Gemma Christina Arterton was born on 2 February 1986, in Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom, to Sally-Anne, a cleaner, and Barry Arterton, a welder, of part German-Jewish descent. She is an English actress, probably best known for her roles in the films “Quantum of Solace”, “Clash of the Titans”, “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”, “Byzantium” and “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”.
So just how rich is Gemma Arterton now? Sources state that Arterton has acquired a net worth over $13 million, as of late 2016, largely earned during her acting career of almost 10 years.
Gemma Arterton Net Worth $13 Million Dollars
Arterton grew up in Kent, along with her sister Hannah, also an actress. She attended Kent’s Gravesend Grammar School for Girls, being active in the school’s stage productions, winning the best actress award for her role in an amateur production of “The Boy Who Fell into a Book”. She eventually dropped out of school to enroll in the Miskin Theatre at North West Kent College in Dartford, after which she attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art(RADA), graduating in 2008, during which period Arterton landed a role in the BBC television drama “Capturing Mary”, followed by a part in Shakespeare’s play “Love’s Labour’s Lost”. She soon made her film debut, with the role of Head Girl Kelly in the 2007 comedy “St Trinian’s”. Her net worth was established.
The following year Arterton was cast in the James Bond film “Quantum of Solace”, playing Bond Girl Strawberry Fields, her breakthrough role which won her an Empire Award as Best Newcomer. This enabled her to become the face of Avon’s Bond Girl 007 fragrance. She went on to take the lead role of Tess Durbeyfield in the adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s book “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” on BBC, and then portrayed Elizabeth Bennet in the ITV serial “Lost in Austen”. Her net worth started to rise.
The year 2009 saw Arterton in the neo-noir thriller “The Disappearance of Alice Creed”, playing the controversial title role and being kidnapped and abused in graphic nude scenes. The following year she appeared in the West End comedy play “The Little Dog Laughed”. Shortly after, she played Io in the fantasy adventure film “Clash of the Titans” and Princess Tamina in the action fantasy “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”, which significantly contributed to her status in the acting world, and to her wealth as well. She also starred in the title role in the comedy “Tamara Drewe” and in a production of Ibsen’s “The Master Builder” play in 2010.
Opportunities continued to come her way. In 2012 the actress starred as Clara in the horror fantasy film “Byzantium”, and took the lead role of Gretel in the 2013 dark fantasy comedy film “Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters”, reinforcing her Hollywood status and improving her wealth. In 2014, she played Fiona in the psychological thriller “The Voices” and starred as Gemma Bovery in the same-titled comedy-drama film.
Arterton’s most recent big screen appearances were in the 2016 films “Their Finest”, “The History of Love” and “The Girl with All the Gifts”. The same year she started a run with the title role in the Shakespeare’s Globe transfer of “Nell Gwynn” in London’s West End. She is currently involved in filming the animated television mini-series “Watership Down”, to be released in 2017.
Speaking about her private life, Arterton married Italian businessman Stefano Catelli in 2010, but the couple separated in 2013 and divorced in 2015. As of 2014, she is in a relationship with French film assistant Franklin Ohanessian, with whom she had worked in the films “The Voices” and “Gemma Bovery”.
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