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Romola Garai - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Romola Garai net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! British actress, who was opposite Keira knightley in the film Atonement. She was also seen in Amazing Grace, Emma and The Crimson Petal. In this article, we will discover how old is Romola Garai? Who is Romola Garai dating now & how much money does Romola Garai have?

NameRomola Garai
First NameRomola
Last NameGarai
OccupationMovie Actress
BirthdayAugust 6
Birth Year1982
Place of BirthHong Kong
Home Town
Birth CountryChina
Birth SignLeo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsAdrian Garai, Janet Garai
Sister(s)Roxy, Rosie
Brother(s)Ralph
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseSam Hoare
Children(s)unknown daughter Hoare

Romola Garai Biography

Romola Garai is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on August 6, 1982 in Hong Kong, China. She appeared in the movie Vanity Fair with She was in the film Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon..

Garai was born in Hong Kong, to British parents. Her father’s family is of Jewish background. Her mother, Janet A. (née Brown), brought up Romola and her three siblings. Her father, Adrian Earl Rutherford Garai (born 1945), is a bank manager. Garai’s great-grandfather, Bernhard “Bert” Garai, an immigrant from Hungary, founded the Keystone Press Agency, a photographic agency and archive, in London, in the early 20th century.

Romola Sadie Garai (/ˈ r ɒ m ə l ə ˈ s eɪ d i ˈ ɡ æ r i / ; born 6 August 1982) is a British film and television actress. She appeared in Amazing Grace, Atonement, and Glorious 39, and in the BBC series Emma, The Hour and The Crimson Petal and the White. She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award twice and for a BAFTA award.

With her parents Janet Garai (Adrian Garai), she traveled and cooked together. In 2013, she and Sam Hoare, her boyfriend, had a daughter. They were married one year later.

She was featured in the Shakespeare-inspired film As You Like It, with She was in the Shakespeare inspired film As You Like It with Bryce Dallas Howard..

Garai’s great-grandfather emigrated from Budapest to New York in the 1910s with his English-born wife, then moved to London, where he founded the Keystone Press Agency. Most of her Hungarian Jewish relatives were killed in the Holocaust.

Romola Garai Net Worth

Romola is one of the richest Movie Actress from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Romola Garai's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

She studied literature at Queen Mary University of London.

Net Worth$2 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMovie Actress
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Her performance in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) received mixed reviews. Later in 2004 Vanity Fair was released, in which she played Amelia Sedley. Co-starring Reese Witherspoon, Jim Broadbent and James Purefoy, the film was based on the 19th century novel by William Makepeace Thackeray and it was directed by Mira Nair. The film received mixed reviews.

In 2005, Garai received another BIFA nomination, this time for Best Supporting Actress, for her performance as Siobhan in the independent film Inside I’m Dancing. Her portrayal earned her the British Supporting Actress of the Year award from the London Film Critics Circle. Also in 2005, she starred in a two-part drama made for television, entitled The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant. While critics hailed it as “pleasingly old-fashioned adventure,” it was her performance that won the most admiration and earned her two nominations: Best Lead Actress in Television from the Australian Film Institute and Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series from the Logie Awards. The Observer noted: “As for the tireless Garai, she once again demonstrated an instinctive understanding of the vital difference between overperforming and overacting.”

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Garai’s first major film role was in Nicholas Nickleby. She played Kate Nickleby, a supporting role, in the well-reviewed film. The cast were awarded Best Ensemble by the National Board of Review. In 2003’s I Capture the Castle, she played 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain. Her performance earned her a nomination for a Most Promising Newcomer award from the British Independent Film Awards.

Who is Romola Garai Dating?

According to our records, Romola Garai married to Sam Hoare . As of January 13, 2024, Romola Garai’s is not dating anyone.

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Also in 2006, she starred in the biographical drama film Amazing Grace, which was directed by Michael Apted and co-starring Ioan Gruffudd, Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Gambon. The film was about William Wilberforce, a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. Garai played Barbara Spooner, the wife of Wilberforce. The film received generally positive reviews.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Romola Garai height 5 ft 9 in Romola weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 9 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

Garai’s first professional acting role was in the 2000 BBC-HBO TV film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, where she played Judi Dench’s character as a young woman. She then appeared in the BBC television series Attachments (2000–2002).

She appears in Kenneth Branagh’s film adaptation of As You Like It (2006), as Celia. The film was released in some European cinemas before being broadcast in 2007 on HBO cable television in the U.S. In 2009, it opened in cinemas in Mexico.

Facts & Trivia

Romola Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Romola Garai celebrates birthday on August 6 of every year.

Also in 2007, she starred in the Oscar-nominated film Atonement as the teenaged Briony Tallis. Co-starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave and Brenda Blethyn, the film went on to receive seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Garai earned a Best Actress nomination from the Evening Standard British Film Awards for her performance. She also appeared in two Royal Shakespeare Company productions: as Cordelia in King Lear and as Nina in The Seagull, starring alongside Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Sylvester McCoy, Jonathan Hyde and William Gaunt. The run, which toured the world, went into residence in the New London Theatre where it ended mid-January 2008. She received rave reviews, especially as Nina in The Seagull: The Independent called her a “woman on the edge of stardom”, while This is London called her “superlative”, and said that the play was “distinguished by the illuminating, psychological insights of Miss Garai’s performance”. She reprised her role as Cordelia in a televised version of King Lear.

What ethnicity is Romola Garai?

Garai was born in Hong Kong, to British parents. Her father’s family is Jewish. Her mother, Janet A. (née Brown), brought up Romola and her three siblings.

Are Romola Garai and Diego Luna friends?

While filming Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004), she became good friends with Diego Luna. They remain close and have a very strong bond. Her favorite movies are The Wizard of Oz (1939), Orlando (1992) and Fargo (1996).

What kind of name is Romola?

Italian feminine form of Romulus, from the Italian city which was named after one of its founders, Romulus (the other being his brother, Remus).

Who is Romola Garai married to?

Sam Hoare

Is Dirty Dancing Havana Nights a true story?

Havana Nights is loosely based on real events from the life of its American choreographer, JoAnn Jansen, whose corporate executive father moved her family to the Cuban capitol in the late 1950s when she was 18; trained in ballet, Jansen discovered Cuban music, the moves that go with them and fell in love with a local …

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