller and Matthew Rhys. She has also regularly written for British newspapers and periodicals, and appeared on television and radio as a broadcaster – on Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4. She wrote regularly for """". She"
"also recorded the title song ""Quest for a Heart"" written by Charlie Mole and Lee Hall and produced by Mole in collaboration with Ali Thomson. In 2007, Stansfield joined the cast of ""The Edge of Love"" directed by John Maybury. The film starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys premiered in June 2008. Stansfield played the role of Ruth Williams. In mid-2009, she starred in the Nick Mead-directed documentary ""Dean Street Shuffle"" playing herself. In 2012, Elaine Constantine gave Stansfield a role in ""Northern Soul"", an independent docu-drama about the social phenomenon and generation of this music"
"in the episode titled ""Ordeal by Innocence"". Stansfield dubbed one of the characters (Millie, an elf) for the English version of the Finnish animated film ""Quest for a Heart"" released in December 2007. She has also recorded the title song ""Quest for a Heart"" written by Charlie Mole and Lee Hall and produced by Mole in collaboration with Ali Thomson. In 2007, Stansfield joined the cast of ""The Edge of Love"" directed by John Maybury. The film starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys premiered in June 2008. Stansfield played the role of Ruth Williams. In 2009,"
"Charlotte Hope Charlotte Hope (born 15 October 1991) is an English actress, known for her roles as Myranda in the HBO drama series ""Game of Thrones"" and Philippa Hawking in the Stephen Hawking biopic ""The Theory of Everything"" (2014). Hope studied French and Spanish at the University of Oxford. Whilst there, she found an agent and began acting professionally. Her first role in a film was as a Factory Woman in the 2012 musical ""Les Miserables"". In 2013, Hope began playing the role of Ramsay Bolton's sadistic lover, Myranda, in HBO's fantasy drama series ""Game of Thrones"". She continued playing"
"on the ""Love Never Dies"" cast recording as Meg Giry. Summer Strallen Summer Peta Vaigncourt-Strallen (born 21 December 1985) is an English actress who has performed various roles on stage and screen. Her most notable theatre credits include Meg Giry in the West End production of ""Love Never Dies"" and Maria von Trapp in Andrew Lloyd Webber's revival of ""The Sound of Music"" at the London Palladium. Strallen was born in London in 1985 and has been dancing since she was 18 months old. She has three sisters who are also actresses: Saskia (Sasi), Zizi Strallen, and Scarlett. Her parents,"
"Summer Strallen Summer Peta Vaigncourt-Strallen (born 21 December 1985) is an English actress who has performed various roles on stage and screen. Her most notable theatre credits include Meg Giry in the West End production of ""Love Never Dies"" and Maria von Trapp in Andrew Lloyd Webber's revival of ""The Sound of Music"" at the London Palladium. Strallen was born in London in 1985 and has been dancing since she was 18 months old. She has three sisters who are also actresses: Saskia (Sasi), Zizi Strallen, and Scarlett. Her parents, performers Sandy Strallen and Cherida Langford, both performed in the"
"Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is an English actress. A five-time BAFTA Award nominee and five-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"" (1994) and the Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2008 for the Royal Court revival of ""The Seagull"". She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for ""The English Patient"" (1996). Scott Thomas made her film debut in the Prince-directed ""Under the Cherry Moon"" (1986), and won the Evening Standard Film Award for"
"Sarah Thomas (actress) Sarah Jane Thomas (born 5 June 1952) is a British actress, born in London, probably best known for her television appearances as Enid Simmons in ""Worzel Gummidge"" (1980), and as Glenda Wilkinson in ""Last of the Summer Wine"" (1986–2010). Thomas also made a brief cameo appearance in the fifth episode of the original Blackadder series (1983), 'the Witchsmeller Pursuivant', as a peasant girl who dies of the Black Death in the pre-credit sequence. She also appeared in a Christmas episode of Heartbeat (December 29, 1996), called 'Charity Begins at Home.' Thomas began her career on screen when"
