Camilla Anne Luddington (born 15 December 1983) is a British actress, best known for her role as Dr. Josephine "Jo" Wilson in the

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series ''

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''. She is known for voicing

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in the ''

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'' video games, for which she provided the motion capture.

Early life

Luddington was born in

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, and at age 11 began studying at the

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in England. She moved to suburban

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, United States when she was fourteen, and attended Westwood High School for one year. She returned to England after one year, and completed her education at The American International School in England (TASIS), in July 2002. When she was nineteen, Luddington enrolled in

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. However, she had not visited the university before she arrived as a student, and after six months she left and transferred to the

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. In 2003, she was part of the school's first one-year acting class program. After training as an actor, Luddington returned home before moving to

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to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Film

Luddington had the lead role of Kate in '' William & Kate: The Movie'' (2011). In 2013 she appeared in the film ''

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'', in which she played a crime scene cleaner. In 2015, she joined the cast of '' The Healer'' as Cecilia.

Television

Luddington has worked mainly in the United States. Luddington joined the cast of the

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comedy-drama series ''

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'' for its fifth season, playing a nanny. She joined the cast of

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of the

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vampire drama ''

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'', as Claudette Crane, a faerie. In July 2012, Luddington joined the cast of the ABC medical drama ''

'' as Dr. Jo Wilson, in a recurring role. In June 2013 it was announced that she would be a series regular from season ten onward. In October 2012, Luddington appeared on a Hallowe'en special of E!'s fashion programme ''

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'', alongside a panel of

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, and

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''Tomb Raider''

In June 2012,

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confirmed Luddington would voice

in the video game ''

''. Luddington originally went into the audition for Lara thinking she was auditioning for a project called "Cryptids" with a character, which may have been called Sara. In June 2014, it was revealed that a sequel was in production, titled ''

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'', and Luddington confirmed on her Twitter account that she would be returning to voice and motion capture Lara in the new game. Luddington also returned to reprise her role for ''

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'', released in September 2018.

Personal life

On 21 October 2016, Luddington announced that she was expecting a baby with fellow actor and boyfriend

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. Their daughter, Hayden, was born on 9 March 2017. Luddington announced their engagement on 17 January 2018. Luddington and Alan married on 17 August 2019. Their son, Lucas, was born on 7 August 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Accolades

References

External links

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