Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976 in Dulwich, London) is an English actress.
Hawkins is best known for her extensive career in acting, particularly her Golden Globe-winning performance in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) as Poppy Cross and her Oscar-nominated roles in Blue Jasmine (2013) as Ginger and The Shape of Water (2017) as Elisa Esposito.
She also appears in the MonsterVerse franchise of films as Dr. Vivienne Graham, first appearing in 2014's Godzilla and then its 2019 sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Hawkins is noted for her prolific career in British media, which includes turns in Tipping the Velvet, Vera Drake, Fingersmith, An Education, Great Expectations, and Paddington (2014).
Amusingly enough, her first-ever film appearance was an uncredited role in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.
Selected filmography:
- Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (1999) as Villager note
- Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake
- Little Britain (2003) as Cathy
- The Young Visiters (2003) as Rosalind
- Layer Cake (2004) as Slasher
- Vera Drake (2004) as Susan Wells
- Fingersmith (2005) as Susan Trinder
- H. G. Wells: War with the World (2006) as Rebecca West
- Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006) as various characters
- Cassandra's Dream (2007) as Kate
- The Killing Gene (2008) as Elly Carpenter
- Persuasion (2007) as Anne Elliot
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) as Poppy Cross
- An Education (2009) as Sarah Goldman
- Desert Flower (2009) as Marylin
- Never Let Me Go (2010) as Miss Lucy
- Submarine (2010) as Jill Tate
- Jane Eyre (2011) as Mrs Reed
- Love Birds (2011) as Holly
- Great Expectations (2012) as Mrs Joe
- Blue Jasmine (2013) as Ginger note
- The Double (2013) as Receptionist at Ball
- The Phone Call (2013) as Heather
- MonsterVerse as Dr. Vivienne Graham
- Godzilla (2014)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Paddington (2014) as Mary Brown
- Paddington 2 (2017)
- The Hollow Crown (2016) as Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester
- The Shape of Water (2017) as Elisa Esposito note
- Spencer (2021) as Royal Dresser Maggie
- The Lost King (2022) as Philippa Langley
- Wonka (2023) as Willy Wonka's mother.
