Amelia Warner (born Amelia Catherine Bennett; 4 June 1982), also known by her stage name Slow Moving Millie, is an English musician, composer, and former actress.
Early life Warner was born Amelia Catherine Bennett in Birkenhead, Merseyside, the only child of actors Annette Ekblom and Alun Lewis.Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at ancestry.com Her paternal uncle is actor Hywel Bennett.
Career Warner started her acting career as a member of the Royal Court's youth theatre group. She starred in a 2000 BBC adaptation of Lorna Doone and had supporting roles in films such as Æon Flux and Stoned.
In 2015 she self-released a classical instrumental EP, Arms. In 2016 Amelia began scoring films, starting with Mum's List, followed by Mary Shelley. In 2017, she released her second EP, Visitors, under her own name.
In 2018, Warner won the International Film Music Critics' Association award for Breakthrough Composer of the Year for her debut mainstream score on the film Mary Shelley.
On 28 September 2020 Fearne Cotton announced she was releasing "Happy Place", an album featuring music from an array of artists focusing on mental health and well-being. The first single, released on the same day as the announcement, was "Lockdown Kittens Dancing", features music taken from Warner's song "For Love", on her June 2020 "Haven" EP. In the same year, she was invited to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Slow Moving Millie Warner began her music career in July 2009, when she wrote and performed the song "Beasts" under the name Slow-Moving Millie for a Virgin Media television commercial. The track was then released on 17 August 2009. Her second single, "Rewind City", was also used for another advertisement, for Orange UK, and was directed by Ringan Ledwidge.EMAP's Shots In October 2011, Warner signed a record deal with Island Records. Her cover version of the Smiths' 1984 B-side "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" was released on 11 November 2011 and was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2011 Christmas advertisement. Since releasing her album, Renditions, she also composed music for adverts and short films. Her first major score was for the British short Mam. Soon after, Warner released her Fyfe Dangerfield-produced EP, Arms, under Universal Music. Her second EP was titled Visitors. In 2016, she scored her first feature-length film, Mum's List, followed by her score to the film Mary Shelley.
Personal life Warner married Colin Farrell in a non-legal ceremony in 2001; they ended the relationship four months later. She married Jamie Dornan in 2013 at Orchardleigh Estate. They have three daughters.
Discography Composer credits Film/SeriesYearNotesMam2010ShortMum's List2016Mary Shelley2017Leading Lady Parts2018ShortWild Mountain Thyme2020Mr. Malcolm's List2022Young Woman and the Sea2024Kathleen Is HereUnforgivable 2025 BBC Television Film Unidentified 2025
Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions UK Renditions(as Slow Moving Millie) Eight covers and two original songs Released: 12 December 2011 Label: Universal / Island89 Visitors(as Amelia Warner) Instrumental music Released: 20 April 2018 Label: Globe: Soundtrack and Score / Universal—
Extended plays Title Details Arms(as Slow Moving Millie) Classical music Released: 10 July 2015 Label: SMM Music / Universal Haven(as Amelia Warner) Classical music Released: 19 June 2020 Label: Decca Records / Universal
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions AlbumUK 2009 "Beasts" —Renditions 2011 "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" 31 2020 "Lockdown Kittens Dancing" (with Fearne Cotton and GABA feat. Helen Mirren) —Happy Place
Filmography +YearFilmRoleNotes1998Kavanagh QCGaynor DeansCasualtyRachel MunroTV seriesEpisode: "Eye Spy"1999AristocratsLady CeceliaMini-seriesMansfield ParkTeenage Fanny Price2000Don QuixoteAntoniaQuillsSimone Royer-CollardWaking the DeadJodie Whitemore/Jodie WhitemoorTake a Girl Like YouSheila TorkinghamLorna DooneLorna Doone2002Nine LivesLaura2003Love's BrotherRosetta2005Æon FluxUna FluxWinter PassingShellyStonedJanet2006Alpha MaleElyssa Ferris2007GoneSophie2007The Seeker: The Dark Is RisingMaggie Barnes2008The EchoAlyssa2010Olga?CeciliaShort film2012The Other SideRachelShort film
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef 2018World Soundtrack AwardsDiscovery of the Year Mary ShelleyIFMCA Breakthrough Composer of the Year 2021World Soundtrack AwardsPublic Choice Award Wild Mountain ThymeHollywood Music in Media AwardsBest Original Score - Independent FilmBest Original Song - Independent FilmIFMCA Best Original Score for a Comedy FilmASCAPFilm Score of the Year 2023World Soundtrack Awards Public Choice AwardMr Malcolm's List2024Young Woman and the Sea2025IFMCA Best Original Score for a DramaYoung Woman and the SeaASCAPFilm Score of the Year
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