Age: 41
female
Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2024. Mulligan made her professional acting debut on stage in Kevin Elyot's play Forty Winks (2004) at the Royal Court Theatre. She made her film debut with a supporting role in Joe Wright's romantic drama Pride & Prejudice (2005), followed by diverse roles in television, including the drama series Bleak House (2005), the television film Northanger Abbey (2007), and guest starring in the Doctor Who episode "Blink" (2007). She made her Broadway debut in the revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull (2008). Mulligan's breakthrough role came as a 1960s schoolgirl in the coming-of-age film An Education (2009), for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her career progressed with roles in Never Let Me Go (2010), Drive (2011), Shame (2011), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Suffragette (2015), Mudbound (2017), Wildlife (2018), and She Said (2022), and she had her highest-grossing release in the period drama The Great Gatsby (2013). For her performance in the Broadway revival of David Hare's Skylight (2015), she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She received further Academy Award nominations for her portrayals of a vigilante in the black comedy Promising Young Woman (2020) and Felicia Montealegre in the biopic Maestro (2023).
Carey Mulligan
India Wilkes
for India Wilkes in Letters on Porcelain
Suggested by thecookieprincess
India Wilkes, a 37-year-old woman, lives in the shadow of her former social position and the consequences of her choices from years ago. In solitude, she devotes herself to painting porcelain, feeling that her current situation is a punishment for her past, especially her coldness towards Scarlett O'Hara. One day an inconspicuous customer buys her a cup and disappears, leaving behind only an impression of sincere admiration. Soon India begins to receive anonymous letters - delicate, poetic, respectful and warm. The mysterious author not only admires her work, but also sees her as more than a lonely artist. When he invites her to a meeting in the old conservatory, India, despite her trepidation, accepts the invitation. It turns out that the letters were written by Jonathan Avery - a younger man, full of charm and class. Their relationship causes a stir in conservative Atlanta. The age difference, India's past and her former reputation make gossip and criticism grow. However, Jonathan persists by her side. India no longer seeks the approval of others - she seeks truth and peace. And perhaps love, which came late, but properly. “Letters on Porcelain” is a story of redemption, second chances and the quiet beauty of affection, which is born not in a torrent of passion, but in patience, respect and acceptance.