"Zeph Gladstone Zephyrine Frances ""Zeph"" Gladstone (20 September 1937 - 28 October 2002) was an English television actress, from Norwood in south London. She was best known for her role as the ""tart with a heart"" hairdresser Vera Downend on the soap opera ""Crossroads"", a role she played from 1970 to 1977. Gladstone started her television career in ""ITV Play of the Week"" in 1964. She moved on to a permanent part on the series ""Dixon of Dock Green"", but it is her role on ""Crossroads"" that was most enduring. Gladstone started on the series in June 1970, playing an"
"drama ""Yesterday's Hero"" starring Ian McShane. She appeared as Lady Caroline in Michael Winner's 1983 remake of ""The Wicked Lady"", which starred Faye Dunaway. In 1989 she appeared as Elisabeth Jekyll in ""Edge of Sanity"", and the 1997 film ""Déjà Vu"" alongside Vanessa Redgrave. More recently she has appeared as Anthea Davis in ""On the Nose"" in 2001 along with Dan Aykroyd and Robbie Coltrane. Barber was born in Durban, South Africa, the daughter of Heather Maureen (Robb) and Frederick Werndly Barry van der Riet. She married actor Paul Antony-Barber, whom she met at drama school, in 1976. They were"
"Sophie Langham Sophie Langham is an English actress. She is most famous for playing one half of Walford's first lesbian couple, in the popular BBC soap opera, ""EastEnders"". Her character, Binnie Roberts, made her first appearance in 1994 and left in 1995. During her time on the show Langham's character and her on-screen girlfriend Della Alexander (Michelle Joseph) made headlines in the British press when ""EastEnders"" screened its first lesbian kiss. ""EastEnders"" added to the controversy by making Della and Binnie a mixed-race couple. Coincidentally, Sophie Langham and Michelle Joseph both attended Rose Bruford College within a year of each"
"Francis Bacon starring Derek Jacobi and Daniel Craig. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, he directed ""The Jacket"" with Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley. In 2008 his film ""The Edge of Love"", a biopic on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas starring Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Rhys and Keira Knightley premiered. He also directed the final episode of the HBO/BBC ""Rome"" series. John Maybury John Maybury (born 25 March 1958) is an English filmmaker and artist. In 2005 he was named as one of the 100"
"reality"", Miller being described as ""a professional free spirit who, annoyingly, seems to have more fun than anyone else"". In that year, Miller's appearance as the poet Dylan Thomas's wife, Caitlin Macnamara in the film ""The Edge of Love"" caused one journalist to refer to ""a new romantic style: woe-ho chic"" This referred to the austerity clothing of the 1940s, worn also in the film by Keira Knightley: One reviewer observed of Miller's role that ""Caitlin is meant to be a boho girl and free spirit, which is a posh way of saying she's a drunk who is promiscuous"". The"
"character's southern accent. In January 15, 2012, ""The Cyclist"", a short film where Sossamon starred, premiered; it was screened later that year at the Las Vegas Film Festival. She appeared in the indie romantic drama ""The End of Love"" as Lydia, a single mother and the love interest of Mark Webber's character. The movie debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and opened theatrically in a limited run in March 2013. Reviews for the film were largely positive, with Sossamon earning top notices. ""Chicago Sun-Times"" critic Charlie Schmidlin concluded that the actress ""radiates warmth"" and noted that her part in"
"""Sooner than you can water milk"", dates from this period. He also had an aunt and cousins living in the town. Much of the location filming for ""The Edge of Love"", a 2008 film based around Thomas and starring Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley, was carried out in and around New Quay. Dylan Thomas' principal patron in the area was Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, whose summer residence was Plas Llanina, an historic manor house perched atop the cliffs at Cei Bach next to the tiny church dedicated to St Ina. He allowed Thomas to use the old"
