Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 8 April 1989), known professionally as Gabriella Wilde or Gabriella Calthorpe, is an English actress and model. She has appeared in the films '' St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold'' (2009), ''

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'' (2011), ''

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'' (2013), '' Endless Love'' (2014), and ''

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'' (2020). Her television work includes the ''

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'' episode "

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" (2010) and the

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'' (2016–2019).

Early life

Wilde was born in

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. She is descended from the aristocratic

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. Her father, businessman

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, is a former chairman of the Watermark Group, and the grandson of

Sir Fitzroy Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baronet Sir Fitzroy Hamilton Niall Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baronet ADC (5 July 1872 – 29 September 1957), born FitzRoy Hamilton Niall Lloyd-Anstruther, was an English baronet. Life Educated at Harrow School, he joined the army as a staff offic ...

. Her mother, Vanessa Mary Theresa (née Hubbard), is the former wife of socialite Sir Dai Llewellyn, 4th Baronet. Vanessa is a former model who sat for

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and John Swannell. Through her maternal grandfather, Wilde's ancestors include

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, General the Hon.

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, and

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, the first native-born Mayor of

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. Wilde's maternal grandmother's parents were

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and

Mona Fitzalan-Howard, 11th Baroness Beaumont Mona Josephine Tempest Fitzalan-Howard, 11th Baroness Beaumont, Baroness Howard of Glossop, OBE ( née Stapleton; 1 August 1894 – 31 August 1971) was a British peer. Personal life Mona was the elder of two daughters of Miles Stapleton, 10th B ...

. Wilde has a younger sister, Octavia, as well as five half-siblings:

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and Arabella Llewellyn, from her mother's first marriage, and Georgiana,

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, and Jacobi, from her father's first marriage, to Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon. She is also "unofficial stepsisters" with Pandora Cooper-Key and

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, Lady Mary-Gaye's other daughters. Isabella, Olivia and Cressida are also actresses. Wilde and her future husband were both educated at

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. Afterwards she attended

Heathfield St Mary's School Heathfield School is a girls' independent boarding and day school in Ascot, Berkshire, England. In 2006, the school absorbed St Mary's School, Wantage and was briefly named Heathfield St Mary's School but reverted to Heathfield School in 2009 to ...

, Ascot and

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, before leaving to pursue a course in art while continuing with her modelling career. She smuggled vodka into Heathfield, resulting in suspension and a transfer to St Swithun's. She studied

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at the

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but dropped out to pursue acting.

Career

Wilde began her career as a model. Spotted at age 14 by

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, she joined her agency Premier Model Management and appeared in campaigns for companies including

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and posed for ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2007, she was named the second-most-eligible girl in Britain but rejected press attention and the "

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" label. In December 2009, Wilde made her acting debut in the adventure comedy film '' St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold''. In May 2010, Wilde appeared in an episode of the BBC television series ''

'' as one of the eponymous vampires in "

". In December 2010, Wilde was announced to have been cast in her film debut in the adventure film ''

'', an adaptation of the novel of the same name. Wilde portrayed the role of the queen's lady-in-waiting Constance Bonacieux and starred alongside

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and

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. The film was released in October 2011 and went on to make over $132 million worldwide, but it was poorly received by critics with a rating of 24% on

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based on reviews from 90 critics. In March 2012, Wilde was cast in the

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Sci-Fi television pilot ''Dark Horse''. The series centers on a science student who learns that he is the chosen one, tasked with destroying the forces of evil. The pilot was not picked up by ABC for the 2012–2013 television season. That same year Wilde starred in the short film ''Il Maestro'' and is attached to another film titled ''Squatters''. As well as ''Dark Horse'', Wilde was cast in the 2013 remake, ''

'', that same month (as

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). The film was directed by '' Boys Don't Cry'' director

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and starred

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and

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. Filming began in June 2012 and it was released in October 2013. In 2013, Wilde was cast in the second film adaptation of Scott Spencer's novel '' Endless Love'', released 2014, opposite

Alex Pettyfer Alexander Richard Pettyfer (born 10 April 1990) is a British actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of ''Stormbreaker''. Pettyfer was nominated ...

. She played Caroline Penvenen in the

drama ''

'' from 2015 to 2019. Wilde joined Estée Lauder as their newest spokesmodel in 2015, becoming the face of the brand's advertising campaigns.

Personal life

Wilde married musician

Alan Pownall Stephen Alan Fletcher Pownall (born 30 December 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and the husband of actress Gabriella Wilde. Music The son of Orlando Pownall, QC, he grew up in Richmond-upon-Thames and was educated at Windlesham House Scho ...

on 13 September 2014, both previously having attended Windlesham House School. They have three sons.

Ancestry

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilde, Gabriella 1989 births 21st-century English actresses English film actresses Gough-Calthorpe family Living people People educated at Heathfield School, Ascot People educated at St Swithun's School, Winchester People from Basingstoke Bertie family Schuyler family English people of Dutch descent

Wilde Wilde is a surname. Notable people with the name include: In arts and entertainment In film, television, and theatre * ''Wilde'' a 1997 biographical film about Oscar Wilde * Andrew Wilde (actor), English actor * Barbie Wilde (born 1960), Canadi ...

People educated at Windlesham House School