Talulah Riley Explained

Birth Name:Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn
Birth Place:Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Alma Mater:Open University
Years Active:2003–present
Occupation:Actress
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    Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn[1] [2] (Born September 26, 1985) is an English actress. She has appeared in films, including Pride & Prejudice (2005), St Trinian's (2007) and its sequel (2009), The Boat That Rocked (2009), and Inception (2010). She has also appeared on the HBO science fiction western series Westworld (2016–2018) and the FX biographical miniseries Pistol (2022).

    Early life and education

    Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn was born in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire where she grew up,[3] as the only child of Una Riley, founder of a security systems company and a public relations company,[4] and Doug Milburn, formerly head of the National Crime Squad., her father works as a screenwriter and has written episodes of Silent Witness and The Bill. Riley was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College, independent Berkhamsted Collegiate School, and Haberdashers' Girls' School. While acting in London, she studied for a degree in Natural Sciences at the Open University.[5]

    Career

    Television

    Riley's television credits include episodes of Poirot (2003), Marple (2006), Doctor Who (2008's "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead"). She played Lila, a love-struck writer, in the short-lived E4 series Nearly Famous (2007).[6] She played Angela in the first two seasons of the television series Westworld.[7]

    Stage

    Riley made her stage debut in The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic in 2005. Her performance in a 2006 revival Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke was described by critic Rachel Read as being "delightful".[8]

    Film

    Riley played Mary Bennet in the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice, acted in the role of Marianne in 2009's The Boat That Rocked, and starred in the 2007 film St Trinian's and its 2009 sequel .[9] [10]

    Riley appeared as a disguise used by Tom Hardy's character in Inception (2010). Also in 2010, Love and Distrust was released direct-to-video, featuring five unique short films; the first of these was The Summer House, in which Riley was co-lead, opposite Robert Pattinson. Available as a standalone download, The Summer House was the number one film on iTunes worldwide on its first day of release, holding that position for several days.[11] She also appeared in White Frog.[12]

    Between 2009 and 2015, Riley developed an idea and story by her father into a screenplay, then ultimately directed (after being unable to hire another director to helm the project)[13] and starred in the resulting feature film Scottish Mussel.

    Writing

    Her debut novel, Acts of Love, was published by Hodder & Stoughton in August 2016.[14] [15] In June 2022, Riley released her second novel, The Quickening, also published by Hodder & Stoughton.

    Other

    She was featured on the March 2010 cover of Esquire.[16] [17] In 2011, she was named a "Brit to Watch" by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.[18]

    Personal life

    In 2008, Riley began dating Elon Musk; they married in 2010 at Dornoch Cathedral in the highlands.[19] [20] In January 2012, Musk ended their relationship,[21] [22] and sought a divorce in March 2012.[21] [23]

    In July 2013, Musk and Riley remarried.[24] In a 60 Minutes interview in 2014, the couple stated that they had reconciled and were living together again, along with Musk's five children from his first marriage to writer Justine Musk.[25] On 31 December 2014, Musk filed for divorce a second time although he later withdrew the action.[26] [27] After living separately for six months, Riley filed for a second divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court on 21 March 2016.[19] The divorce was finalised in October 2016.[28]

    In July 2022, it was reported that Riley was dating actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster after meeting while working together on Pistol.[29] It was announced in July 2023 that Riley and Brodie-Sangster were engaged.[30] The couple married on 22 June 2024 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.[31]

    During Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, text exchanges between Musk and Riley were released where she pleaded with him to buy the social media site, asking "Please do something to fight woke-ism. I will do anything to help! xx".[32]

    Filmography

    Film
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    2005 Pride & Prejudice Mary Bennet
    2007St Trinian's Annabelle Fritton
    2007Friends ForeverGrace Short film
    2007Wilder Carro [33]
    2009The Boat That Rocked Marianne
    2009The Summer House Jane Short film
    2009Annabelle Fritton
    2010InceptionEames's Blonde Woman disguise
    2010Love & DistrustJane Archive footage of The Summer House
    2011The DilemmaConcept Car Spokesmodel
    2011Revenge of the Electric CarHerself Documentary
    2012The Knot Alexandra
    2012White FrogMs. Lee
    2012Transmission TBA
    2013The Liability The Girl
    2013In a World...Pippa
    2013Asgardian Nurse
    2015 Scottish Mussel Beth Also writer and director
    2015The Bad Education Movie Phoebe
    2016 Submerged Jessie
    2018 The Last Witness Jeanette Mitchell
    2020 Bloodshot Gina DeCarlo
    2021 Father Christmas Is Back Vicky Christmas
    Television
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    2003 Agatha Christie's Poirot Young Angela Warren Episode: "Five Little Pigs"
    2006 Agatha Christie's Marple Megan Hunter Episode: "The Moving Finger"
    2007Nearly Famous Lila Reed Main role; 6 episodes
    2008 Phoo Action Lady Elenor Rigsby Cancelled before broadcast[34]
    2008 Doctor Who Miss Evangelista Episodes: "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead"
    2008 The Gemma Factor Nell Scenes not broadcast[35]
    2016–2018 Westworld Angela Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2); 12 episodes[36]
    2022 Pistol Main role; miniseries
    2022 The Elon Musk Show Herself Three-part docuseries