"back to London in 2010 after spending some time in the LA area. She currently works at the BBC in the Drama Commissioning team. She was a student at Wimbledon High School, London, and graduated from Princeton University in 2008, where she was a member of Princeton Tower Club. At Princeton, she directed Love's Labours Lost in April 2006 and a Shakespeare Festival in 2007, and served as director, assistant director, and actress in various productions in 2007, including The Winter's Tale. Georgina Sherrington Georgina Sherrington (born 26 July 1985) is an English actress best known for her portrayal of"
"that the new musical, based on the 1990 film of the same name, would be closing at the Piccadilly Theatre on 6 October 2012. Lisa Davina Phillip Lisa Davina Phillip is a British actress and singer. Phillip began acting in her early teens, when she appeared in various productions for local theatre group Second Wave Centre For Youth Arts. She then studied Drama, Media and Popular Culture at University College Northampton, and went on to train as an actress at the Academy Drama School in London, where she was the recipient of the ""Stage"" Scholarship. In 2003, she was a"
"the last story in the ""A Touch of Frost"" series. She played Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper, in all six seasons of the period drama ""Downton Abbey"" (2010-2015). She played Andinio in ""The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos"", the tenth episode in the eleventh series of ""Doctor Who"". Logan met actor Kevin McNally in 1994 and they married on 15 August 2011. Their son David was born in 1996. The family lives in Chiswick. Phyllis Logan Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in ""Lovejoy"" (1986–93) and Mrs Hughes (later Carson) in"
"Vita and Virginia Vita and Virginia is a 2018 British biographical romance drama film directed by Chanya Button. The screenplay, written by Button and Eileen Atkins, is adapted from the 1992 play ""Vita & Virginia"" by Atkins. The film stars Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, and Isabella Rossellini. Set in the 1920s, ""Vita and Virginia"" tells the story of the love affair between Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf. The film had its world premiere as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2018. On 30 June 2016, ""Deadline Hollywood"" reported that British director Chanya Button was"
"she will play the lead role, Catherine of Aragon. The show is a follow up to ""The White Queen"" and ""The White Princess"". Charlotte Hope Charlotte Hope (born 15 October 1991) is an English actress, known for her roles as Myranda in the HBO drama series ""Game of Thrones"" and Philippa Hawking in the Stephen Hawking biopic ""The Theory of Everything"" (2014). Hope studied French and Spanish at the University of Oxford. Whilst there, she found an agent and began acting professionally. Her first role in a film was as a Factory Woman in the 2012 musical ""Les Miserables"". In"
"the album ""Enchanted"". She also appeared in the video for the Adrian Belew and David Bowie song ""Pretty Pink Rose"" from the album ""Young Lions"". Julie T. Wallace Julie Therese Wallace (born 28 May 1961) is an English actress. Julie T. Wallace is the daughter of the actor Andrew Keir, and is the sister of the actors Sean Keir and Deirdre Keir. She stands 6 feet 2 inches tall. She made her television debut in the title role in the BBC dramatisation of Fay Weldon's ""The Life and Loves of a She-Devil"" in 1986. For this role, she was nominated"
"2008/09, she again starred as the Fairy Godmother in ""Cinderella"", at the Grand Theatre in Swansea, alongside Su Pollard and Chris Jarvis. From December 2009 to January 2010 she appeared in ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" at the Malvern Theatre, alongside Mike Fischetti and Colin Baker. Sarah Thomas (actress) Sarah Jane Thomas (born 5 June 1952) is a British actress, born in London, probably best known for her television appearances as Enid Simmons in ""Worzel Gummidge"" (1980), and as Glenda Wilkinson in ""Last of the Summer Wine"" (1986–2010). Thomas also made a brief cameo appearance in the fifth episode of the"
"popular and skilled veterinarian, who has not told her parents that she is gay. On the eve of her fortieth birthday, Sara's friends Jamie (Dominic Coleman), Justine (Nicola Walker) and Daniel (Steve Oram) give her an ultimatum: either she tells her parents the truth or they will do it for her. To help her out, Sara's friends get her to attend a series of sessions with Toria (Joanna Scanlan), an eccentric life coach. Things begin to get better for Sara when she meets Eve (Shelley Conn). On 23 August 2012, it was announced that the BBC had commissioned the six-part"
