Andrea Riseborough (born November 20, 1981 in Wallsend, England) is an English actress.
She is best known for her roles as Victoria Olsen in Oblivion, Laura Alburn in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Marilyn Bennett in Battle of the Sexes and the titular Mandy Bloom in Mandy (2018).
For her role of Leslie Rowlands in To Leslie, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. This came off as a surprise, since To Leslie wasn't expected to compete in the awards circuit but ended up championed by several important Hollywood figures.
Selected filmography
- Being Human (UK) (2008) as Annie
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2009) as Dawn
- Never Let Me Go (2010) as Chrissie
- Brighton Rock (2010) as Rose
- WE (2011) as Wallis Simpson
- Disconnect (2012) as Nina Dunham
- Oblivion (2013) as Victoria "Vika" Olsen
- Welcome to the Punch (2013) as Sarah Hawks
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) as Laura Aulburn
- Hidden (2015) as Claire
- Bloodline (2016) as Evangeline Radosevich
- Nocturnal Animals (2016) as Alessia Holt
- Battle of the Sexes (2017) as Marilyn Bennett
- The Death of Stalin (2017) as Svetlana Stalina
- Black Mirror (2017) as Mia Nolan
- Waco (2018) as Judy Schneider
- Mandy (2018) as Mandy Bloom
- The Grudge (2020) as Detective Muldoon
- Zero Zero Zero (2020) as Emma Lynwood
- Possessor (2020) as Tasya Vos
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) as Caroline Wain
- Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) as Mrs. Wormwood
- To Leslie (2022) as Leslie Rowlands
- The Regime (2024) as the Palace Manager
Tropes
- Beauty Inversion: Riseborough is quite classically attractive, yet many of her roles play down her appearance, finding some way to make her look odd or off-putting, including with her Academy Award-nominated role in To Leslie.
- Fake American: Yanks are the second choice for Riseborough in films and television shows such as Birdman, Battle of the Sexes, Waco, Mandy, The Grudge, Zero Zero Zero and To Leslie.
