Carey Mulligan is a British actress, born 28 May 1985. Her credits include the recent film Pride & Prejudice (2005) and the 2005 BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens ' novel "Bleak House" (2005). She currently resides in Covent Garden, England. She got her first major appearance by playing "Kitty Bennet" in Pride & Prejudice (2005) alongside Keira Knightley , Judi Dench and Donald Sutherland . Carey also played orphan "Ada Clare" in the BBC television series, "Bleak House" (2005). Carey has said that her passion and love for acting was first kindled at her old school Woldingham School, where she took part in a school production of "Sweet Charity" in her final year, and where she was also a student head of drama.

Received a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture or miniseries" at the OFTA (Online Film & Television Association) Televion awards in 2006 for her role in "Bleak House" (2005).Voted Best Guest Actress by Doctor Who Magazine readers for Blink.Received a 2009 Drama Desk Award nomination for "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play" for her role in Christopher Hampton 's re-imagining of Anton Chekhov 's "The Seagull" on Broadway.Was the UK recipient of the Shooting Star award from the European Film Promotion in 2009.Won "Best Female Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Television Episode" for the "Doctor Who" (2005) episode "Blink", at The Constellation Awards (2008).Mentioned in an interview at the Sundance Film Festival that the first actor she met was Julian Fellowes , who came to talk at her school. She approached him, and he introduced her to casting director Jina Jay 's assistant; at the time, they were looking for young unknown actresses to play the younger sisters in Pride & Prejudice (2005). It ended up being her first job.Has mentioned that she'd like to do a play every year.Lived in London from birth until the age of three before moving with her family to Germany, where she attended the International School of Dusseldorf.Was in a relationship with Shia LaBeouf , having met on the set of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) (August 2009 - October 2010).Replaced Keira Knightley in the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (2012) after she dropped out of the project.Sang the lead female vocal on the title track of Belle and Sebastian's "Write About Love" album, released in October 2010.Was originally cast as Violet in Violet & Daisy (2011) but was replaced by Alexis Bledel after she dropped out in order to pursue Drive (2011) instead.Is close friends with Keira Knightley , having met on the set of Pride & Prejudice (2005).Is in a relationship with Eddie Redmayne (January 2011).