The Fox Club The First Emilia Fox Website

This unofficial site highlights the work of Britain's best and most versatile young actress, “Emilia Fox”.  Probably best known now for her major rôle in the BBC drama series Silent Witness, she has done an amazing range of other work: modern, Shakespearean & other classic stage drama, period & contemporary drama on TV & film, radio drama, narration, voiceovers and modeling.

The daughter of actors Edward Fox and Joanna David, she is also a niece of actor James Fox & theater director Robert Fox, cousin of actor Laurence Fox, and granddaughter of actress Angela Worthington (about whom Noel Coward wrote his famous song Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs Worthington).  She is married to Jared Harris, son of actor Richard Harris.

It's the primary purpose of this site to guide her fans, new and old, to finding and appreciating more of her work.  Any additions, corrections or other submissions may be sent to the kingkong webmaster.

The News Sections

EMILIA FOX NEWS  (Details on these can be found in their entries below and on the other pages)

• There's a photo of her from the British Academy Television Awards in the new Radio Times (May 3-9) with a quick Q & A.
• There's an interview with her with photos in the Daily Mail/Sunday Mail, available online here.
• Cashback had a restricted US release on Jul 20, and Region 1 DVD release on Jul 24, and is released in the UK on May 9.
• Flashbacks of a Fool was released in the UK on Apr 18.
• There's an interview with her about Fallen Angel here.

FOX CLUB NEWS

• Rob van Houten has made a set of screen shots from 3 Blind Mice available here
• Long-time visitors may be amazed that, at last, by popular request, some of the site's imagery has been updated.  Thanks to the supplier of the images.
• Added some screen captures to the entry for Henry VIII.
• Added some screen captures to the entry for The Pianist.

RECENT & UPCOMING APPEARANCES NEWS

2008

Dr Nikki Alexander, an archaeo-pathologist, in the twelfth series of Silent Witness, a BBC 1 drama series of stories, each of two 1-hr episodes, with William Gaminara as Prof Leo Dalton & Tom Ward as Dr Harry Cunningham.

[UK: Region 2 PAL DVD release expected in the distant future.]

2008 April 20

Presented Best Sitcom award at the annual British Academy Television Awards.

2008 March 14 - on UK release

Sister Jean in Flashbacks of a Fool, a feature film, written & directed by Baillie Walsh with Daniel Craig, Helen McCrory & Olivia Williams.

2007 December 26 20:30

Sylvia Brown in Ballet Shoes, a BBC1 drama, written by Heidi Thomas from the novel by Noel Streatfeild, directed by Sandra Goldbacher.

2007 October 28

Reading some of Sylvia Plath's poems at a gala to finish a 'Creative Process and Product' Symposium at Oxford University, with Diana Quick, Susannah Harker & Tom Hollander.

2007 August 28 to September 25

Dr Nikki Alexander, an archaeo-pathologist, in the eleventh series of Silent Witness, a BBC 1 drama series of stories, each of two 1-hr episodes, with William Gaminara as Prof Leo Dalton & Tom Ward as Dr Harry Cunningham.

The BBC have updated the Silent Witness section of their website here, which has a page on her here, and a new interview with her here.

1 – Apocalypse
2 – Suffer the Children
3 – Hippocratic Oath
2 – Double Dare
5 – Peripheral Vision

[UK: Region 2 PAL DVD release expected in the distant future.]

2007 June 30

Brief interview contributions in There's Something about Morse, a documentary on the Inspector Morse series.

2007 March 13

Several interview contributions in Fallen Angel - Behind the Scenes, a documentary on the making of the series for ITV3.

2007 March 11 to 13

Rosemary Byfield, the lead rôle, in Fallen Angel, a mini-series of three 90 min dramas from IWC Media for ITV1, written by Peter Ransley from the novels of Andrew Taylor, directed by David Drury, with Charles Dance as Rev David Byfield, with Clare Holman as Wendy Byfield & Mark Benton as Eddie Gray.

There's an interview with her about the role here.

Notices included:

• Paul Whitelaw of The Scotsman said: “...Fox was mercifully restrained, and played Angel with just the right amount of icy, passive-aggressive control.”
• Ian Johns of The Times said: “...genuinely creepy interplay between Fox and Mark Benton.” and “Fox could bully or beam brightly with the steely stare of someone you knew kept severed hands in the freezer.”
• Jon Wise of The People said: “Emilia Fox...was superb...”
• A A Gill of The Sunday Times said: “...Fox did have quite a nice line in smiley, repressed nutter's anger.”

[UK: Available on Region 2 PAL DVD, ASIN:B000NDETH4, price £20.]

