Carey Mulligan

Cast

“My generation tends to play it cool these days. But there is no room for cool. You have got to be irritating and desperate, and if you are not it is terribly boring.”

Biography

English born actress Carey Mulligan made her on-screen debut with the role of Kitty in the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. She would go on to appear in TV series like The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard and Doctor Who, as well as in movies like Public Enemies.

However, it was her work in 2009’s An Education, as a smart high-school girl who throws away the chance for higher education after falling in love with a shady older man, that was her breakthrough. For her work in the film, Mulligan won a number of critics awards for Best Actress, as well as garnering nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press, the Screen actors Guild, and the Academy. —allmovie guide