Sienna Miller

Sienna Rose Diana Miller is a British actress known for her work across film, television, and theatre. Born on 28 December 1981, she initially began her career as a model before transitioning into professional acting. She achieved her breakthrough in the mid-2000s, establishing herself as a versatile performer in major screen productions and stage revivals.

Miller was born in New York while her mother went into labour during a performance of The Nutcracker, moving to London with her family at eighteen months old. She attended Heathfield School in Ascot, Berkshire. Her father, Edwin Miller, was a banker who later worked as an American dealer in Chinese art. Her South African-born mother, Josephine, was a former model who served as a personal assistant to David Bowie and managed the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Beginning her career as a model, Miller appeared in Italian Vogue and the 2003 Pirelli Calendar. Her screen debut arrived in the 2001 romantic comedy South Kensington, followed by television appearances in Bedtime and a regular role in Keen Eddie. Her career reached a turning point in 2004 when she starred in the crime thriller Layer Cake and the romantic drama Alfie, which brought her wider public attention.

Over the next several years, Miller took on varied dramatic roles. She starred in the period comedy Casanova (2005) and made her West End debut as Celia in As You Like It. She portrayed socialite Edie Sedgwick in Factory Girl (2006) and appeared in films such as Stardust and Interview. In 2008, her performance as Caitlin Macnamara in The Edge of Love earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination and a nomination for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

After playing The Baroness in the blockbuster G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Miller took a brief sabbatical from screen acting amid intense tabloid scrutiny. She focused on stage work, making her Broadway debut in After Miss Julie in 2009 and starring in Trevor Nunn's West End production of Flare Path in 2011.

Miller experienced a screen resurgence in 2012 portraying Tippi Hedren in the television film The Girl, receiving nominations for both a BAFTA Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. She went on to feature in acclaimed feature films including Foxcatcher (2014), American Sniper (2014), High-Rise (2015), Burnt (2015), and The Lost City of Z (2016). During this period, she also performed as Sally Bowles in Cabaret on Broadway and served on the competition jury for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2018, Miller earned extensive critical praise for her leading performance in American Woman. Her subsequent credits include the film 21 Bridges (2019) and prominent television roles in the miniseries The Loudest Voice (2019) and Anatomy of a Scandal (2022).