Lydia Wilson

Wilson was born to an American mother and an English father, She has said that her acting ambitions came from her grandparents, who were stage actors from New York. She attended Henrietta Barnett School, a state Grammar school in Hampstead Garden Suburb. After completing a foundation course at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, she graduated with an English degree from Queens' College, Cambridge, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating with a degree in Acting in 2009. ==Career==

Wilson made her film debut in the alternative history romance drama Never Let Me Go (2010). In 2014, she was included in the London Evening Standard list of the 1,000 most influential Londoners. ==Filmography==

Film Television Theatre • House of Special Purpose (2009) as Maria • Pains of Youth (2009) as Desiree • Blasted (2010) as Cate • The Heretic (2011) • The Acid Test (2011) as Jessica • '''Tis Pity She's a Whore'' (2011) as Annabella • Hysteria (2013) as Jessica • King Charles III (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge Olivier Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress • The Duchess of Malfi (2020) as The Duchess • Walden (2021) as Cassie • The 47th (2022) as Ivanka Trump • The Maids (2025-2026) as Claire Radio • A Tale of Two Cities (2011) as Lucie Manette • An American Rose (2012) as Kathleen Kennedy • The Bell Jar (2013) as narrator • The Exorcist (2014) as Regan MacNeil • The Letters of Sylvia Plath as Sylvia Plath • Black Water, An American Story (2019) as Kelly, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards • Klara and the Sun (2021) as Narrator • Mansfield Park (2022) as Fanny Price • Happy Birthday, Mr President (2023) as Marilyn Monroe, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards • Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix (2025) as narrator ==References==