Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller
Miller, jury member at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Sienna Rose Diana Miller (1981-12-28) 28 December 1981 New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	British / American
Occupation	Actress, fashion designer, model
Years active	2001–present
Partner(s)	Jude Law (2003–2006; 2009–2011) Tom Sturridge (2011–2015)
Children	1

Sienna Rose Diana Miller (born 28 December 1981) is a British-American actress, model, and fashion designer.

In 2008, she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award, while for her role as Tippi Hedren in the 2012 TV film The Girl, she was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Her film roles include the crime thriller Layer Cake (2004), the comedy Alfie (2004), the biopic Factory Girl (2006), the drama The Edge of Love (2008) and the military science fiction action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). In 2014, she starred in two biographical dramas, Foxcatcher, playing Nancy Schultz, and American Sniper, portraying Taya Kyle.

Early life

Born in New York City, United States, Miller moved to London with her family when she was just over a year old. Her mother, Josephine, is a South African-born English former model. Her father, Edwin Miller, is an American banker turned dealer of Chinese art. Miller has a sister, Savannah, and two half-brothers, Charles and Stephen, as well as a step brother, Tanner. Miller attended Heathfield School, Ascot, a boarding school in Ascot, Berkshire, and later studied for a year at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. She carries a British passport, and acquired her first driving license in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as it was easier to qualify there, thus allowing her to drive in both the U.S. and UK.

Film career

In 2001, she made her film début with South Kensington, with Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson and later had a regular role in the television drama series Keen Eddie. In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake Alfie with Jude Law and in Layer Cake. In 2005, Miller played the female lead opposite Heath Ledger in the period comedy drama, Casanova, followed by the role of 1960s socialite and Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick in Factory Girl, which opened 29 December 2006. In 2007, Miller had a small role in Matthew Vaughn's adaptation Stardust and played a starlet to Steve Buscemi's reporter in Interview, another remake. Later in 2007, she portrayed an undead bride opposite James Franco in Camille.

In 2008 Miller appeared in the film version of writer Michael Chabon's novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and filmed The Edge of Love, with friend Keira Knightley, a biopic of Dylan Thomas in which she plays his wife Caitlin. She appeared in the 2009 live-action film adaptation of the comic book and cartoon G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, playing The Baroness. She appeared in the film Hippie Hippie Shake, a Working Title production which starred Cillian Murphy and played the title role in Patrick Marber's After Miss Julie on Broadway. She starred as Patricia in the London production of Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2011. Then in 2012, she starred in The Girl, an HBO film about the relationship between director Alfred Hitchcock and actress Tippi Hedren.

In 2014, Miller appeared in Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher and Clint Eastwood's American Sniper playing Taya Renae Kyle.

Her 2015 films included High-Rise and Burnt. In mid-2015, Miller will begin filming Ben Affleck's 1930s gangster drama Live by Night. On 7 January 2015 it was announced that Miller will assume the role of Sally Bowles in the Studio 54 Broadway revival of Cabaret. She will take over the role after Emma Stone's scheduled departure from the production on 15 February and will perform for the remaining six weeks of the show's engagement, until 29 March. She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. She will be appearing alongside Hugh Jackman and Fan Bingbing in the action thriller film Axed.

Fashion

Modeling

Before her professional acting career, Miller worked as a photographic model. She signed with Tandy Anderson of Select Model Management London, and modelled for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue, and posed topless in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar. Miller has also been closely associated with the style of fashion that became known as boho chic, much of which fashion followers noted was strikingly similar to the style of model Kate Moss. Miller signed a two-year contract with Pepe Jeans London; the jeans ad campaign first appeared in magazines March 2006. In February 2009, Hugo Boss Fragrances announced that Miller would be the new ambassador for their women's BOSS Orange women's perfume.

Fashion design

In 2006 it was announced that Miller would design a fashion capsule for Pepe Jeans; the project was later expanded to become a complete fashion label. Called Twenty8Twelve, it gets its name from Miller's date of birth and is financially backed by Pepe Jeans. The collection, which Miller designed with her sister Savannah, a professional fashion designer, was launched in September 2007.

Charitable activities

Miller is the Global Ambassador for International Medical Corps. She travelled with them to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in April 2009, and kept a blog about her experiences. She also visited Haiti with the group after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Miller also worked alongside Global Cool during their 2007 eco friendly campaign.

