Harriet Jane Morahan (born 7 October 1978) is an English television,
radio, film, and stage actor. Her roles include Alice in The Bletchley
Circle, Gale Benson in The Bank Job (2008), Ann in Mr. Holmes (2015),
Rose Coyne in My Mother and Other Strangers (2016), and Agathe/The
Enchantress in Beauty and the Beast (2017).Morahan was born in
Lambeth, London, England. She is the younger daughter of television
and film director Christopher Morahan and actress Anna Carteret. Her
older sister Rebecca is a theatre director, and her half-brother Andy
is a music video and film director. As a child, she attended parties
thrown by Sir Laurence Olivier, who once helped her with her
mathematics homework.Morahan was educated at Frensham Heights School.
She wanted to attend Newcastle University, but her father encouraged
her to follow older sister Rebecca to New Hall, Cambridge, where she
graduated with a BA in English, in 2000. While at Cambridge, she
directed and appeared in student productions, including A View from
the Bridge, which won her 'the most outstanding performance' award at
the 1999 National Student Drama Festival for her role as Catherine.
radio, film, and stage actor. Her roles include Alice in The Bletchley
Circle, Gale Benson in The Bank Job (2008), Ann in Mr. Holmes (2015),
Rose Coyne in My Mother and Other Strangers (2016), and Agathe/The
Enchantress in Beauty and the Beast (2017).Morahan was born in
Lambeth, London, England. She is the younger daughter of television
and film director Christopher Morahan and actress Anna Carteret. Her
older sister Rebecca is a theatre director, and her half-brother Andy
is a music video and film director. As a child, she attended parties
thrown by Sir Laurence Olivier, who once helped her with her
mathematics homework.Morahan was educated at Frensham Heights School.
She wanted to attend Newcastle University, but her father encouraged
her to follow older sister Rebecca to New Hall, Cambridge, where she
graduated with a BA in English, in 2000. While at Cambridge, she
directed and appeared in student productions, including A View from
the Bridge, which won her 'the most outstanding performance' award at
the 1999 National Student Drama Festival for her role as Catherine.
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