Gabriella Wright (born 19 June 1982) is an English actress and model, best known for playing Queen Claude of France in the series The Tudors, Viola in the film The Perfect Husband, and Gina in the action thriller The Transporter Refueled. In addition to her acting and modeling careers, she is a humanitarian and activist with contributions to many international campaigns on gender-based violence and suicide prevention.
Early life Wright was born on 19 June 1982 in Stoke Newington, London, England to Paul David Wright, a sculptor and painter, and Anne Catherine Wright, a teacher and writer. Her siblings are Paulette and Pascal Wright. Wright is of English and Scottish descent on her father's side, and French, Portuguese and Mauritian on her mother's.
Wright moved to France with her parents at the age of 12, and graduated in English Literature and Social Economics.
Wright's acting coaches have included Susan Batson and Jack Garfein.
Acting career In 2004, Wright played her first lead role, in the film One Dollar Curry, directed by Vijay Singh.
In 2007, Wright appeared as Queen Claude of France in the historical drama series The Tudors.
In 2014, Wright appeared in the 7th season of the HBO's supernatural drama series True Blood, in which she played the role of Sylvie. She played the lead role in the horror film The Perfect Husband along with Bret Roberts and Carl Wharton, directed by Lucas Pavetto.
In 2015 Wright appeared in the action thriller film The Transporter Refueled, directed by Camille Delamarre.
In 2016, Wright was cast in the film Security as Ruby, which stars Antonio Banderas and Ben Kingsley.
In 2018, Wright played Rebekha Volt in Action Team, a spy comedy spoof directed by James De Frond.
Wright played Veronika, the personal hitwoman for Antonio Banderas's character in the 2021 American action comedy film, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, directed by Patrick Hughes.
Activism Wright's humanitarian engagement dates back to 2004. She is the founder of the production company Conscious Intent which supports different media formats to promote "the human story".
In 2019, she produced 'I am Never Alone', directed by Michel Pascal, which was the impetus for The Never Alone non-profit.
She shares her meditation practice with parolees in the greater Los Angeles area, facilitated by the Amity Foundation. She is a goodwill ambassador to Skypower, a solar company with a socio-economic impact model for developing nations, and is the honorary president of a grassroots charity in Myanmar that works in slums in and around Yangon.
As a motivational speaker, she advocates for an end to violence against women and girls and has lent her voice to UN Women and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women in London (2018) and in Los Angeles (2019) with Nicole Kidman. She has been a guest speaker at the Difficult Dialogues forum (2018) which compared the 'Me too' movements in India and Hollywood and has also spoken numerous times at Carnegie Hall on healing trauma, the power of meditation and how to seek fulfillment, irrespective of life circumstances. Her recent engagement featured a powerful story of a young woman survivor of violence from Zimbabwe, which she narrated at the opening of the First UN Trust Fund Grantee Convention held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 October 24, 2019, and a seminar on suicide prevention and self-awareness, which she delivered at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India on 3 January 2020.
Personal life From 2005 to 2010 Wright was married to producer Thierry Klemeniuk.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Albert est méchant L'employée 'Bank' 2004 One Dollar Curry Nathalie 2005 Mary TV Studio Manager 2007 The Last Gang Daniella 2007 Eden Log 2009 Demain dès l'aube 2010 An Organization of Dreams Nagra 2010 22 Bullets Yasmina Telaa 2013 Collision Odette 2014 The Perfect Husband Viola 2014 Everly Anna 2015 The Transporter Refueled Gina 2015 Septembers of Shiraz Farideh 2016 Alcoholist Claire 2017 Security Ruby 2021 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Veronika I Am Never Alone Gabriella Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Innocence Project Colette Givray 1 episode 2007 The Tudors Queen Claude of France 3 episodes 2010 Nomads Nadia Unsold TV pilot 2011 Jack of Diamonds Nadia Raminez TV film 2011 Rani Indra 3 episodes 2013 Payday Greta 2 episodes 2014 True Blood Sylvie 1 episode 2015 Cheerleader Death Squad Marja Unsold TV pilot 2016 Arrow Esrin Fortuna 1 episode 2017 The Way Sara 2018 Action Team Rebekha Volt 2 episodes
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