Amber Felicity Rose Anderson (born 5 March 1992) is a British actress, pianist and model. On television, she is known for her roles as Ciara Porter in the crime drama ''

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'' (2017) and

Diana Mitford Diana, Lady Mosley (''née'' Freeman-Mitford; 17 June 191011 August 2003) was one of the Mitford sisters. In 1929 she married Bryan Walter Guinness, heir to the barony of Moyne, with whom she was part of the Bright Young Things social group o ...

in the sixth series of ''

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'' (2022), both on BBC One. Her films include ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2019), and '' Emma'' (2020). Anderson is a trained pianist and violinist, and began her career in modeling.

Early life

Anderson was born in

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and spent her early childhood in Somerset and Wiltshire. Of Scottish descent on her father's side, she moved to

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, north-east Scotland at the age of 6. Her mother was concerned about the millennium bug and wanted to live more remotely. Anderson attended primary school in Logie in addition to being Steiner-educated. She then studied piano and violin at Aberdeen City Music School to grade eight and nine respectively. At the age of 16, Anderson was awarded a double music and drama scholarship to

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School, the first scholarship of its kind. She was scouted while shopping in Glasgow and left sixth form early to pursue a career in London.

Career

Anderson has appeared in ads for brands such as

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and

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. She has walked

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for

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and

. She has worked with photographers such as Albert Watson,

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, Nick Knight and Solve Sunsbo. In 2021, it was announced Anderson would be joining the cast of ''

'' for its sixth and final series, which aired in 2022. Her role was initially undisclosed and later revealed to be Lady Diana Mitford. In May 2023, Anderson made her professional stage debut opposite Luke Newton in the revival of ''The Shape of Things'' at the Park Theatre.

Personal life

In 2017, Anderson wrote an

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post accusing

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of behaving inappropriately and harassing her for a personal relationship to further her career when she was 20. Anderson is in a relationship with actor

Connor Swindells Connor Ryan Swindells (born 19 September 1996) is an English actor and model. He gained prominence through his role as Adam Groff in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Sex Education'' (2019–present). He has since starred in the BBC One historical dram ...

, who also appeared in the film '' Emma''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

In January 2020, Anderson received the

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's award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film for her performance as Jennifer Ellis in ''

''."Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'"
. ''Tri-City News'', January 7, 2020.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Amber Living people 1992 births Actresses from Somerset English film actresses English people of Scottish descent English television actresses People from Forres People from Shepton Mallet