Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows
Saffron Burrows in Karlovy Vary (2008)
Born	Saffron Domini Burrows (1972-10-22) 22 October 1972 (age 44) London, England, UK
Citizenship	United Kingdom and United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–present
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Spouse(s)	Alison Balian (m. 2013)
Children	2

Saffron Domini Burrows (born 22 October 1972) is an English-American actress and former model who has appeared in such films as Circle of Friends (1995), Wing Commander (1999), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Gangster No. 1 (2000), Enigma (2001), Troy (2004), Reign Over Me (2007) and The Bank Job (2008), as well as starring as Lorraine Weller on Boston Legal (2007–08), Dr. Norah Skinner on My Own Worst Enemy (2008) and Detective Serena Stevens on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

An only child, Burrows was born in London, England. Both her parents are socialists. Her father is an architect and teacher; her mother is a teacher and feminist. She was discovered in Covent Garden by the fashion photographer Beth Boldt. Burrows stands 5' 11" and had a successful modelling career.

Burrows made her film debut in 1993 with a small role in Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father. Her first significant acting roles came in 1995, as an ambitious young Irishwoman in Circle of Friends. She appeared in Ngozi Onwurah's Welcome II The Terrordome. Following this, she starred in the BBC production of Dennis Potter's Karaoke (1996). Subsequently, she appeared in Hotel de Love, Lovelife, Nevada, One Night Stand, and The Matchmaker. In 1999 she appeared in Mike Figgis’ experimental film The Loss of Sexual Innocence, in which she played twins: one raised in England, the other in Italy. Burrows appeared in the thriller film Deep Blue Sea and later played the title role in a film of Miss Julie, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.