Karina Fernandez is a British actress. She is best known for her performances in three of

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's films – '' Another Year'' and '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' and '' Mr. Turner''. Fernandez graduated from

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. She is an instructor at

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Career

Theatre

Fernandez began her regular theatre work in 1997, and has since performed in several plays including ''

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'' and

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's Murder Mysteries. Her

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work includes ''

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'' (as

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), '' Romeo and Juliet'' (as Juliet) and '' Macbeth'' (as

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Television

She has appeared regularly on British television, including appearances in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and Killing Eve.

Film

Her first major film was the multiple award-winning '' Happy-Go-Lucky'', directed by

, where she played a

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teacher from

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with emotional problems. She gained praise as one of the ''Top 10 Best Performances of 2008 That You May Not Have Heard About''. She followed this up with a larger role in '' Another Year'', also directed by Leigh. She has talked about her experiences working with Leigh in a '' Guardian'' video. In 2014, she appeared in historical comedy-drama film ''Pride'' as Stella. She also appeared in 2014 as Miss Coggins in the biographical drama '' Mr. Turner'' and plays Dido's Lament by Henry Purcell to Turner's (

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) singing.

Voice

Fernandez has narrated two audio books – ''The Happy Home for Broken Hearts'' by Rowan Coleman, and ''Want to Know a Secret?'' by Sue Moorcroft. and "The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Karina Alumni of the Drama Centre London Living people British people of Spanish descent 21st-century British actresses British film actresses Audiobook narrators British stage actresses British television actresses 20th-century British actresses Year of birth missing (living people)