Camilla Rutherford

For the photographer, see Camilla Rutherford (photographer).
For the French actress in Anatomy of a Fall, see Camille Rutherford.

Camilla Rutherford
Born
Camilla Claude Rutherford

(1976-09-20) 20 September 1976 (age 48)
Camden, London, England
Spouse
Rufus Abbott
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(m. 2003; div. 2007)​
Children4

Camilla Rutherford (born 20 September 1976) is an English actress and fashion model.

Early life

Camilla Rutherford was born to (Gordon) Malcolm Rutherford (1939–1999), a financial journalist for the Financial Times and sometime advisor to Margaret Thatcher, and his second wife, Elizabeth (née Pelen), a magistrate, daughter of a French ambassador.[1][2][3][4] She was educated at St George's School, Ascot and Woodbridge School before studying maths at Newcastle University, which she left to focus on modelling.[5]

Acting career

Her first film roles were in the short films, Je t'aime John Wayne and in Stardom. In 2001, she played Isobel in Gosford Park. In March 2004, she appeared in a new play called Three Women. She is in the films Vanity Fair (2004) and The Freediver. She portrayed Jocasta in the series Rome and had a role in The Darjeeling Limited. Rutherford starred in the multi-award-winning 1920s/1930s sci-fi Dimensions. She starred in ‘'Breathe'’, which premiered at the London Film Festival. Rutherford starred in the period film Phantom Thread, and as Diana Napier in the 2021 miniseries A Very British Scandal.[6]

Personal life

Rutherford has two children from her first marriage (dissolved) and two children from a second relationship.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Picture Claire Cynthia Lacey
2001 Gosford Park Isobel McCordle
2004 Vanity Fair Lady Gaunt
2004 The Freediver Danai
2006 Land of the Blind Tania
2007 The Darjeeling Limited Alice
2008 The Edge of Love Nicolette
2011 Dimensions Jane
2016 Alleycats Anne Yates
2017 Breath Katherine Robinson
2017 Phantom Thread Johanna
2019 Yesterday Hilary
2019 Hurt by Paradise Estelle
2021 The Vanishing Time Erin Watson
2021 Father of Flies Coral
2021 A Bird Flew In Rebecca
2023 Club Zero Fred's mother

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Rome Jocasta Season 2
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White Mrs. Amphlett
2014 Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond Loelia Lindsay
2021 A Very British Scandal Diana Napier

References

  1. ^ "Too posh to be pushy". The Guardian. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Malcolm Rutherford". The Independent. 20 December 1999. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Malcolm Rutherford". the Guardian. 21 December 1999.
  4. ^ "Rutherford, (Gordon) Malcolm, (21 Aug. 1939–14 Dec. 1999), Obituaries Editor, Financial Times, since 1995". Who Was Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U181675. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  5. ^ Guardian Staff (10 July 2004). "Too posh to be pushy". the Guardian.
  6. ^ "Meet the cast of A Very British Scandal". Radio Times. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Camilla Rutherford: The night I stood up to Harvey Weinstein – and got away". The Daily Telegraph. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.