Talulah Riley

Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn[1][2] (born 26 September 1985) is an English actress. She has appeared in films, including Pride & Prejudice (2005), St Trinian's (2007) and its sequel St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009), The Boat That Rocked (2009), and Inception (2010). She has also appeared on the HBO science fiction western series Westworld (2016–2018) and the FX biographical miniseries Pistol (2022).

Talulah Riley
Riley in 2009
Born
Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn

(1985-09-26) 26 September 1985
Hertford, England
Alma materOpen University
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
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    (m. 2013; div. 2016)​

    Early life and education

    Riley grew up in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire,[3] the only child of Una Riley, founder of a security systems company and a public relations company,[4] and Doug Milburn, formerly head of the National Crime Squad. As of October 2021, her father works as a screenwriter and has written episodes of Silent Witness and The Bill. Riley was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College, independent Berkhamsted Collegiate School, and Haberdashers' Girls' School. While acting in London, she studied for a degree in Natural Sciences at the Open University.[5]

    Career

    Television

    Riley's television credits include episodes of Poirot (2003), Marple (2006), Doctor Who (2008's "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead"). She played Lila, a love-struck writer, in the short-lived E4 series Nearly Famous (2007).[6] She played Angela in the first two seasons of the television series Westworld.[7]

    Stage

    Riley made her stage debut in The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic in 2005. Her performance in a 2006 revival Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke was described by critic Rachel Read as being "delightful".[8]

    Film

    Riley played Mary Bennet in the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice, acted in the role of Marianne in 2009's The Boat That Rocked, and starred in the 2007 film St Trinian's and its 2009 sequel St Trinian's: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.[9][10]

    Riley appeared as a disguise used by Tom Hardy's character in Inception (2010). Also in 2010, Love and Distrust was released direct-to-video, featuring five unique short films; the first of these was The Summer House, in which Riley was co-lead, opposite Robert Pattinson. Available as a standalone download, The Summer House was the number one film on iTunes worldwide on its first day of release, holding that position for several days.[11] She also appeared in White Frog.[12]

    Between 2009 and 2015, Riley developed an idea and story by her father into a screenplay, then ultimately directed (after being unable to hire another director to helm the project)[13] and starred in the resulting feature film Scottish Mussel.

    Writing

    Her debut novel, Acts of Love, was published by Hodder & Stoughton in August 2016.[14][15]

    In June 2022, Riley released her second novel, The Quickening, also published by Hodder & Stoughton.

    Other

    She was featured on the March 2010 cover of Esquire.[16][17]

    In the year 2011, she was named a "Brit to Watch" by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.[18]

    Personal life

    In 2008, Riley began dating Elon Musk; they married in 2010 at Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland.[19][20] In January 2012, Musk ended their relationship,[21][22] and sought a divorce in March 2012.[21][23]

    In July 2013, Musk and Riley remarried.[24] In a 60 Minutes interview in 2014, the couple stated that they had reconciled and were living together again, along with Musk's five children from his first marriage to writer Justine Musk.[25] On 31 December 2014, Musk filed for divorce a second time although he later withdrew the action.[26][27] After living separately for six months, Riley filed for a second divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court on 21 March 2016.[19] The divorce was finalised in October 2016.[28]

    Since July 2022, it has been reported that Riley is dating actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster after meeting while working together on Pistol.[29]

    During Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, text exchanges between Musk and Riley were released where she pleaded with him to buy the social media site, asking "Please do something to fight woke-ism. I will do anything to help! xx".[30]

    It was announced in July 2023 that Riley and Brodie-Sangster were engaged.[31]

    Filmography
    Film
    Year Title Role Notes
    2005Pride & PrejudiceMary Bennet
    2007St Trinian'sAnnabelle Fritton
    2007Friends ForeverGraceShort film
    2007WilderCarro[32]
    2009The Boat That RockedMarianne
    2009The Summer HouseJaneShort film
    2009St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's GoldAnnabelle Fritton
    2010InceptionEames's Blonde Woman disguise
    2010Love & DistrustJaneArchive footage of The Summer House
    2011The DilemmaConcept Car Spokesmodel
    2011Revenge of the Electric CarHerselfDocumentary
    2012The KnotAlexandra
    2012White FrogMs. Lee
    2012TransmissionTBA
    2013The LiabilityThe Girl
    2013In a World...Pippa
    2013Thor: The Dark WorldAsgardian Nurse
    2015Scottish MusselBethAlso writer and director
    2015The Bad Education MoviePhoebe
    2016SubmergedJessie
    2018The Last WitnessJeanette Mitchell
    2020BloodshotGina DeCarlo
    2021Father Christmas Is BackVicky Christmas
    Television
    Year Title Role Notes
    2003Agatha Christie's PoirotYoung Angela WarrenEpisode: "Five Little Pigs"
    2006Agatha Christie's MarpleMegan HunterEpisode: "The Moving Finger"
    2007Nearly FamousLila ReedMain role; 6 episodes
    2008Phoo ActionLady Elenor RigsbyCancelled before broadcast[33]
    2008Doctor WhoMiss EvangelistaEpisodes: "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead"
    2008The Gemma FactorNellScenes not broadcast[34]
    2016–2018WestworldAngelaRecurring role (season 1); main role (season 2); 12 episodes[35]
    2022PistolVivienne WestwoodMain role; miniseries
    2022The Elon Musk ShowHerselfThree-part docuseries

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