Anna Brewster is an English actress and model.
Early life
Anna Brewster is from
Moseley
Moseley is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and ot ...
, Birmingham. She attended St Bernard's RC School,
Kings Heath
Kings Heath (historically, and still occasionally King's Heath) is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, four miles south of the city centre. Historically in Worcestershire, it is the next suburb south from Moseley on the A435, Alcester road.
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Junior School and
Queensbridge School in Moseley before studying for her A levels at
Solihull Sixth Form College
Solihull Sixth Form College is a further education college for students aged 16 to 19. It is situated on the outskirts of Solihull in the West Midlands and draws students from across Solihull and Birmingham. Founded in 1974, the college consis ...
. She has also studied at the
Birmingham School of Speech and Drama
Birmingham School of Acting (BSA), previously known as Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (BSSTDA) and then as Birmingham School of Speech and Drama (BSSD) was a drama school located in Birmingham, England. It was founded in 19 ...
.
Career
Acting
Brewster starred as Anita Rutter in ''
Anita and Me
''Anita and Me'' is Meera Syal's debut novel, and was first published in 1996. It is a semi-autobiographical novel, based on Syal's childhood in the mining village of Essington, Staffordshire, which won the Betty Trask Award.
The story revolves ...
'' (2002), and played Doris in ''
Mrs Henderson Presents
''Mrs Henderson Presents'' is a 2005 biographical musical film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Martin Sherman. It stars Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly, and Will Young (in his acting debut). It tells the true story of Laura He ...
'' (2005).
In 2007, she portrayed the starring role of Kate Sherman in the
E4 miniseries ''
Nearly Famous
''Nearly Famous'' is a television drama mini-series about a group of British teenagers at a top London school of the performing arts. It is shown in the UK and Ireland on E4. The show has been compared to other teen drama series such as ''The ...
'', and appeared as
Anne Stafford in the television series ''
The Tudors
''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...
''.
Brewster also played Cynthia Grant in a 2009 episode of ''
The Royal
''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...
'', and Abby in a 2011 episode of ''
Luther
Luther may refer to:
People
* Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation
* Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American minister and leader in the American civil rights movement
* Luther (give ...
''.
In 2009, Brewster starred as Laura in the
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
''The Reeds'', which premiered at the
After Dark Horrorfest
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.
In 2010, she played supermodel Lydia Kane in the
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Brewster modeled a range of women's clothing for designer label Ben Sherman; she was seen in the autumn/winter 2007 range throughout the UK. She appeared in a campaign for
, Hermes for two seasons, Jigsaw A/W 2011, Sportsgirl and was the face of ''Links of London'' for a season. She has shot editorial for UK and American ''Glamour'', ''Dazed & Confused'', Italian ''Vogue'', Japanese ''Vogue'', ''Hercules'', ''Plastique'' and Russian ''Vogue''.
Brewster has a daughter, born 2022.