Isabella Calthorpe
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Born | Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe 3 March 1980 Winchester, Hampshire, England |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse | Sam Branson (m. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
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Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 3 March 1980) is an English socialite, actress and model.
Early life
[edit]Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte Calthorpe, known by intimates as Bellie,[1] was born on 3 March 1980 in Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester.[2] She is the daughter of John Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe and Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon. Her paternal grandfather is Brigadier Sir Richard Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baronet and her maternal grandfather is Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe.
She has two full siblings (elder sister Georgiana, an artist, and younger brother Jacobi), and four half-siblings: two from her father's second marriage, including actress Gabriella Calthorpe; one from her mother's first marriage; and one from her mother's third marriage, the actress Cressida Bonas.[3]
Calthorpe was educated at Heathfield School, Ascot,[4] and Bradfield College, before going on to study Classics and Art History at the University of Edinburgh.
Career
[edit]After attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2003 to 2005,[5] she became a stage actress. She has also appeared in films Stage Beauty and How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, and the television series Harley Street and Trinity.
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Stage Beauty | Lady Jane Bellamy | |
2006 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Emily Proctor | Episode: Chinese Walls |
2008 | Harley Street | Miranda Cost | episodes 1 and 2 |
2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Anna | |
2009 | Trinity | Rosalind Gaudain | 8 episodes |
2009 | The Prisoner | 765 – Wonkers | 2 episodes, "Episode 1: Arrival" and "Episode 2: Harmony" |
2010 | 13Hrs | Sarah Tyler | (released as "Night Wolf" in the USA) |
2011 | Blooded | Liv Scott | feature directed by Ed Boase |
2013 | Fedz | Detective Carter |
Personal life
[edit]While single, she appeared regularly in the society pages of Tatler, Harper's Bazaar and Hello! [6]
On 6 March 2013, she married Sam Branson, filmmaker, former model, and son of business tycoon Sir Richard Branson.[7] The couple married at his father's private safari lodge near Kruger National Park, with guests including Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York.[7]
On 9 September 2014, it was announced on the Virgin website that the couple were expecting their first child, a daughter named Eva Deia Branson, who was born on 19 February 2015.[8] They had their second child, a son named Bluey Rafe Richard Branson, on 18 January 2017.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Telegraph. "What it's like when Richard Branson is your dad: 'Sometimes we wish dad would let us lie on the sofa.'" 2016 March 27. Peter Stanford. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ The Times 1980 March 5, p. 30
- ^ Hello! "Sam Branson welcomes baby son: find out his unusual name." 2017 January 5. Sharnaz Shahid. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "The Tatler List". Tatler. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
- ^ I.M.D.B. – Isabella Calthorpe – Biography
- ^ "Heiress Isabella in the spotlight following Wills break-up". Hellomagazine.com. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ a b 'Branson heir marries model who turned down Prince William', The Times, 7 March 2013, No. 70826, p. 5
- ^ Richard blog. "Sam and Bellie’s baby girl." 2015 February 26. Richard Branson. Virgin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Richard blog. "Introducing baby Bluey Branson." 2017 January 20. Richard Branson. Virgin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.