Eve Best

Birth Place: London, ENGLAND

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Emily "Eve" Best is an award-winning, classically trained British actress. She has twice been nominated for a Tony Award: in 2008 for her portrayal of “Ruth” in The Homecoming, directed by Daniel Sullivan, and in 2007 for the role of “Josie” opposite Kevin Spacey in Moon for the Misbegotten. She won a Drama Desk and an Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress for her role in Moon for the Misbegotten. She made her professional London stage debut starring opposite Jude Law in Tis Pity She’s a Whore, and won both the Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer and the London Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Newcomer 1999.

In 2003, she won the London Critics Circle award for Best Actress in Mourning Becomes Electra, and in 2005 she won an Olivier Award for Best Actress a London Critics Circle Award for Hedda Gabler. Other theatre credits include Three Sisters, The Coast of Utopia, The Heiress, The Cherry Orchard (Royal National Theatre); As You Like It (Royal Shakespeare Company); The Misanthrope (Chichester Festiival Theatre); and Macbeth (Shakespeare’s Globe).

Her feature film debut was in The King’s Speech directed by Tom Hooper, starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Her American television debut was as “Dr. O’Hara” in Showtime’s critically acclaimed and Emmy nominated series, “Nurse Jackie.” She has also starred as the title role in “Dolley Madison” for PBS, as well as “The Shadow Line,” “Prime Suspect VII,” “Lie With Me,” "Other Peoples Children” and “Shackleton.” Eve is a director of Shakespeare Link, a company that works with Shakespeare plays as a source of education and empowerment around the world. She has led Shakespeare workshops in London, Abu Dhabi, Northern Ireland, Wales and New York, and in 2009 travelled to Africa to create a cross cultural production of Romeo & Juliet as part of an AIDS relief program in Mozambique.

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Eve Best STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
Vaudville Theatre Revival, 2017
Performer

[West End]
Menier Chocolate Factory London Premiere Production, 2017
Olivia Brown

[Broadway]
Roundabout Broadway Revival, 2015
Anna

[West End]
The Old Vic Production, 2012
The Duchess of Malfi

[West End]
Shakespeare's Globe Production, 2011
Beatrice

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2007
Ruth

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2007
Josie Hogan


Eve Best Movies

[2010]The King's Speech Wallis Simpson

[2012]Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice

[2014]Someone You Love Kate

[2018]A Woman of No Importance Mrs. Arbuthnot


Eve Best TV Shows

Casualty Amber Hope

The Bill Anne

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells Ellen McGillvray

Shackleton Eleanor Shackleton

Lie with Me Roselyn Tyler

Waking the Dead Natasha Bloom

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Amanda Gibson

Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act Linda Philips

Vital Signs Sarah Cartwright

Dolley Madison Dolley Madison

The Shadow Line Petra Mayler

Up All Night Yvonne Encanto

The Challenger Disaster Sally Ride

The Honorable Woman Monica Chatwin

New Worlds Angelica Fanshawe

[ 2009-2015]Nurse Jackie Dr. Eleanor O'Hara

Life in Squares Vanessa Bell

[ 2016-2017]Lucky Man Anna Clayton

[ 2021-2022]Fate: The Winx Saga Farah Dowling

House of the Dragon Princess Rhaenys Targaryen

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HBO's HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Begins Production On Season Two

Production has commenced on the second season of HBO Original drama series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON at Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen.

HBO Renews HOUSE OF THE DRAGON For A Second Season

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON debuted Sunday, August 21, to the largest audience for any new original series in HBO history. The first episode has now been seen by over 20 million viewers across linear, On Demand and HBO Max platforms in the U.S., based on a combination of Nielsen data and first party data.

New Music From HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Out Today

The reign of House Targaryen begins. House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones, is coming to HBO and HBO Max on August 21. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen.

VIDEO: HBO Releases HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 'Fire Will Reign' Promo

The cast includes Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional cast includes Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, and more. Watch the new promotional video now!