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Law Office of Daniel Jensen, P.C. . 23 May 2021 . 31 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220331122817/https://www.danieljensenlawoffice.com/elon-musk-talulah-riley-to-get-divorced/ . live .
    2. Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005; Ancestry.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
    3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/talulah-riley-fifty-shades-inspired-me-to-create-a-sexually-conn/ Talulah Riley: 'Fifty Shades inspired me to create a sexually conniving female character'
    4. Web site: Talulah Riley: how to marry a billionaire . Evening Standard. 26 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110226133808/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23901489-talulah-riley-how-to-marry-a-billionaire.do . 26 February 2011.
    5. News: Lesley O'Toole . Actress Talulah Riley shares her obsession with mortality and life with a billionaire . . 17 May 2013 . 16 July 2014 . 9 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180309071808/http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/17/actress-talulah-riley-shares-her-obsession-with-mortality-and-life-with-a-billionaire-3763292/ . live .
    6. News: 'Westworld': Talulah Riley Promoted To Series Regular For Season 2 On HBO . Andreeva . Nellie . 23 March 2017 . Deadline . 19 March 2018 . en-US . 20 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220182347/https://deadline.com/2017/03/westworld-talulah-riley-promoted-series-regular-season-2-angela-hbo-1202049050/ . live .
    7. Web site: Angela played by Talulah Riley . . 8 November 2018 . 9 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070659/https://www.hbo.com/westworld/cast-and-crew/angela . live .
    8. Web site: Read . Rachel . Summer and Smoke @ Nottingham Playhouse . BBC Nottingham . 27 September 2007 . 16 August 2007 . 26 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160726090216/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2006/09/27/summer_and_smoke_review_0906_event_feature.shtml . live .
    9. News: Talulah Riley - The Summer House/Inception . Anne . Brodie . 26 July 2010 . Monsters and Critics.
    10. Web site: Robert Pattinson's short film "The Summer House" dominates iTunes . Kim . Palacios . 23 July 2010 . Hollywood News . 12 November 2010 . 25 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210225130101/https://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/07/23/robert-pattinsons-short-film-the-summer-house-dominates-itunes/ . live .
    11. Pattinson's Summer House is an iTunes Smash . 23 July 2010 . Shorts International . 12 November 2010 . 25 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210225130101/https://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/07/23/robert-pattinsons-short-film-the-summer-house-dominates-itunes/ . live .
    12. Web site: White Frog – Official Website . Whitefrogthemovie.tumblr.com . 26 July 2011 . 28 September 2013 . 20 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220182252/https://whitefrogthemovie.tumblr.com/post/8098075281/cast-revealed-talulah-riley-cast-in-white-frog . live .
    13. News: Talulah Riley on directorial debut Scottish Mussel . Janet . Christie . 23 June 2015 . The Scotsman . 2 October 2021 . 2 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002111236/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/talulah-riley-directorial-debut-scottish-mussel-1501664 . live .
    14. Book: Acts of Love . 25 April 2019 . 9781473637900 . en-US . Riley . Talulah . Hodder . 24 January 2020 . 20 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220182310/https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/talulah-riley/acts-of-love/9781473637900/ . live .
    15. News: Talulah Riley: 'Fifty Shades inspired me to create a sexually conniving female character' . Hosie . Rachel . 19 August 2016 . The Telegraph . 24 January 2020 . en-GB . 0307-1235 . 20 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220234846/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/talulah-riley-fifty-shades-inspired-me-to-create-a-sexually-conn/ . live .
    16. News: Talulah Riley: the world's sexiest quantum physicist? . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206131905/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7149397/Talulah-Riley-the-worlds-sexiest-quantum-physicist.html . dead . 6 February 2010 . 3 February 2010 . Anita . Singh . The Telegraph.
    17. News: Girls on top: The next generation of British actresses . 24 July 2009 . The Independent . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/girls-on-top-the-next-generation-of-british-actresses-1758327.html . 26 May 2022 . subscription . live . 3 November 2015.
    18. Web site: 42 Brits to Watch announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20110709034835/http://static.bafta.org/files/press-release-42-brits-to-watch-announced-july-2011-1034.pdf . dead . 9 July 2011 . 29 August 2016.
    19. News: Actor Talulah Riley files to divorce billionaire Elon Musk, again . 21 March 2016 . 20 April 2016 . "The pair first married in 2010 and divorced in 2012. They remarried 18 months later." . . . 16 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616231332/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/21/elon-musk-talulah-riley-file-divorce-second-marriage . live .
