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3	Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974 in Hammersmith, London) is part of the Fox clan, a huge family of actors, including Laurence Fox (from ''Series/{{Lewis}}''), Creator/EdwardFox (''Day of the Jackal'') and Freddie Fox (a PrettyBoy in lots of things). She is best known for playing Nikki Alexander in ''Series/SilentWitness'', and Morgana's half sister Morgause in ''Series/{{Merlin\|2008}}''. She also turned up as Mr Darcy's sister in ''Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995''. She played Dorota in ''Film/ThePianist'', and Sharon in both the short and feature film versions of ''Film/{{Cashback}}''.
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5	She was formerly married to Creator/JaredHarris, himself part of another major acting clan.
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7	!!Filmography includes:
8	* ''Series/{{Pride and Prejudice\|1995}}'' (1995) as Georgiana Darcy
9	* ''Series/{{Rebecca\|1997}}'' (1997) as the second Mrs de Winter
10	* ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'' (2000 – 2001) as Jeannie
11	* ''Film/ThePianist'' (2002) as Dorota
12	* ''Film/HelenOfTroy'' (2003) as Cassandra
13	* ''Henry VIII'' (2003) as Jane Seymour
14	* ''Film/{{Cashback}}'' (2004/2006)[[note]]the short film was released in 2004 before being expanded into a feature-length film in 2006[[/note]] as Sharon Pintey
15	* ''Series/SilentWitness'' (2004 – ) as Dr Nikki Alexander
16	* ''Things To Do Before You're 30'' (2005) as Kate
17	* ''Film/KeepingMum'' (2005) as Rosie Jones/[[spoiler:young Grace Hawkins]]
18	* ''The Virgin Queen'' (2006) as Amy Dudley
19	* ''Series/{{Marple}}'' (2006) as Joanna Burton
20	* ''Fallen Angel'' (2007) as Rosemary "Rosie" Byfield
21	* ''Film/BalletShoes'' (2007) as Sylvia Brown
22	* ''Film/DorianGray'' (2009) as Lady Victoria Wotton
23	* ''The Queen'' (2009) as [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]]: in Episode 1
24	* ''Series/{{Merlin\|2008}}'' (2009 – 2011) as Morgause
25	* ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'' (2012) as Lady Portia Alresford
26	* ''Series/TheWrongMans'' (2013) as Scarlett
27	* ''Film/TrapForCinderella'' (2013) as Dr Sylvie Wells
28	* ''Series/TheCasualVacancy'' (2015) as Julia Sweetlove
29	* ''Series/TheTunnel'' (2016) as Vanessa Hamilton
30	* ''Delicious'' (2016-2019) as Sam Vincent
31	* ''Theatre/BlitheSpirit'' (2021) as Violet Bradman
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33	!!Tropes associated with her roles include:
34	* CastingGag: Her mother had played Theo in the 1970s version of ''Literature/BalletShoes''. Emilia plays Sylvia in the 2007 version.
35	* DawsonCasting: She was 20 when she played 15/16-year-old Georgiana Darcy in ''Pride and Prejudice'', though she was fairly convincing as a girl in her late teens. She wasn't so convincing in the flashbacks where Georgiana is 12/13, but in that case she only had a few seconds of screentime.
36	* DeletedRole: She played Creator/LynneFrederick in ''Film/TheLifeAndDeathOfPeterSellers'' but most of her scenes were deleted.
37	* DyeingForYourArt: Normally a blonde, she dyed her hair red for ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.
38	* FakeNationality: Polish in ''Film/ThePianist''.
39	* HideYourPregnancy: During Season 3 of ''{{Series/Merlin\|2008}}'', resulting in wearing a long grey cloak and standing behind various bits of furniture. At one point Uther is kneeling in front of her and it's his ''head'' that's hiding the bump.
40	* PlayingAgainstType: Normally wholesome and sympathetic Woobies, Emilia has gone against type before:
41	** Morgause in ''{{Series/Merlin\|2008}}'' is a manipulative LadyOfBlackMagic.
42	** Serial killer Rosie Byfield in the miniseries ''Fallen Angel''.
43	* PublicExposure: [[http://fishlove.co.uk/collections/emilia-fox.html Has posed naked with a cuttle fish]].
44	* RealLifeRelative:
45	** She plays the daughter of her real-life father Edward Fox in ''The Republic of Love''.
46	** She and her mother Joanna David starred together in ''Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995''.
47	** Retroactively in ''Things To Do Before You're 30'' - where she starts with sister-in-law Creator/BilliePiper (Billie would later marry Emilia's cousin Laurence Fox).
48	* ThoseTwoActors:
49	** She's appeared with Creator/CharlesDance in ''Henry VIII'', ''Series/{{Rebecca\|1997}}'' and ''Fallen Angel''.
50	** She and Creator/KatieMcGrath played sisters in both ''The Queen'' (no [[Film/TheQueen not that one]]) and ''{{Series/Merlin\|2008}}''.
51	* TypeCasting: She's played one of Henry VIII's wives twice - Jane Seymour in ''Henry VIII'' and the titular ''Catherine Howard'' on the stage.

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