Romola Garai
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Garai at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
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| Born |
Romola Sadie Garai 6 August 1982 British Hong Kong |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sam Hoare (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
Romola Sadie Garai (/ˈrɒmələ ˈseɪdi ˈɡæri/; born 6 August 1982) is an English actress, writer, director. She is known for appearing in the films Amazing Grace, Atonement, and Glorious 39, and in BBC series such as Emma, The Hour and The Crimson Petal and the White. She has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award and is BAFTA nominated.
Garai was born in Hong Kong to British parents. Her father's family were of Jewish background. Her mother, Janet A. (née Brown), brought up Romola and her three siblings and her father, Adrian E. R. Garai, is a bank manager. Her first name is the female version of the Italian name Romolo, from Romulus, one of the founders of Rome. Romola is also the main character of George Eliot's novel of the same name. Garai's great-grandfather, Bernhard "Bert" Garai, an immigrant from Hungary, founded the Keystone Press Agency, a photographic agency and archive, in London, in the early 20th century.
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