Isabella Calthorpe
Encyclopedia
Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, who uses the stage name
Isabella Calthorpe (born Royal Hampshire County Hospital
, Winchester
, Hampshire
, 3 March 1980), is an English
actress and model
, daughter of John Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe
and Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon.
Primarily a stage actress, she has also appeared in the films Stage Beauty
and How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
, and the television series Harley Street
and Trinity
.
and art history
at Edinburgh University and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
from 2003 to 2005.
for various yearly lists of most desirable guests or most attractive (society) women. She has shared second place on Tatlers Little Black Book list of eligible women with her sister Gabriella Wilde
in 2007. Calthorpe has appeared regularly in the society pages of Tatler, and its rival Harper's Bazaar
.
She went out with Sam Branson, son of Richard Branson
, and is a friend of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Isabella Calthorpe (born Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
The Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester is a District General Hospital serving much of central Hampshire. It is owned and run by the Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust...
, Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, 3 March 1980), is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, daughter of John Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe
John Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe
John Austen Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe is a property magnate and former Chairman of the Watermark Group, son of Sir Richard Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baronet and Namcy Moireach Malcolmson.He married twice...
and Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon.
Primarily a stage actress, she has also appeared in the films Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty is a 2004 British-American-German romantic period drama directed by Richard Eyre. The screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher is based on his play Compleat Female Stage Beauty, which was inspired by references to 17th century actor Edward Kynaston made in the detailed private diary kept by...
and How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 British comedy film based upon British writer Toby Young's 2001 memoir of the same name. The film follows a similar storyline, about his five year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Sharps Magazine...
, and the television series Harley Street
Harley Street (TV series)
Harley Street is a British television medical drama shown on ITV in 2008.The series was made by Carnival Films and was set in Harley Street, London...
and Trinity
Trinity (TV series)
Trinity is a British drama series which was broadcast on ITV2 from September to November 2009. The series is set in the fictional "Trinity College" of "Bridgeford University", and stars Charles Dance, Claire Skinner, Antonia Bernath, Christian Cooke, Reggie Yates and Isabella Calthorpe.-Plot...
.
Education
She studied classicsClassics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
and art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
at Edinburgh University and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a leading British drama school in west London. LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its new principal is Joanna Read, who recently succeeded Peter James...
from 2003 to 2005.
Social prominence
As the daughter of two wealthy and well-connected parents of prominent aristocratic families, she was chosen quite early by British society magazine TatlerTatler
Tatler has been the name of several British journals and magazines, each of which has viewed itself as the successor of the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. The current incarnation, founded in 1901, is a glossy magazine published by Condé Nast Publications...
for various yearly lists of most desirable guests or most attractive (society) women. She has shared second place on Tatlers Little Black Book list of eligible women with her sister Gabriella Wilde
Gabriella Wilde
Gabriella Wilde is an English actress.Wilde was born in Hampshire. Her parents are businessman John Austen Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe and Vanessa Mary Theresa Hubbard, the former wife of socialite Sir Dai Llewellyn, 4th Baronet...
in 2007. Calthorpe has appeared regularly in the society pages of Tatler, and its rival Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
.
She went out with Sam Branson, son of Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies....
, and is a friend of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.
Filmography
- Stage BeautyStage BeautyStage Beauty is a 2004 British-American-German romantic period drama directed by Richard Eyre. The screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher is based on his play Compleat Female Stage Beauty, which was inspired by references to 17th century actor Edward Kynaston made in the detailed private diary kept by...
(2004) .... Lady Jane Bellamy - The Inspector Lynley MysteriesThe Inspector Lynley MysteriesThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries is a series of BBC television programmes about Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton of Scotland Yard and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers...
(1 episode, "Chinese Walls", 2006) .... Emily Proctor - Harley StreetHarley Street (TV series)Harley Street is a British television medical drama shown on ITV in 2008.The series was made by Carnival Films and was set in Harley Street, London...
(2 episodes, "#1.1" and "#1.2", 2008) .... Miranda Cost - How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 British comedy film based upon British writer Toby Young's 2001 memoir of the same name. The film follows a similar storyline, about his five year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Sharps Magazine...
(2008) .... Anna - TrinityTrinity (TV series)Trinity is a British drama series which was broadcast on ITV2 from September to November 2009. The series is set in the fictional "Trinity College" of "Bridgeford University", and stars Charles Dance, Claire Skinner, Antonia Bernath, Christian Cooke, Reggie Yates and Isabella Calthorpe.-Plot...
(8 episodes, 2009) .... Rosalind Gaudain - The Prisoner (2 episodes, "Episode 1: Arrival" and "Episode 2: Harmony", 2009) .... 765 - Wonkers
- 13Hrs13Hrs13Hrs is a 2010 British horror film directed by Jonathan Glendening. The film stars Isabella Calthorpe as the main female lead, and also features Gemma Atkinson, John Lynch and Tom Felton.-Plot:...
(2010) .... Sarah Tyler - FeverFeverFever is a common medical sign characterized by an elevation of temperature above the normal range of due to an increase in the body temperature regulatory set-point. This increase in set-point triggers increased muscle tone and shivering.As a person's temperature increases, there is, in...
(2010) .... Detective Carter
External links
- William Addams Reitwiesner. "Ancestry of Isabella Calthorpe"
- Paul Theroff. "The descendants of King James VI & I" available in MS-Word format, in the document j1_1.doc.
- Unknown. Photo of Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe is available with this article.
- Dafydd Jones A typical photograph of Isabella Calthorpe at the Tatler Little Black Book Party circa 2000.