Camilla Rutherford (born 20 September 1976) is an English actress and fashion model.

Early life

Camilla Rutherford was born to (Gordon) Malcolm Rutherford (1939-1999), a financial journalist for the ''

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'' and sometime advisor to

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, and his second wife, Elizabeth (), a

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, daughter of a French ambassador. One of three daughters, she wanted to attend

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as her more academic sisters did, but instead attended several schools, including St George's School, Ascot, and

Woodbridge School Woodbridge School is an independent school in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, founded in 1577, for the poor of Woodbridge. It was later supported by the Seckford Foundation. Woodbridge School has been co-educational since September 1974. Histor ...

before studying maths at Newcastle University, which she left to focus on modelling.

Career

Her first film roles were in the short films, '' Je t'aime John Wayne'' and in '' Stardom''. In 2001, she played Isobel in ''

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''. In March 2004, as she was opening in a new play called ''Three Women'', she commented - "I don't want to leave modelling just yet. It's great fun. Theatre, on the other hand, is terrifying. I hope I can take this experience and put it back into film work". In July 2004, she was on the cover of the magazine launched by Annabel's nightclub, posing with Mark Birley's dogs. She was the face of

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for Autumn 2004, and Links of London jewellers, and was also interviewed in ''

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''. She is in the films '' Vanity Fair'' (2004) and ''

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'' She was photographed by

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for the sixth issue of ''

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''. She portrayed Jocasta, the daughter of a wealthy merchant and friend to

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in the series ''

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'' and had a role in ''

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''. Rutherford starred in the multi-award-winning 1920s/1930s sci-fi ''

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''. She starred in ‘'Breathe'’, which premiered at the London Film Festival. Rutherford starred in the period film ''

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''.

Personal life

Rutherford was married to PR & Marketing director Rufus Abbott from 2003 to 2007. They have two children, Hector and Maud. She subsequently had two more children, Nancy (born 2009) and Blaise (born 2015). Rutherford is represented by United Agents as an actress. As a model she is represented by

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in London,

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in Paris and

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in New York. She has contributed to the new quarterly supplement to the Spectator- Spectator Life.

References

External links

Observer interview
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Photographs of Camilla Rutherford on WireImage.com
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