    20. Web site: Alan . Boyle . SpaceX's millionaire founder tweets about marital split . NBC News . 18 January 2012 . 28 September 2013 . 1 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701212028/https://www.nbcnews.com/science/spacexs-millionaire-founder-tweets-about-marital-split-6C10402497 . live .
    21. News: Hannah . Elliott . At Home With Elon Musk: The (Soon-to-Be) Bachelor Billionaire . 3 March 2012 . . 12 August 2013 . 4 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130804184102/http://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/03/26/at-home-with-elon-musk-the-soon-to-be-bachelor-billionaire/ . live .
    22. News: Elon Musk Divorce: Announces Split From Talulah Riley On Twitter . 23 July 2013 . . 19 January 2012 . Jennifer . Lai . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603104622/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/elon-musk-divorce_n_1216394.html . live .
    23. News: Troup . Rose . SpaceX founder Elon Musk pays wife $4 million in divorce settlement . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9493191/SpaceX-founder-Elon-Musk-pays-wife-4-million-in-divorce-settlement.html . 12 January 2022 . subscription . live . The Telegraph . 22 August 2012 . 28 September 2013.
    24. Web site: Kimble . Lindsay . 18 November 2016 . Elon Musk and Talulah Riley Divorced: Report . 13 November 2021 . People . en . 8 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908185659/http://people.com/movies/elon-musk-and-talulah-riley-divorced/ . live .
    25. News: Scott . Pelley . Tesla and SpaceX: Elon Musk's industrial empire . . 30 March 2014 . 30 March 2014 . 31 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140331065825/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-and-spacex-elon-musks-industrial-empire/ . live .
    26. Web site: Elon Musk, actress wife split again . Yahoo! News . 31 December 2014 . 2 January 2015 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101081837/http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-elon-musk-actress-wife-split-again-005556297.html . live .
    27. News: Elon Musk, actress wife split again . 2 January 2015 . 2 January 2015 . 2 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150102161151/http://www.cnbc.com/id/102305285 . live .
    28. Web site: Elon Musk and Talulah Riley reach divorce settlement . . 21 October 2016 . 22 October 2016 . 22 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161022215425/http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/220688/Elon-Musk-and-Talulah-Riley-reach-divorce-settlement . live .
    29. Web site: 'I've seen bedsheets with my face on them': Thomas Brodie-Sangster on obsessive fans, Love Actually and the Sex Pistols . . 30 May 2022 . 22 October 2022 . 30 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220530155412/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/may/30/ive-seen-bedsheets-with-my-face-on-them-thomas-brodie-sangster-on-obsessive-fans-love-actually-and-the-sex-pistols . live .
    30. Web site: Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Talulah Riley Are Engaged: 'Love Is All Around. People.com. 14 August 2023. 31 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230731234110/https://people.com/thomas-brodie-sangster-talulah-riley-engaged-7566592. live.
    31. Web site: 'Love Actually' star Thomas Brodie-Sangster, 34, marries actor Talulah Riley in romantic ceremony. 24 June 2024 . independent.
    32. Web site: Elon Musk's ex-wife is reportedly the mysterious phone contact 'TJ' who texted him about fighting 'woke-ism' at Twitter, and called the banning of a conservative satire site 'crazy' . . 4 October 2022 . 17 November 2022 . 18 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221118115913/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ex-wife-texts-fighting-twitter-woke-ism-report-2022-10?r=US&IR=T . live .
    33. Web site: Foreman . Liza . Make my day. Make my film . The Times . 24 May 2007 . 12 September 2007 . 17 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110517052308/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article1830662.ece . live .
    34. Web site: Leigh . Holmwood . BBC3 drops new drama Phoo Action . The Guardian . 17 November 2008 . 16 December 2016 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305171310/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/17/bbc3-phoo-action . live .
    35. Web site: Brian . Coates . Lights, camera, rain... BBC film crew comes to Calderdale to shoot comedy drama . Halifax Today . 9 July 2008 . 9 July 2008 . 22 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091022104639/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/Lights-camera-rain-BBC-film.4268806.jp . dead.
    36. Web site: HBO's Westworld Creators Talk AI, Sentience, And Surveillance . Fast Company . 30 September 2016 . 3 October 2016 . 1 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161001154322/https://www.fastcompany.com/3063743/most-creative-people/the-creators-of-hbos-westworld-talk-ai-sentience-and-our-surveillance-s . live .