2007 March 8

One of a small group of actors performing live at the Art Plus Drama Party 2007 at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, with Samantha Morton, Rhys Ifans & Greta Scacchi.  For details, see here.

2006 December 17

Laura in Born Equal, a BBC1 drama, written & directed by Dominic Savage, with Colin Firth as Mark.

There is a webpage on the production here, and a mini-interview with her about it here.

Notices included:

• Kathryn Flett of the The Guardian said: “...excellent support from Emilia Fox as Mark's pregnant wife...”

2006 November - UK release 2008 May 9

Sharon Pintey in Cashback, a feature-length comedy drama, written & directed by Sean Ellis, with Sean Biggerstaff as Ben Willis & Stuart Goodwin as Jenkins.

This is a full-length version of the earlier short, and contains a scene in which Ms Fox pole dances. It premiered at the AFI Festival in Los Angeles in 2006 November.

Notices included:

• Brian Rowe of The Los Angeles Loyolan Online said: “...striking in the lead female role is Emilia Fox, playing the seemingly mundane co-worker Sharon...”

[N America: Available on Region 1 NTSC DVD, ASIN:B000PKG8TM, price US$27.]

2006 October

Model at the Sparks Fashion Show at London's Natural History Museum.

She can be seen briefly at about 5:50 in the YouTube clip here.

2006 July 17 to 21

Reader of The Perfect Summer, the biographical history of 1911 by Juliet Nicholson, abridged by Libby Spurrier, for BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, in 5 15-min parts.

2006 July 16 to August 14

Dr Nikki Alexander, an archaeo-pathologist, in the tenth series of Silent Witness, a BBC 1 drama series of five stories, each of two 1-hr episodes, with William Gaminara as Prof Leo Dalton & Tom Ward as Dr Harry Cunningham.

The BBC have a Silent Witness section of their website here, which has a page on her here.

1 – Cargo
2 – Terminus
3 – Body of Work
4 – Supernova
5 – Schism

[UK: Region 2 PAL DVD release expected in the distant future.]

2006 April 21

The voice of Bettina (Animal Activist #3), in Free Jimmy, the English version of the 80-min Norwegian animated feature film Slipp Jimmy Fri, written & directed by Christopher Nielsen (with English dialogue by Simon Pegg).

The English dialogue was recorded early in 2003.  There are webpages on the production here at the NFI, and www.freejimmy.com.

2006 February 12

Joanna Burton in Agatha Christie's Marple, episode The Moving Finger, a 120 min drama from ITV, written by Kevin Elyot from a story by Agatha Christie, directed by Tom Shankland, with James D'Arcy as Jerry Burton.

[UK: Available on Region 2 PAL DVD, ASIN:B000FGFTHI, price £10.]

2006 January 15

Narrator of Stephen Poliakoff - a Brief History of Now, a BBC 4 documentary on the director Stephen Poliakoff.

2005 December 2

The young Rosie Jones in Keeping Mum, a comedy film, written by Niall Johnson & Richard Russo, directed by Johnson, with Rowan Atkinson as the Rev Walter Goodfellow.

There's a promotional website here.  She talks about the rôle in a brief interview here.

[UK: Available on Region 2 PAL DVD, price £20.]

2005 November 13 & 20

Amy Dudley in The Virgin Queen, a 4 x 1 hr BBC1 drama series, written by Paula Milne, and directed by Coky Giedroyc, with Tom Hardy as Robert Dudley.

Her scenes are all in Part 2, and were shot on location at Baddesley Clinton, a medieval moated country house in Warwickshire.

Notices included:

• Laurence Vittes of The Hollywood Reporter.com said: “Emilia Fox, as Dudley's doomed wife, however, is extremely sensitive and fine.”

[UK: Available on double Region 2 PAL DVD, price £20.
N America: Available on Region 1 NTSC DVD, ASIN:B000BKDNX0, price US$30.]

2005 November 10

Host of the 2005 British Fashion Awards, held in the Raphael Gallery of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

2005 October 14

Nancy Browning in La Tigre e la Neve (The Tiger and the Snow), a comedy film, written by Roberto Benigni & Vincenzo Cerami, directed by Benigni, with Benigni as Attilio de Giovanni, Nicoletta Braschi as Vittoria & Jean Reno as Fuad.

There's a scene with her in the YouTube clip here, though it's dubbed with someone else's German voice.

[Italy: Available on Region 2 PAL DVD, price €21.]

2005 July 25 to August 16

Dr Nikki Alexander, an archaeo-pathologist, in the ninth series of Silent Witness, a BBC 1 drama series of four stories, each of two 1-hr episodes, with William Gaminara as Prof Leo Dalton & Tom Ward as Dr Harry Cunningham.