Miller is an ambassador for the UK branch of the Starlight Children's Foundation, which works with seriously ill children and their parents.

Personal life

Miller's relationship with Alfie co-star Jude Law was scrutinised by the tabloid press. On Christmas Day 2004, they became engaged. On 8 July 2005, Law issued a public apology to Miller for having an affair with the nanny of his children. After attempting to salvage their relationship, Miller and Law separated in November 2006. In 2008 Miller had a highly publicized affair with married actor Balthazar Getty. Miller later sued two British tabloids over the publication of photos showing her and Getty together. In December 2009, it was reported that Law and Miller had rekindled their relationship after starring in separate shows on Broadway in late 2009. They spent Christmas 2009 in Barbados, along with three of Law's children. They announced they had split again in February 2011. Miller then starting dating actor Tom Sturridge, with whom she has a daughter, Marlowe Ottoline Layng Sturridge (b. July 7, 2012).

Miller's stepmother, Kelly Hoppen, is an interior designer and entrepreneur.

Phone hacking scandal

Main article: News International phone hacking scandal

Following a High Court hearing in May 2011, Sienna Miller is set to accept £100,000 in damages from News of the World after the newspaper admitted hacking into her phone. Later, as a core participant, she gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry in November 2011. Miller's statement to the inquiry, which included the following, later made news headlines:

I would often find myself almost daily, I was 21, at midnight running down a dark street on my own with 10 big men chasing me. The fact that they had cameras in their hands meant that was legal. But if you take away the cameras, what have you got? You've got a pack of men chasing a woman, and obviously that's a very intimidating situation to be in.

Filmography

Miller at the Military Fashion Show in 2008

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	South Kensington	Sharon	Credited as Sienna Rose
2002	High Speed	Savannah
2002	The Ride	Sara
2004	Layer Cake	Tammy
2004	Alfie	Nikki
2005	Casanova	Francesca Bruni
2006	Factory Girl	Edie Sedgwick
2007	Interview	Katya
2007	Camille	Camille Foster
2007	Stardust	Victoria
2008	The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	Jane Bellwether
2008	A Fox's Tale	Darcey	Voice
2008	The Edge of Love	Caitlin Macnamara
2009	The September Issue	Herself	Documentary
2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Ana Lewis / Anastascia DeCobray / The Baroness
2012	Nous York	Movie star
2012	Two Jacks	Diana
2012	Just Like a Woman	Marilyn
2012	Yellow	Xanne
2013	A Case of You	Sarah
2014	Foxcatcher	Nancy Schultz
2014	American Sniper	Taya Kyle
2015	Unfinished Business	Chuck Portnoy
2015	Mississippi Grind	Simone
2015	High-Rise	Charlotte Melville
2015	Black Mass	Catherine Greig	Filmed role, cut during editing
2015	Burnt	Helene
2016	The Lost City of Z	Nina Fawcett
2017	Live by Night	Emma Gould	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The American Embassy	Babe	Episode: "Long Live the King"
2002	Bedtime	Stacey	4 episodes
2003–04	Keen Eddie	Fiona Bickerton	13 episodes
2012	The Girl	Tippi Hedren	Television film

Theatre credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	As You Like It	Celia	Wyndhams Theatre, West End
2009	After Miss Julie	Miss Julie	American Airlines Theatre, Broadway
2011	Flare Path	Patricia	Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End
2015	Cabaret	Sally Bowles	Studio 54, Broadway

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2007	Environmental Media Awards	EMA Futures Award		Won
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Female Lead	Interview	Nominated
	London Film Critics Circle Awards	British Actress of the Year	Interview	Nominated
2008	BAFTA	Rising Star Award		Nominated
	British Independent Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Edge of Love	Nominated
2009	ShoWest Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Edge of Love	Won
2012	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	The Girl	Nominated
	BAFTA TV Award	BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress	The Girl	Nominated
2013	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress	The Girl	Nominated
2015	Denver Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	American Sniper	Nominated
	British Independent Film Award	Best Supporting Actress	High-Rise	Nominated

External links

• Sienna Miller at the Internet Broadway Database
• Sienna Miller at the Internet Movie Database
• Sienna Miller at AllMovie
• Twenty8Twelve.com Miller's fashion line website