10 Awesome Movie Facts About Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

2. It Gave The World One Of The World's Finest Character Actresses

You've probably seen her in a few movies now, only chances are you won't have recognized her. From Made In Dagenham to Shadow Dancer to Birdman, local lass Andrea Riseborough is a total chameleon when it comes to her performances. She's an actress who can seemingly alter her voice and appearance to fit any character imaginable. One of her breakthrough roles was in Mike Leigh's Happy Go Lucky, and she nearly became part of cult TV history by appearing in the pilot for monster houseshare saga Being Human. BBC Three's loss was Hollywood's gain and from there her career mushroomed like a branch of Mushrooms R Us in a hothouse. Who else can list Margaret Thatcher and an IRA operative on the same CV? Eclectic is her middle name (actually that sounds quite good Andrea if you're reading) and she's worked on films as diverse as Madonna's W.E. and Tom Cruise's Oblivion. Another success story from the North East's metropolis.