Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn (born 26 September 1985) is an English actress. She has appeared in films, including Pride & Prejudice (2005), St Trinian's (2007) and its sequel St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009), The Boat That Rocked (2009), and Inception (2010). She has also appeared on the HBO science fiction western series Westworld (2016–2018) and the FX biographical miniseries Pistol (2022).

Early life and education Talulah Jane Riley-MilburnBirths, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005; Ancestry.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015. was born on 26 September 1985 in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, where she grew upTalulah Riley: 'Fifty Shades inspired me to create a sexually conniving female character' Retrieved 29 October 2016. as the only child of Una Riley, founder of a security systems company and a public relations company, and Doug Milburn, formerly head of the National Crime Squad. Her father has worked as a screenwriter, writing episodes of Silent Witness and The Bill.

Riley was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College, independent Berkhamsted Collegiate School, and Haberdashers' Girls' School. While acting in London, she studied for a degree in natural sciences at the Open University.

Career

Television Riley's television credits include episodes of Poirot (2003), Marple (2006), and Doctor Who (2008's "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead"). She played Lila, a lovestruck writer, in the short-lived E4 series Nearly Famous (2007). She played Angela in the first two seasons of the television series Westworld.

Stage Riley made her stage debut in The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic in 2005. Her performance in a 2006 revival of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke was described by critic Rachel Read as "delightful".

Film Riley played Mary Bennet in the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice and Marianne in 2009's The Boat That Rocked. She starred in the 2007 film St Trinian's and its 2009 sequel St Trinian's: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.

Riley appeared as a disguise used by Tom Hardy's character in Inception (2010). Also in 2010, Love and Distrust was released direct-to-video, featuring five unique short films, the first of which was The Summer House, in which Riley was co-lead, opposite Robert Pattinson. Available as a standalone download, The Summer House was the number one film on iTunes worldwide on its first day of release, holding that position for several days. She also appeared in White Frog.

Between 2009 and 2015, Riley developed an idea and story by her father into a screenplay, then ultimately directed (after being unable to hire another director to helm the project) and starred in the resulting feature film Scottish Mussel.

Writing Her debut novel, Acts of Love, was published by Hodder & Stoughton in August 2016. In June 2022, Riley released her second novel, The Quickening, also published by Hodder & Stoughton. She is also listed as a contributor to Encounters with Jane Austen: Celebrating 250 years.

Other She was featured on the March 2010 cover of Esquire. In 2011, she was named a "Brit to Watch" by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Personal life

In 2008, Riley began a relationship with businessman and entrepreneur Elon Musk. They married two years later at Dornoch Cathedral in the Scottish Highlands. The couple divorced in March 2012.

In July 2013, Musk and Riley remarried. In a 60 Minutes interview in 2014, the couple said they had reconciled and were living together again, along with Musk's five children from his first marriage to Justine Wilson. On 31 December 2014, Musk filed for divorce a second time, but later withdrew the action. After living separately for six months, Riley filed for a second divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court on 21 March 2016. The divorce was finalised in October 2016.

Riley married actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster on 22 June 2024 in Hertfordshire.

Filmography +FilmYearTitleRoleNotes2005 Pride & Prejudice Mary Bennet 2007St Trinian's Annabelle Fritton Friends Forever Grace Short filmWilder Carro 2009The Boat That Rocked Marianne The Summer House Jane Short filmSt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold Annabelle Fritton 2010Inception Eames's Blonde Woman disguise Love & Distrust Jane Archive footage of The Summer House2011The Dilemma Concept Car Spokesmodel Revenge of the Electric Car Herself Documentary 2012The Knot Alexandra White Frog Ms. Lee Transmission TBA 2013The Liability The Girl In a World... Pippa Thor: The Dark World Asgardian Nurse 2015 Scottish Mussel Beth Also writer and directorThe Bad Education Movie Phoebe 2016 Submerged Jessie 2018 The Last Witness Jeanette Mitchell 2020 Bloodshot Gina DeCarlo 2021 Father Christmas Is Back Vicky Christmas

+TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes 2003 Agatha Christie's Poirot Young Angela Warren Episode: "Five Little Pigs" 2006 Agatha Christie's Marple Megan Hunter Episode: "The Moving Finger" 2007 Nearly Famous Lila Reed Main role; 6 episodes2008 Phoo Action Lady Elenor Rigsby Cancelled before broadcastDoctor Who Miss Evangelista Episodes: "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead" The Gemma Factor Nell Scenes not broadcast 2016–2018 Westworld Angela Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2); 12 episodes2022 Pistol Vivienne Westwood Main role; miniseriesThe Elon Musk Show Herself Three-part docuseries

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