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Date Of BirthJuly 31, 1971
FactAttended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.


Eve Best is an English actress. She has worked in television, film and theatre. She is best known for her role as Dr. Eleanor O’Hara in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Best was born in London, England. Her father is a barrister and her mother is a teacher. She has two sisters. Best was educated at St Paul’s Girls’ School in London and then at the University of Oxford.

Best began her career in theatre. She has appeared in many stage productions, including Romeo and Juliet (2002), The Taming of the Shrew (2003), Much Ado About Nothing (2004), Macbeth (2005) and Antony and Cleopatra (2007). She has also appeared in the films Cold Mountain (2003), The King’s Speech (2010) and Hitchcock (2012).

Best’s television roles include the BBC series Waking the Dead (2000) and the ITV series The Tudors (2007). She has also appeared in the American series The Good Wife (2011) and Elementary (2012).

Best won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Dr. Eleanor O’Hara in Nurse Jackie (2009–2015).

Best is married to actor Toby Stephens. They have two children.

General Info

Full NameEve Best
Date Of BirthJuly 31, 1971
Height1.77 m
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art, Lincoln College, Oxford
NationalityBritish

Accomplishments

AwardsLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer, Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actr...
NominationsTony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
MoviesSomeone You Love, The Challenger, The King's Speech, Lie with Me, Shackleton, The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells
TV ShowsNurse Jackie, The Honourable Woman, The Shadow Line, Vital Signs, Dolley Madison

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Facts

#Fact
1Beginning rehearsals for her run as the title character in 'Hedda Gabler' at the National Theatre, UK. [January 2005]
2Has played the wife of a British King (former) as Wallis (Warfield Simpson Windsor), Duchess of Windsor in The King's Speech (2010) and the wife of an American President as Dolley Madison in American Experience (1988): Dolley Madison (in 2010), both characters of American birth, although Eve Best is of English birth.
3Nominated for the 2008 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "The Homecoming".
4Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "A Moon for the Misbegotten".
5Prior to studying at Oxford, she was rejected from RADA, only to be accepted by them at age 24.
6Studied English at Oxford University.
7She was awarded the 1999 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Newcomer for her performance in 'Tis Pity She's A Whore performed at the Young Vic Theatre.
8She was awarded the 1999 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore performed at the Young Vic Theatre.
9She was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Mourning Becomes Electra performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton.
10Interests include singing, painting, sailing.
11Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

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Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Stan Lee's Lucky Man2016TV SeriesAnna Clayton
Life in Squares2015TV Mini-SeriesVanessa Bell, older Vanessa Bell Vanessa Bell, later years
Nurse Jackie2009-2015TV SeriesDr. Eleanor O'Hara
The Honourable Woman2014TV Mini-SeriesMonica Chatwin
New Worlds2014TV Mini-SeriesAngelica Fanshawe
En du elsker2014Kate
The Challenger Disaster2013TV MovieSally Ride
Much Ado About Nothing2012/IIBeatrice
Up All Night2012TV SeriesYvonne Encanto
The Shadow Line2011TV Mini-SeriesPetra Mayler
The King's Speech2010Wallis Simpson
American Experience2010TV Series documentaryDolley Madison
Dolley Madison2010TV SeriesDolley Madison
Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act2006TV Mini-SeriesLinda Philips
Vital Signs2006TV SeriesSarah Cartwright
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries2005TV SeriesAmanda Gibson
Lie with Me2004TV MovieRoselyn Tyler
Waking the Dead2004TV SeriesNatasha Bloom
The Lodge2004ShortYuni
Shackleton2002TV Mini-SeriesEleanor Shackleton
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells2001TV Mini-SeriesEllen McGillvray
Brilliant!2001ShortNina
Casualty2000TV SeriesAmber Hope
The Bill2000TV SeriesAnne

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Macbeth2014

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Unity2015DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards2008TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Play
Broadway Beat2007-2008TV SeriesHerself
The 61st Annual Tony Awards2007TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Play

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Broadway Beat2008TV SeriesRuth

Awards

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2013ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNurse Jackie (2009)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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