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Saffron Burrows Profile |
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Birth Date: October 21, 1972
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Birth Place: London, England, UK
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Birth Name: Saffron Dominique Burrows
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Saffron Burrows is an
English actress and former fashion model. Since 2007, she is
a member of the cast of the U.S. TV show Boston Legal.
Burrows was born in London, England, to a politically active
family; both of her parents are socialists. Her father is an
architect and teacher and her mother, Susie, is a teacher
and feminist. At age fifteen, she was discovered by a
modelling talent scout (she stands about 6 feet tall), and
she began a successful modelling career.
Burrows debuted in the film In the Name of the Father
(1993). Her first significant acting role was as an
ambitious Irish lass in Circle of Friends (1995), which also
featured Chris O'Donnell and Minnie Driver. Subsequently she
appeared in Hotel de Love. In 1999, she appeared in the
sci-fi Wing Commander (1999), the thriller Deep Blue Sea,
and The Loss of Sexual Innocence. The following year she
appeared in Miss Julie and Timecode.
In 2001, she had roles in Enigma, and Tempted with Burt
Reynolds, Peter Facinelli and Michael Arata. In 2004 she
played the part of Andromache in the big-budget movie Troy.
On 30 October 2005 she appeared on stage at the Old Vic
theatre in London in a 24-hour play, Night Sky, alongside
Christopher Eccleston, Bruno Langley, David Warner, Navin
Chowdhry and David Baddiel.
As of 2007 Burrows plays attorney Lorraine Weller on ABC's
Boston Legal (Season 4).
In 2008, she appeared in the independent film, The Guitar,
which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, as well
as in a starring role in the heist film The Bank Job.
Burrows is a close friend of politician Tony Benn. She is
also a socialist and has spoken of her admiration for French
Socialist politician Ségolène Royal. She joined an
anti-racism group when she was 11 years old and she went on
to become the Vice President of the National Civil Rights
Movement.
In a 1999 interview with Film Unlimited, Burrows revealed
that she is bisexual. For a number of years, she was
involved with film director Mike Figgis, and she starred in
some of his films, including Miss Julie - one of the first
films to experiment with multi-camera views, and Figgis'
quad-screen film, Timecode.
Since the ending of that relationship, she has been
romantically linked with actress Fiona Shaw. Neither actress
has publicly confirmed or denied the relationship. The two
appeared together in the National Theatre's production of
The PowerBook, a play based on the novel of the same name by
Jeanette Winterson, in which they played lovers. |
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Dated actor Alan Cumming.
Born to political active family, both of her parents are
Socialists. Her father works as an architect and teacher,
while her mother Susie is a teacher, supporting the feminist
movement. In childhood, she sold the Socialist Worker
newsletter for pocket money, attended marches and rallies
after school with her activist mother and stepfather and
even shared her home with striking miners.
She was discovered at 15 in Covent Garden, by the same scout
who discovered Naomi Campbell, and embarked on a successful
career as a model. She modeled in Paris and London for
Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent and Vivienne Westwood. But she'd
studied drama since she was a child and made her first film
at the age of 17, leaving the catwalk behind.
In the Independent on Sunday [UK] 2006 Pink LIst - a list of
the most influential gay men and women - Saffron Burrows
came no. 90, a new entry. She is romantically linked with
Harry Potter and The Black Dahlia (2006) actress Fiona Shaw.
Good friends with politician Tony Benn.
Plays acoustic guitar.
Drives a Lexus hybrid car.
Favorite department store: Liberty of London (UK).
Favorite movies include: Julia (1977), Tootsie (1982) and
Silkwood (1983), etc. |
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since June 16, 2008