Gabriella Wright (born 19 June 1982) is an English actress and model, best known for playing Queen Claude of France in the series ''

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,'' Viola in the film '' The Perfect Husband,'' and Gina in the action thriller ''

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''. In addition to her acting and modeling careers, she is a humanitarian and activist with contributions to many international campaigns on

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and

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Early life

Wright was born on 19 June 1982 in

Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is an area occupying the north-west part of the London Borough of Hackney in north-east London, England. It is northeast of Charing Cross. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to Stoke Newington the ancient parish. The ...

, London to Paul David Wright, a sculptor and painter, and Anne Catherine Wright, a teacher and writer. Her siblings are Paulette and Pascal Wright. She moved to France with her parents at the age of 12, and graduated in English Literature and Social Economics. She currently resides in

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. Wright's acting coaches include

Susan Batson Susan Batson (born February 27, 1943, in Roxbury, Massachusetts) is an American producer, actress, author, acting coach, and a life member of the Actors Studio. Batson graduated from Girls Latin School and Emerson College. One of three sister ...

and

Jack Garfein Jakob Garfein (July 2, 1930 – December 30, 2019) was an American film and theatre director, writer, teacher, producer, and key figure of the Actors Studio. Growing up in Bardejov, Czechoslovakia during the rise of Nazism, Garfein was deported ...

Acting career

In 2004, Wright played her first lead role, in the film ''One Dollar Curry'', directed by

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. In 2007, Wright appeared as Queen Claude of France in the historical drama series ''

''. In 2014, Wright appeared in the 7th season of the

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's supernatural drama series ''

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'', in which she played the role of Sylvie. She played the lead role in the horror film '' The Perfect Husband'' along with Bret Roberts and Carl Wharton, directed by Lucas Pavetto. In 2015 Wright appeared in the action thriller film ''

'', directed by

Camille Delamarre Camille Delamarre is a French film editor and director, best known for directing ''The Transporter Refueled'' and '' Brick Mansions''. He edited films including ''Transporter 3'' and ''Taken 2'', among others. Career In 2014, Delamarre made hi ...

. In 2016, Wright was cast in the film ''

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'' as Ruby, which stars

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. In 2018, Wright played Rebekha Volt in

Action Team ''Action Team'' is a British television action comedy spoof made by Shiny Buttons Productions for ITV2. The programme follows the activities of Action Team, a team of British secret agents. Cast and characters * Tom Davis as Logan/Vlad: Team ...

, a spy comedy spoof directed by James De Frond. Wright played Veronika, the personal hitwoman for

’s character in the 2021 American action comedy film, ''

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'', directed by Patrick Hughes.

Activism

Wright's humanitarian engagement dates back to 2004. She is the founder of the production company Conscious Intent which supports different media formats to promote "the human story". In 2019, she produced ‘I am Never Alone’, directed by Michel Pascal, which was the impetus for the Never Alone global campaign, which she founded with

Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra (; ; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate. A prominent figure in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternati ...

. Also with Chopra, she contributed the series titled ‘Telepathy and Autism’ to a meditation and yoga application, Mind Dive, which she co-developed as a tool to reduce stress and relieve trauma through meditation, science, yoga and films. She shares her meditation practice with parolees in the greater Los Angeles area, facilitated by the Amity Foundation. She is a goodwill ambassador to Skypower, a solar company with a socio-economic impact model for developing nations, and is the honorary president of a grassroots charity in

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that works in slums in and around

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. As a motivational speaker, she advocates for an end to violence against women and girls and has lent her voice to

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and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women in London (2018) and in Los Angeles (2019) with

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

. She has been a guest speaker at the Difficult Dialogues forum (2018) which compared the ‘Me too‘ movements in India and Hollywood and has also spoken numerous times at

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on healing trauma, the power of meditation and how to seek fulfillment, irrespective of life circumstances. Her recent engagement featured a powerful story of a young woman survivor of violence from Zimbabwe, which she narrated at the opening of the First UN Trust Fund Grantee Convention held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 October 24 2019, and a seminar on suicide prevention and self-awareness, which she delivered at

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (or Amrita University) is a private deemed university based in Coimbatore, India. It currently has 7 campuses with 16 constituent schools across the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka ...

University in India on 3 January 2020.

Personal life

Wright married producer Thierry Klemeniuk in 2005; they divorced in 2010.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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