"Marcia Gay Harden. In 2008, Davalos co-starred as the love interest of Daniel Craig in the war film ""Defiance"", directed by Edward Zwick. She played Andromeda in the remake of ""Clash of the Titans"", alongside Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson. She did not return for the 2012 sequel, ""Wrath of the Titans"", due to a scheduling conflict. In 2013, she reunited again with Frank Darabont playing the female lead on the television series ""Mob City"". Davalos is a close friend of actress Amanda Righetti, and was Righetti's bridesmaid at her wedding. Davalos considers herself to be a ""dork"""
"idea and David N. Thomas' book ""Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow"". During the London Blitz, nightclub singer Vera Phillips runs into her first love, the charismatic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Despite Dylan having married and started a family with Caitlin Macnamara, the two rekindle feelings for one another. The two women, initially imbued in a rivalry, become best friends and, drinking heavily in wartime London, the three come to get along. As this is going on, William Killick, a British Army officer, begins to pursue Vera. Both Vera and Caitlin are intrigued by his steadfast, gallant"
"as Helen, Joseph Sikora as Tom, Jon Bernthal as Carter, and Jamie Ray Newman as Jeannie. Its United Kingdom premiere runs from 27 May 2008 at the Trafalgar Studios, London, with a cast including Ella Smith as Helen, Robert Webb as Tom, Kris Marshall as Carter and Joanna Page as Jeannie. In August it was announced that both Marshall and Webb would be stepping down from their roles and be replaced by Kevin Bishop and Nicholas Burns, respectively. Also announced later in the same month was that Page would be stepping down from her role and would be replaced by"
"priorities in development funding before a main UN summit in September 2015, supposed to establish new development goals for the generation. Rosamund Pike Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike (born 27 January 1979) is an English actress who began her acting career by appearing in stage productions such as ""Romeo and Juliet"" and ""Skylight"". After her screen debut in the television film ""A Rather English Marriage"" (1998) and television roles in ""Wives and Daughters"" (1999) and ""Love in a Cold Climate"" (2001), she received international recognition for her film debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in ""Die Another Day"" (2002), for which"
"returned as relief presenter for ""BBC News at Six"" and also joined the team of relief presenters for ""BBC News at Ten"" from August 2014. She appeared as herself in the 2014 science fiction action film ""Edge of Tomorrow"", which stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. In 2016, Hill appeared at the end of the episodes of ""No Such Thing as the News"" for a series of brief comic sketches. On September 15th 2017, Hill hosted the inaugural Diversity In Media Awards (DIMAS) in London. Hill is openly lesbian. She lives in north London with her partner Sara Shepherd, a"
"Anne Lambton Lady Anne Mary Gabrielle Lambton (born 4 July 1954) is a British actress. Lambton is a younger daughter of Antony Lambton (formerly 6th Earl of Durham) and his wife Bindy ""née"" Blew-Jones. Her older sister is Lucinda Lambton, the British writer, photographer and broadcaster. One of her first roles was as Linda in ""Sid and Nancy"" (1986) and then as a witch in the 1990 film, ""The Witches"". Lambton's recent appearances include ""Brothers of the Head"" and ""Mrs. Henderson Presents"" (both 2005) and ""The Edge of Love"" (2008) as well as the reporter Gloria in Netflix’s second season"
"Cathy Murphy Catherine McKevitt Murphy (born 7 August 1967) is a British actress. She is known for her television roles as Tilly Watkins in the BBC drama ""The House of Eliott"" (1991–94), Cheryl Barker in the Channel 5 soap opera ""Family Affairs"" (2003–04), and as Julie Perkins in the BBC soap opera ""Eastenders"" (2010–11). Born in Essex, England. Murphy studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She played the role of Lorna in 1991, a love interest of Mark Fowler in soap opera ""EastEnders"". In 2005 she returned to play the recurring role of Trisha Taylor. She had earlier played"