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| Sienna Guillory |
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"In Hollywood, women hate each other. Everyone is so bitchy and they don't want younger actresses coming in and taking their roles.”
| Date of Birth: May 31, 1975 |
| Birthplace: Fulham, London |
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| Though she’s appeared in close to two dozen films since 1993, Sienna is still best known for her work in the miniseries Helen of Troy and in the horror sequel Resident Evil: Apocalypse. |
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| Unlike certain other models who’ve tried their hand at acting (anyone remember Fair Game?), Sienna Guillory has established herself as a bona fide thespian with the sort of chops that all but ensure her a healthy career in front of the camera. |
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Sienna Guillory was born on May 31, 1975, in Fulham, London. The daughter of famed guitarist Isaac Guillory (he’s worked with, among others, Joan Baez and Mick Jagger), Sienna grew up in an environment where she was encouraged to express herself artistically. Having tried her hand at a variety of pursuits, Sienna made the decision to pursue a career as an actress while still in her teen years.
In 1993, at the tender age of 17, Sienna made her debut on a UK miniseries called Riders. Though it was a small role, Sienna used it as a stepping stone to bigger and better things -- starting with her appearance in another miniseries, 1995’s The Buccaneers (which also starred up-and-coming actresses Carla Gugino and Mira Sorvino).
Sienna’s fledgling acting career was temporarily put on hold in 1995, after she found herself signed to a modeling contract with the prestigious Select Models agency. It wasn’t long before Sienna was appearing in promotional campaigns for labels such as Dolce & Gabbana and Armani, and she even became the face of Hugo Boss’ perfume for three years.
But acting is where Sienna’s passion lay, and to that end, she signed herself up for classes at the New World School of the Dramatic Arts and the Conservatoire de Paris. She returned to her profession of choice in 1999, and went on to appear in a whopping 10 films between that year and 2001 -- including Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) alongside Paul Bettany and the thriller Sorted opposite Kelly Brook, both in 2000. Sienna even found time to get married and divorced during that busy time, to a young actor named Nick Moran (their union, forged in 1997, ended three years later).
Though Sienna rarely stopped working, she remained known more for her short-lived modeling career than for her acting -- though this began to change in 2002, when Sienna landed a pivotal role opposite Guy Pearce in the much-ballyhooed remake of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. While the movie wasn’t quite the enormous hit everyone had been hoping for, it opened a whole new set of doors for Sienna within the notoriously cloistered Hollywood community.
A year later, Sienna received the big break she’d been waiting for after landing a central role in the USA Network’s big budget Helen of Troy miniseries (Sienna was cast as the titular character). Sienna was almost unanimously praised for her work as the ancient figure, and the actress soon found herself appearing in such mainstream films as 2003’s Love Actually and 2004’s Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
Sienna Guillory’s star is certainly on the rise, as evidenced by her long list of high-profile films. She was cast in two films in 2006: the fantasy adaptation Eragon opposite John Malkovich and Jeremy Irons, and a horror flick starring Jesse Bradford called Victims. Sienna also reprises her role as zombie butt-kicker Jill Valentine in the third installment of the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil: Extinction (2007).
Following her recent marriage to fellow actor Enzo Cilenti, Sienna seems to be in a good place both professionally and personally. It’s clear that Sienna has established herself as one of the most promising young actresses of her generation, and it seems likely that we’ll be seeing a lot more of her in the years to come. |
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