Emilia Fox is a British actress and TV presenter. She is best known for playing Dr. Nikki Alexander in the popular BBC crime drama Silent Witness.
Emilia Fox Biography
Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox, born on July 31, 1974, is an English actress and presenter, mainly known for her work in British television. She made her feature film debut in Roman Polanski’s 2002 movie The Pianist.
She is British by nationality and has a white ethnicity. Emilia identifies as agnostic when it comes to religion. She has blonde hair, dark brown eyes, and weighs 54 kg. Standing at 5 feet 6 inches tall, she is known for her impressive height and striking looks.
Parents & Family
Emilia Rose Fox comes from a family of actors. Her mother, Joanna David, and her father, Edward Fox, are both actors. She also has many relatives in acting, including her uncle James Fox, and cousins Jack, Laurence, and Lydia.
Emilia has a brother named Freddie, who is also an actor, and a half-sister named Lucy. Her great-great-grandfather, Samson Fox, was a wealthy businessman, and her great-grandmother, Hilda Hanbury, was an actress.
Her grandfather, Robin Fox, worked as a theatrical agent. Through her great-grandmother, she is related to the Terry family of actors.
Husband & Boyfriend
In 2000, Emilia Fox got engaged to comedian Vic Reeves, and later dated Toby Mott.
In July 2005, she married actor Jared Harris, the son of actor Richard Harris. However, they separated in 2008, and Harris filed for divorce in January 2009 after their long-distance relationship ended and following Fox’s miscarriage in 2007.
After her separation from Harris, Emilia started dating actor Jeremy Gilley. In May 2010, it was reported that she was expecting a baby, and in November 2010, she gave birth to a daughter. Fox and Gilley broke up in 2011.
She dated chef Marco Pierre White from 2012 to 2016 and Luc Chaudhary from 2019 to 2020. Currently, she is in a relationship with TV producer Jonathan Stadlen.
Eduaction & Networth
Emilia Fox went to Bryanston School in Dorset, where she learned to play the cello. She later studied English at St Catherine’s College, Oxford.
Her net worth is estimated to be £4.5 million, earned from her acting career, TV presenting, and other entertainment-related work.
Although exact figures haven’t been shared, in 2017 it was reported that Emilia earned between £200,000 and £249,000 for her role in Silent Witness.
Awards
- 2003: Won Best Actress
- 2003: Nominated for Best Actress (Najlepsza Główna rola kobieka) at the Eagle Awards
- 2009: Nominated for Best Leading Actress (Dagger Awards)
Career Timeline Emilia Fox
- 1995: Emilia appeared as Georgiana, the sister of Mr Darcy (played by Colin Firth) in a TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
- 1997: She played the second Mrs de Winter in the TV version of Rebecca with Charles Dance.
- 1998: Emilia starred in The Round Tower as Vanessa Radcliffe, a young woman from a wealthy family who has to leave home after becoming pregnant.
- 2000: She played Jenny Hurst in the remake of Randall & Hopkirk.
- 2002: Emilia starred in The Pianist as Dorota, a beautiful, blonde cellist who admires the pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, played by Adrien Brody.
- 2003: She played Jane Seymour in a TV film about King Henry VIII and also played Catherine Howard in the play Catherine Howard at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
- 2004: Emilia joined the crime drama Silent Witness as Dr. Nikki Alexander, a role she continues to play in 2025. She also played Lady Margaret in Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot and appeared as Amy Dudley in The Virgin Queen.
- 2005: She played Amy Dudley in The Virgin Queen, a TV series about Queen Elizabeth I.
- 2007: Emilia starred in Fallen Angel, a mini-series in which she played a serial killer. She was also in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, but her role was smaller.
- 2008: She appeared as Sister Jean in Flashbacks of a Fool and in Things to Do Before You’re 30.
- 2009: Emilia played Morgause in Merlin, a role she continued to play in later seasons. She also narrated the children’s book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
- 2011: She narrated the Doctor Who adventure game The Gunpowder Plot and voiced a character in the audio drama Nevermoor.
- 2015: Emilia played Julia Svetlov in The Casual Vacancy, a drama based on the book by J.K. Rowling.
- 2016-2018: She played Sam Vincent in the Sky drama, Delicious.
- 2019: Emilia co-presented the BBC documentary Jack the Ripper – The Case Reopened with criminologist David Wilson.
- 2021: Emilia and David Wilson presented a documentary series on the cold case, titled In the Footsteps of Killers.
- 2023: The second season of In the Footsteps of Killers airs.
| Full Name | Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Emilia Fox |
| Profession | Actor and Producer |
| Date of Birth | July 31, 1974 |
| Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Religion | Christian |
| Family | Father: Edward Fox, Mother: Joanna David |
| Brother: Freddie Fox, Sister: Lucy Fox | |
| Net Worth | $4.5 million |
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