Rosamund Pike
Born in London, England in 1979, Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike was the sole child of Caroline (Friend), mother of a classical violinist, and Julian Pike, an opera father of a singer. Because of their work, she spent in her early years traveling throughout Europe. Pike attended Badminton School in Bristol, England and began acting at the National Youth Theatre. While appearing in a National Youth Theatre production of "Romeo and Juliet", she was first spotted and contracted by an agent. However, she continued her education in Wadham College, Oxford, where she read English Literature, eventually graduating with an upper second grade distinction degree.Pike was a part of a variety of UK TV series such as Wives and Daughters (1999) and then made her movie debut as the stunning beauty "Miranda Frost" in the James Bond film, Die Another Day (2002); When the film came out it was released at just 23. While her debut film was a huge-budget action movie, her film performances ...