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Keeley Hawes (born 10 February 1976) is an English actress, born in London and educated at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She began her career in a number of literary adaptations, including Our Mutual Friend (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), Tipping the Velvet (2002), and The Canterbury Tales (2003). She portrayed Zoe Reynolds in the BBC espionage drama series Spooks from 2002 to 2004, followed by her co-lead performance as Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010), for which she won a Glamour Award. She played leading roles in the 2010 revival of Upstairs, Downstairs, the limited series The Casual Vacancy (2015), The Missing (2016), and the ITV comedy-drama The Durrells (2016–2019). Hawes was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her performance in Jed Mercurio's police procedural Line of Duty as DI Lindsey Denton. She teamed again with Mercurio for the 2018 thriller Bodyguard in which she played Home Secretary Julia Montague. Hawes has also appeared in films, including Death at a Funeral (2007) and High-Rise (2015), and she provided the voice of Lara Croft in a series of Tomb Raider video games.
Keeley Hawes
Queen Alexandra
for Queen Alexandra in The Crown Prequel: Season 1
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# The Crown Prequel - Season 1: King Edward VII Edward, the charming but restless Prince of Wales, finally ascends to the British throne after decades in his mother Queen Victoria's shadow. Intelligent, worldly, and determined to modernize the monarchy, Edward VII navigates the complexities of Edwardian politics while managing his scandalous personal life and numerous affairs. As he balances his duties as sovereign with his desire for pleasure and influence, Edward must contend with rising tensions between European powers, the demands of an empire at its peak, and the expectations of a rigid court that struggles to accept his unconventional style. His relationships with his wife Queen Alexandra, his ambitious son George, and powerful political figures shape a transformative era. This intimate portrait reveals how one king's ambition and contradictions reshape the British monarchy and set the stage for the modern world.