The BBC have a Silent Witness section of their website here, which has been updated for the later series, with some new wallpapers, and a page on her here.

1 – Ghosts
2 – Choices
3 – The Meaning of Death
4 – Mind and Body

[UK: Region 2 PAL DVD release expected in the distant future.]

2005 April 16

Kate in Things to Do Before You're 30 (working title You Don't Have to Say You Love Me), a romantic comedy film, written by Patrick Wilde, directed by Simon Shore, with Dougray Scott as Cass & Jimi Mistry as Dylan.

This is a British remake of a 1997 Dutch film, All Stars.  It was shot in 2003 September.  There's a webpage about it here, and the trailer can be viewed at the Momentum Pictures website.

[UK: Available on Region 2 PAL DVD, price £18.]

2004 December?

Won the ‘Female Reader of the Year’ award at the 2004 Spoken Word Awards.

2004 December 13

One of a galaxy of stars performing at a Christmas concert to raise funds for the National Autistic Society at St John's, Smith Square.

2004 December 13 to 17

Reader of The Explorer's Daughter, the autobiography by Kari Herbert, abridged by Katrin Williams, for BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, in 5 15-min parts.

2004 November ?

Unknown rôle in Spirit Trap, a horror film, written by Phil O'Shea & David Smith, and directed by David Smith, with Billie Piper as Jenny & Luke Mably as Tom.

2004 September

Sharon Pintey in Cashback, an 18-min comedy drama short film, written & directed by Sean Ellis, with Sean Biggerstaff as Ben & Stuart Goodwin as Jenkins.

Nominated for an Oscar in 2006, it had its world premiere at the Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival in September 2004, followed by the Chicago International Film Festival, where it won the Gold Hugo and Best Short Film Award, and the Leuven Kort Filmfestival.  There is a webpage about the production here.

2004 September 19 to 27

Dr Nikki Alexander, an archaeo-pathologist, in the eighth series of Silent Witness, a BBC1 drama series, with William Gaminara as Prof Leo Dalton & Tom Ward as Dr Harry Cunningham.

BBC drama serials chief Laura Mackie said: "We are delighted to welcome Emilia to the show.  She is an exceptionally talented actress."  The new character she plays becomes the lead rôle from the third episode of the series, as Amanda Burton's character, pathologist Prof Sam Ryan, is written out.  The BBC have a Silent Witness section of their website here, including a couple of images of her in character for use as desktop wallpaper, and a page on her here.

1 – A Time to Heal
2 – Death by Water
3 – Nowhere Fast
4 – Body 21

[UK: Region 2 PAL DVD release expected in the distant future.]

2004

She was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award for Adult Fiction for her voice work on various audio books.

2004 June 6

One of a star-cast (including Ray Winstone, Christopher Eccleston, Penelope Wilton & Catherine McCormack) performing a set of short plays, written, rehearsed & performed within 24 hr, under the artistic direction of Kevin Spacey, at the Old Vic Theatre, London.

She described her experience in the event: “This was without doubt the purest form of entertainment I have even taken part in.  It reinstated my belief and faith in theatre as a collaborative company event performed for people's pleasure.”

2004 May 26

One of the presenters at the 2004 Classical Brit Awards at The Royal Albert Hall.

2004 May 23

One of a star-cast for a charity benefit evening at The Oxford Playhouse.

2004 March 14 & 21

Lady Margaret, in Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, a 4 x 50-min drama mini-series from Box TV for BBC2, written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by Gillies MacKinnon, with Robert Carlyle as King James I & Clémence Poésy as Mary, Queen of Scots.

The BBC website has a section on the production here, though it has nothing on Ms Fox.

[UK: Available on Region 2 PAL DVD, Contender CTD10203, price £15; and PAL video, Contender CTD11263, £10.]

2004 February 15

Featured in The Mail on Sunday's 'Best of British' supplement on the BAFTAs, with a photo and a mini-interview:

Most famous for  The Pianist.
Soon to be seen in  You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.
Favourite film  City of God, The film's two directors got incredible performances out of actors who had very little professional experience.  I always love watching the kisses montage at the end of Cinema Paradiso - it appeals to my deep romanticism.
Best moment  Working with Roman Polanski on The Pianist was an absolute delight.  He's so intelligent, witty, bright, meticulous - and you feel like you can trust him.  If he told me to jump off a cliff, I'd do it.
Worst moment  In one audition I had to pretend to fight an alien.  After walking out I thought: "I've got to get myself another career."  Thankfully I didn't get the part.
Would like to work with  Samantha Morton who is amazing.  Paddy Constantine who is brilliant at improvising, and Bill Nighy, because he's divine.  And Geoffrey Rush who I adore.  And Roman, again.

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