Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Born	(1987-03-06) 6 March 1987 London, England
Alma mater	Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Website	www.Hannahtaylorg.com

Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born 6 March 1987) is a retired English actress. She made her film debut in the 1993 film The House of the Spirits. She is best known for her role as Anne Frank in the TV miniseries Anne Frank: The Whole Story for which she received both an Emmy and a Golden Globe nomination.

In 2012 she played Lady Macbeth in the low-budget award-winning film version of The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Career

Taylor-Gordon has been acting since she was four. Her first acting role was on the British television series Casualty. Her first film role was in the 1993 film The House of the Spirits, where she played young Blanca Trueba. She played small roles in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Taylor-Gordon is probably best known for playing Anne Frank in the 2001 ABC television film Anne Frank: The Whole Story, which earned her nominations for both a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. The miniseries co-starred Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, and Lili Taylor.

Taylor-Gordon starred as Lina in the 1999 film Jakob the Liar, which co-starred Robin Williams. She played a Holocaust victim in both this film and Anne Frank: The Whole Story. In the 2004 film Secret Passage, Taylor-Gordon played a supporting role alongside John Turturro.

In 2005, Taylor-Gordon acted in the film The Fine Art of Love. She played Irene, starring alongside Natalia Tena, Mary Nighy and Jacqueline Bisset.

In 2012, Taylor-Gordon played Lady Macbeth in the film The Tragedy of Macbeth, that would eventually win awards for Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Director at the Indie Film Festival.

She also played Stella in BBC Radio 4's production The Cazalets: Marking Time until August 2013.

Personal life

Hannah Taylor Gordon was born in London. She is the daughter of Andrew, an entrepreneur, and Clare Gordon, a homemaker. She studied Art History and Italian at University College London and trained at the New York City method acting school Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in 2008. She graduated in 2012 from LAMDA and now lives in Los Angeles and London.

Filmography

As actress

Title	Year	Role	Notes
The House of the Spirits	1993	Young Blanca Trueba
Don't Get Me Started	1994	Cricket	Uncredited
Four Weddings and a Funeral	1994	Young Bridesmaid - Wedding Two
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein	1994	Young Elizabeth
Saint-Ex	1996	Young Gabrielle
Passion's Way	1999	Effie Leath	Alternately titled The Reef
Mansfield Park	1999	Young Fanny
Jakob the Liar	1999	Lina Kronstein
Anne Frank: The Whole Story	2001	Anne Frank	Main Role
Secret Passage	2004	Victoria
Vipere Au Poing	2004	Fine
The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha	2005	Irene
The Tragedy of Macbeth	2012	Lady Macbeth
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	2014	Sarah

As casting director

Tiny Ruins: Carriages (video short) (post-production)

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Casualty	1991	Unknown	TV series
Against All Odds: Lost and Found	1994	Pam, as a child	TV series
Buffalo Girls	1995	Janey
Anne Frank: The Whole Story	2001	Anne Frank	Nominated — AFI TV Award for AFI Actor of the Year - Female - Movie or Mini-Series Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
The Ten Commandments	2006	Rachel
Frankenstein and the Vampyre:a Dark and Stormy Night	2014	Mary Shelley

External links

• Hannah Taylor-Gordon at IMDb
• Official website