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Juliet Stevenson is a British actress highly regarded for her work on stage and screen, with a career that has spanned several decades.

Stevenson initially gained attention for her role as Nina in the 1985 film adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” and later captivated audiences with her performance in the 1990 romantic fantasy film “Truly, Madly, Deeply” opposite Alan Rickman. Her television work includes roles in the drama series “The Village” and the psychological thriller “Riviera,” and she’s lent her voice to the animated film “Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny.”

She has collaborated with a variety of artists over the years. Among them are Alan Rickman in “Truly, Madly, Deeply,” Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh in “Peter’s Friends,” Bill Nighy in the play “The Vertical Hour,” Colin Firth in the film “Retreat,” and Hugh Laurie in the BBC drama series “The Politician’s Husband.” She also worked with Maxine Peake and Rory Kinnear in “Hamlet,” Tilda Swinton in the film “Julia,” Lesley Manville in the TV movie “Other People’s Children,” and shared the stage with Samuel West in the play “The Seagull.”

Juliet Stevenson has been honored with a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for her role in “Death and the Maiden.” She was nominated for an BAFTA Film Award for “Truly, Madly, Deeply” and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1999 for her services to drama.