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Trivia
Birth name: Rosamund Pike
Date of birth: 27 January 1979
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Nickname: Ros
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Plays the piano and cello.
Can also speak French and German.
Went to school in Bristol, England, UK.
Pike is the only child of Caroline and Julian Pike, both musical performers. She attended Badminton School in Bristol before studying English Literature at Oxford (Wadham College).
She was cast in a film titled Castle of Lives that apparently never got off the ground.
An able scholar, she achieved a First Class result in her first year examinations (known as Moderations at Oxford) and, after taking a year out to pursue her career, returned to complete her degree in 2001, gaining an Upper Second.
An anagram of her name is 'A Supremo Kind'.
Graduated with a 2:1 (upper second class degree = 2nd Honors = Magna Cum
Laude) in English Literature from Oxford University's Wadham College.
Pike was spotted by an agent in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre. She also garnered experience in student productions (including David Hare's Skylight, Arthur Miller's All My Sons, and several plays by Shakespeare) before embarking on a professional career.
Went to the same school as famous English writer Iris Murdoch.
An only child, her parents are Julian and Caroline Pike. Julian is a
professional opera singer, whilst Caroline is a concert violinist.
She was friends with Chelsea Clinton while at Wadham College, Oxford.
Not only are they both the same height (5' 9"), they are both
fluent in German, and they are both only children.
Won the Award for Best Debut at the 2003 Empire Awards for her
performance as Miranda Frost in Die Another Day (2002).
played icy cold Miranda Frost in the 007 adventure Die Another Day
(2002)
The age difference between herself and Halle
Berry in Die Another Day (2002) - 12 years and 5 months - is the
greatest age difference between two Bond girls in one film since Alison
Doody and Grace Jones - a difference of 18 years - in A View to a Kill
(1985).
In 2003 she played the role of the blonde in Hitchcock Blonde by Terry Johnson in London's West End, for which she had to appear naked on stage à la
Nicole Kidman in The Blue Room.
Shares a birthday with actor Alan Cumming, actress Mimi Rogers, Harrods
owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, actor James Cromwell and actress Bridget Fonda.
In 2005 she played Rose in The Promised Land, a film about Israel.
in 2005 she starred as the scientist Dr. Samantha Grimm in the cinematic adaptation of the computer game Doom.
She also played Jane, the elder sister of Elizabeth (played by Keira Knightley) in the 2005 release Pride and Prejudice.
She has just finished filming Devil You Know (for which she received no fee) due for release in 2006. |
