Holliday Grainger
Holliday Grainger
Holliday Clark Grainger, also credited as Holly Grainger, is an English screen and stage actress. Some of her prominent roles include Lucrezia Borgia in the Showtime series The Borgias and Estella in Mike Newell's adaptation of Great Expectations...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 March 1988
CityManchester, England
Holliday Grainger quotes about
first-love journey passionate
True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey.
independent film independent-film
I'd love to do more independent films.
beautiful film scene
Its always really surreal, being on a film set, but inside a beautiful, massive scene.
successful actors streets
As much as Id love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.
independent opportunity epic
I love the opportunity to do lots of different kinds of projects - independent films and big studio epics as well.
fun selfish thinking
I'm selfish when it comes to work. I'm like, "Oh, that will be fun! I wanna do that!" I never think beyond my participation in a project.
doctors research panic-attacks
I spoke to friends that have panic attacks, and I spoke to a doctor who has panic attacks, himself. I also did a bit of research into them. It seemed like everyone's version of a panic attack had slightly different physical things. So, I decided to choose my own physical things.
persuaded stable
I come from a very loving, stable background where I've been persuaded to just be myself and anything is possible.
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I've got a massive actor girl crush on Carey Mulligan, so I'd love to be buddies with her. She just oozes this joyful, natural innocence and always brings a nice emotional depth to her character.
felt producer whereas
I'm very lucky, as I've never ever felt any pressure from any producer to lose weight, whereas a lot of actresses have.
massive
It's always really surreal, being on a film set, but inside a beautiful, massive scene.
period shot
When I was younger, I was always being told I had a period face, but 'Bel Ami' was my first shot at it.
acting admitted basically open studying taking threw time year
I did a year at Leeds, studying English. They basically threw me out, because I was taking too much time off to act. So I transferred to the Open University, because I could do it all online. By that point, I had admitted to myself that I had the acting bug.
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'The Borgias' is quite good because it does stick quite steadfastly to historical fact, so a lot of people who are interested in the historical element will love watching it, but they were also a ridiculously dramatic family.