Chances are, you’ve seen Carey Mulligan in at least one film or TV series.
It’s no wonder thatVoguedubbed her “one of the best actors of her generation.”
In many ways, Mulligan seems to be built for a career in film.
Want tofind out moreabout how the actress became who she is today?
Here is the stunning transformation of Carey Mulligan.
Carey Mulligan grew up wanting to be an actor
Carey Mulligan was born in London.
Pretty quickly, Mulligan began to realize her calling.
Apparently, she wept until they gave her a part in the play.
From then on, she said, she was “just interested in one thing.
I wanted to act.”
As Mulligan explained toThe Times, she grew up asking her brother to write her plays.
As the actress explained toThe Guardian, her religious upbringing has made her something of a goodie-two-shoes.
“I had a terrible guilty conscience from an early age,” she revealed.
However, as she explained, religion wasn’t a negative part of her life.
“It provided a real community and that lasted into my adulthood,” she said.
In fact, her love of church comes from the same impulse as her love of acting.
“You’re surrounded by people all the time,” she said of acting.
“And I love that about going to church every week and singing in the choir.”
As Mulligan toldW, her relationship with religion didn’t change much as she grew up.
In fact, it’s still a part of her life though she does keep it private.
As it turns out, the pairfirst metwhen Mulligan was still a child.
What an adorable story!
“I think they’re becoming a lost art form, which is very sad,” she said.
However, things didn’t initially go as planned.
In fact, according toThe Times, she was turned down by three schools.
Instead of giving up, Mulligan looked for another entry route.
As fate would have it, his wife replied and invited her to a dinner for aspiring actors.
Mulligan was cast as Kitty, and the rest is history.
As she toldThe Telegraph, her lack of training led her to learning on the job.
“Every job I do is like going to drama school,” she said.
As Mulligan explained, her co-stars in the play all had professional training and theater experience.
“I had done one film and had no idea what I was doing,” she said.
Luckily, Mulligan had nothing to worry about.
Just three years into her career, she had already made a name for herself on stage.
By the sounds of things, her success came from her honest, truthful approach.
Mulligan certainly did seem to fit a specific punch in.
In “Pride and Prejudice,“she played 17-year-old Kitty, a young woman in the Regency period.
In “Bleak House,” she played the angelic young heiress Ada Clare.
In “Northanger Abbey,“she took on the role of Isabella, a slightly ditzy young lady.
It’s safe to say that playing the corseted ingenue was quickly becoming Mulligan’s forte.
It’s no wonder she became anxious to distance herself from these young, wide-eyed roles.
As she said, “I don’t think recently I’ve played a particular bang out.”
In fact, as Mulligan confessed toThe Times, she was a bit of a workaholic.
“I used to freak out if I didn’t have back-to-back work lined up,” she said.
As she went on to explain, research became a big part of her process.
As Mulligan explained, this workaholic mentality developed out of imposter syndrome.
As she toldThe Guardian, she had just made “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”
Then, her agent took her to lunch and gave her advice that changed her mindset.
Being selective with her career is still something that the actress is careful to do.
Soon, the pair began dating.
Less than a year later, they married (viaBustle).
Mulligan has always been private about their relationship.
“They have chickens and a dog, and roasts and friends, jams by campfires.
It’s sort of idyllic.”
Wow, it definitely sounds like Mulligan found the perfect partner to suit her low-key lifestyle.
As she toldBaby, “It’s undeniable it changes everything.”
After her first child, Mulligan ended up taking two years off filmmaking.
After her second, she was less afraid to get back to work.
One of her biggest projects has been collaborating with War Child.
These kinds of stories have made Mulligan realize her own privilege to live a comfortable and safe life.
“It feels like you have to do it,” she said.
She began to cherish her female friendships.
For Mulligan, these are the people who have been there with her through it all.
It’s great.”
In some ways, the pandemic gave her a more normal life.
“I’ve never been able to be part of a book club,” she said.
She even started knitting!
The pandemic also gave Mulligan a sense of the goodness of humanity.
The part turned out to be something of a career-defining role.
As she toldIndieWire, she was hooked from the moment she read the script.
“That’s what I loved so much, every five pages, getting wrong-footed.
As Fennell said, Mulligan was born to play the role.
Because Mulligan is naturally such a private person, Fennell said, she has an enigmatic quality on screen.
“She was my dream person,” she gushed.
