Emily "Eve" Best was born in Ladbroke Grove, London, England, on July 31, 1971, is an English actress. Young Eve Best first started performing with children's opera company "W11 Opera" in London, at the age of nine. She made her big screen debut in historical drama film The King's Speech (2010) in role as Wallis Simpson. She got her television debut in ITV police procedural series The Bill (2000) in episode "Beasts", in role as Anne. Eve breakthrough performance came as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara in Showtime medical comedy drama television series Nurse Jackie (2009–2013, 2015). She made her professional stage debut in a play "Much Ado About Nothing" (1995) in role as Beatrice, at the Southwark Playhouse, London. She landed her Broadway debut in a play "A Moon for the Misbegotten" (2007) in role as Josie, at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.
Eve Best height is 5' 10" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 178 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 141 іn pоunds or 64 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements are bust-waist-hip 34-25-35 in inches or 86.5-63.5-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 32B with cup size B. She is 53 years old. Her net worth is around 3 million dollars.
Birth Date:
July 31, 1971
Age:
53 years old
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Sun Sign:
Leo
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Hazel
Net Worth:
$3 Million
Height:
5 ft 10 in | 178 cm
Weight:
64 kg | 141 lbs
Body Measurements:
34-25-35 in | 86.5-63.5-89 cm
Bra Size:
32B
Shoe Size:
10 US | 40.5 EU
The Challenger Disaster (2013) - Sally Ride
Someone You Love (2014) - Kate
A Woman of No Importance (2018) - Mrs. Arbuthnot
She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for her role as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara in Showtime medical comedy drama television series Nurse Jackie (2009–2013, 2015).
She was nominated for the Pena de Prata Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for her role as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen in HBO fantasy drama series House of the Dragon (2022-2024).
The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells (2001) Hallmark Channel - Ellen McGillvray
Lie With Me (2004) ITV - Roselyn Tyler
Vital Signs (2006) ITV1 - Sarah Cartwright
The Shadow Line (2010) BBC Two - Petra Mayler
Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016-2017) Sky 1 - Anna Clayton
Fate: The Winx Saga (2021-2022) Netflix - Farah Dowling
Attended Wycombe Abbey Girls’ School in Buckinghamshire.
Graduated from Lincoln College, Oxford, with a degree in English.
Graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1999.
Has one sister.
She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Ruth in a play "The Homecoming" (2007-2008), at Cort Theatre.
She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Hedda in a play "Hedda Gabler" (2005), at Almeida, London and Duke of York's Theatre, London.
She won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for her role as Lavinia Mannon in a play "Mourning Becomes Electra" (2003), at Royal National Theatre, London.
She won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress and the Evening Standard The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer for her role as Annabella in a play "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" (1999), at Young Vic, London.
She played Anna in a play "Old Times" (2003), at American Airlines Theatre.
Her hobbies are singing, painting and sailing.
She dated actor Tom Bateman (2012).