Holliday Grainger Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 1 in |
Weight | 52 kg |
Date of Birth | March 27, 1988 |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Eye Color | Blue |
Holliday Grainger is an English screen and stage actress who has portrayed roles such as Kate Beckett in Roger and the Rottentrolls, Lucrezia Borgia in The Borgias, Robin Ellacott in Strike, and DI Rachel Carey in The Capture. She has also appeared in a variety of other TV shows and films such as Casualty, Doctors, New Street Law, The Royal Today, Waking the Dead, Above Suspicion 2: The Red Dahlia, Bonnie & Clyde, The Missing Postman, The Scouting Book for Boys, The Bad Mother’s Handbook, My Cousin Rachel, and Tell It to the Bees.
Born Name
Holliday Clark Grainger
Nick Name
Hollie
Sun Sign
Aries
Born Place
Didsbury, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
From 1999 to 2006, Holliday attended Parrs Wood High School in East Didsbury, Manchester.
After graduating from this school, she enrolled herself in University of Leeds in 2007 to pursue a degree in English Literature. But, due to a busy film schedule, she instead completed her studies from an Open University and received a First Class Honours Degree.
Holliday was also a student in Madeley School of Dancing.
Occupation
Actress
Family
- Mother –Â Gian (Graphic Designer)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 1 in or 155 cm
Weight
52 kg or 115 pounds
Boyfriend / Spouse
Holliday Grainger dated –
- François Arnaud (2011-2012) – Canadian actor, Francois Arnaud dated Holliday from 2011 to 2012.
- Harry Treadaway (2015-Present) – She started dating English actor and singer Harry Treadaway in 2015. At first, it was speculated that she was seeing his identical twin Luke. However, Holliday later confirmed during an interview that she was dating Harry Treadaway. In May 2021, she gave birth to twins.
Race / Ethnicity
White
She is of partial Italian descent because of her grandfather.
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Distinctive Features
Light freckles on her cheeks
Measurements
34-24-35 in or 86-61-89 cm
Dress Size
4 (US) or 36 (EU)
Best Known For
Playing Lucrezia Borgia in 29 episodes in the Showtime series The Borgias (2011-2013) and Estella in the 2012 film Great Expectations.
First Film
Holliday played Molly Carty in the 2009 film Awaydays.
First TV Show
In 1994, Grainger portrayed the role as Kirsty in 4 episodes (out of a total of 19 episodes) in the BBC’s dramedy show All Quiet on the Preston Front.
Holliday Grainger Facts
- She started acting at the age of 6.
- Holliday knows piano, gymnastics, and also received training in Taekwondo.
- Holliday is named after her mother’s favorite singer, Billie Holliday.
- In 2013, she appeared in the TV miniseries Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive as Bonnie Parker.
- Nylon Magazine named her one of the 55 faces of the future in its Young Hollywood Issue in May 2010.
- In 2009, she appeared in a theatre production Dimetos for her role as Lydia.
I really was shocked as to the very grand performance that Miss Hollie demonstrated, once cleaver than again so sultry then so much in control then out of control but so even about it at the same time and I absolutely love that voice!!!!