Anne-Marie Duff

Anne-Marie Duff

54 · Born: Oct 8, 1970

Personal Details

BornOct 8, 1970 Southall, London, England, UK
Parents
  • Mary Duff
  • Brendan Duff

Biography

Anne-Marie Duff is an English actress born on October 8, 1970, in Southall, London. Her parents, Brendan and Mary Doherty, are from Donegal, Ireland. Her father worked as a painter and decorator, while her mother worked in a shoe shop.

Duff gained recognition for her roles in The Magdalene Sisters (2002) and Shameless (2004),where she met her future husband, James McAvoy. She played Queen Elizabeth I in The Virgin Queen (2005) alongside Tom Hardy.

In Nowhere Boy (2009),Duff portrayed John Lennon's mother, Julia, earning a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Violet Miller in Suffragette (2015),a working-class woman who introduces Maud Watts to the fight for women's rights in east London. Duff described Violet as "extraordinary, she's a firebrand - a tornado that comes into Maud's life and changes it forever. I found her thrilling."

In 2017, Duff voiced the character Hyzenthlay in a new BBC animated miniseries of Watership Down. She has also taken on numerous theatre roles, including Joan of Arc in George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" in 2007 and Alma Rattenbury in Terence Rattigan's "Cause Célèbre" at The Old Vic, London in 2011.

Duff has been married to McAvoy since November 11, 2006, and they have one child, a son named Brendan after her father. However, on May 13, 2016, the couple announced their decision to divorce.

Career

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2025
Reunion
Reunion as Christine
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2022
Bad Sisters
Bad Sisters as Grace Williams
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Suspect
Suspect as Dr Susannah Newman
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2020
The Salisbury Poisonings
The Salisbury Poisonings as Tracy Daszkiewicz
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Sex Education
Sex Education as Erin Wiley
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2018
On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach as Marjorie Mayhew
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Watership Down
Watership Down as Hyzenthlay (voice)
{"id":11734,"title":"Murder","year":2016,"character":"DCI Goss","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/murder-2012","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11734.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11734.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
Murder
Murder as DCI Goss
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2015
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Suffragette
Suffragette as Violet Miller
{"id":10550,"title":"From Darkness","year":2015,"character":"Claire Church","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/from-darkness","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10550.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10550.jpg"},"released":1}
From Darkness
From Darkness as Claire Church
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2014
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2013
{"id":19208,"title":"The Last Station","year":"2009","character":"Sasha Tolstoy","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-last-station","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/13vdnip3t5i8.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/13vdnip3t5i8.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
The Last Station
The Last Station as Sasha Tolstoy
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Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy as Julia Lennon
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Margot
Margot as Margot Fonteyn
{"id":46721,"title":"French Film","year":"2008","character":"Sophie","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/french-film","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_46721.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_46721.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
French Film
French Film as Sophie
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2007
Garage
Garage as Carmel
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{"id":48047,"title":"The History of Mr Polly","year":"2007","character":"Miriam Larkins","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-history-of-mr-polly","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_48047.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_48047.jpg"},"released":1}
The History of Mr Polly
The History of Mr Polly as Miriam Larkins
{"id":49362,"title":"Born Equal","year":"2006","character":"Michelle","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/born-equal","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_49362.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_49362.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
Born Equal
Born Equal as Michelle
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{"id":8952,"title":"The Virgin Queen","year":2006,"character":"Queen Elizabeth I","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-virgin-queen","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8952.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8952.jpg"},"released":1}
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen as Queen Elizabeth I
{"id":8002,"title":"Shameless","year":2004,"character":"Fiona Gallagher","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/shameless","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8002.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8002.jpg"},"released":1}
2004
Shameless
Shameless as Fiona Gallagher
{"id":2960,"title":"The Magdalene Sisters","year":"2002","character":"Margaret","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-magdalene-sisters","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5opp2sd00gg0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5opp2sd00gg0.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
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Sinners
Sinners as Anne Marie / Theresa
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Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago as Olya Demina
{"id":103832107,"title":"Wild West","year":2002,"character":"Holly","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/wild-west","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103832107.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103832107.jpg"},"released":1}
Wild West
Wild West as Holly
{"id":23399,"title":"Enigma","year":"2001","character":"Kay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/enigma-2001","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7e7evfam9bu0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7e7evfam9bu0.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
Enigma
Enigma as Kay
{"id":8200,"title":"Aristocrats","year":1999,"character":"Lady Louisa Lennox","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/aristocrats","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8200.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8200.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
Aristocrats
Aristocrats as Lady Louisa Lennox
{"id":11613,"title":"Trial & Retribution","year":1997,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/trial-retribution","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11613.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11613.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
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2016
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2007