10 Interesting Facts About Gemma Arterton

1. #002

   She beat out 1,500 other actresses for her role in Quantum of Solace (2008).

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2. #008

   While she was a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, she worked as a makeup salesperson.

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3. #010

   She learned French while filming Gemma Bovery.

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4. #012

   While filming the final scene of A Deal Is a Deal (2008), she was told she had won her role in Quantum of Solace (2008).

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5. #013

   She was in a relationship with French assistant director Franklin Ohannessian between 2013 and 2016, having met him on the set of The Voices (2014) in April 2013. They worked together again on Gemma Bovery (2014), her first film in France. When she took the role, she did not speak a word of French.

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6. #015

   From 2007 to 2008, she had an 18-month relationship with British animator John Nolan. They met on the set of Quantum of Solace (2008) and lived together in London.

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7. #018

   After Keira Knightley withdrew from the project, Gemma Arterton was considered for the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, but Carey Mulligan was cast instead.

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8. #025

   She is a big fan of Kate Bush. In 2014 she attended the first night of Bush's comeback concert series at the Hammersmith Apollo, and was subsequently interviewed about it on Newsnight (1980).

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9. #027

   She replaced Natalie Portman as Catherine Earnshaw in the film Wuthering Heights (2011) but later withdrew from the project. Kaya Scodelario was subsequently cast in her place.

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10. #028

    She stated that she would not have children before winning an Oscar.

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