HBO Max Begins Global Rollout of HOUSE OF DRAGON Augmented Reality App

With the app, fans around the world will be able to “hatch” and raise their own virtual dragons at home. Each dragon will be unique to its user, and as it grows it will develop its own  look and temperament driven by its keeper’s interactions with it, all based on the lore from George R.R. Martin’s world. Watch a preview of the app now!

VIDEO: HBO Releases HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Trailer

Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen. The series stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Watch the new trailer now!

HBO Max Announces HOUSE OF DRAGON AR App

HBO Max announced the next major phase in the “House of the Dragon” global marketing campaign. To celebrate the new HBO Original drama in the “Game of Thrones” franchise ahead of its August 21 premiere, HBO Max will transport guests to a Targaryen-ruled Westeros with the immersive experience, “House of the Dragon: The Dragon’s Den.”

Photo: HBO Releases HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Official Key Art

Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen. The series stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans.

VIDEO: HBO Releases HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Teaser Trailer

Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen. The series stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans.

HBO Announces GAME OF THRONES Prequel Series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Premiere Date

Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen. The cast includes Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans.

Photos: See Adrienne Warren, Renee Rapp & More at the BROADWAY BLACK x BFRJ Halloween Party

On Sunday, October 31, BROADWAY BLACK x Broadway for Racial Justice joined forces to dream up and host the ultimate NYC bash — The Reckoning On Broadway Halloween Party at RPM Underground.

BFRJ x BROADWAY BLACK's The Reckoning To Celebrate Adrienne Warren

Broadway For Racial Justice x BROADWAY BLACK’s The Reckoning Halloween Party - the ultimate spooky soiree of the season - announced today that the event will celebrate and toast this year’s Tony Award winning leading lady Adrienne Warren immediately following her final performance in “Tina - The Tina Turner Musical.”

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane & Eric B. Up Next On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL

Long Island Music Hall of Fame Inductees Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane & Eric B. join Tom Needham on THE SOUNDS OF FILM NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL. The radio special airs before the Long Island Music Hall of Fame's Best of the Awards Galas TV show on News 12+.

Long Island Music Hall of Fame to Present New Year's Eve Best of the Awards Galas TV Special

Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHOF) announces its New Year’s Eve Best of the Awards Galas TV special.

Broadway Rewind: Feel the Transylvania Mania with YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN!

BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge, says of this episode of Broadway Rewind, 'It is jammed packed with Albee, Brooks and Pinter and I had one of the biggest pinch me moments of chatting with one of the greatest playwrights Edward Albee, himself. We head to Second Stage for the opening of Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry but we start off at the first day of rehearsal for revival of the Harold Pinter classic, The Homecoming which featured a stellar cast including Ian McShane, Raul Esparza, Eve Best and Michael McKeen. Director Daniel Sullivan told me what he loved about the play, 'When I read it now, almost 40 years after it was done, it still scares me. I had never directed Pinter, so I thought it was about time.''

The Players Presents A Pipe Night Honoring Joe Iconis On Monday

The Players announces its next Pipe Night, honoring Tony Award-nominated composer and writer Joe Iconis (Be More Chill). A favorite Players tradition that has celebrated significant cultural figures for over a century, the Pipe Night for Mr. Iconis will be held on Monday, September 9th starting at 6:30 pm at The Players, located at 16 Gramercy Park South. 

Streaming Service BroadwayHD Gets Plucky In March

BroadwayHD is inviting subscribers this month to run away to the circus, kick-up their heels and dance along with some of the most elite Irish dancers, and enjoy some of their favorite moments from the cannon of Oscar Wilde! In March, BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater, will be adding a number of standout performances to their service including the West End production of family favorite Hetty Feather directed by the Olivier award-nominated Sally Cookson.  March will also mark a celebration of the legendary Irish playwright Oscar Wilde with four of his plays filmed from West End performances that made up Classic Spring's Oscar Wilde Season. Finally, BroadwayHD's line-up will be rounded out with a special St. Patrick's Day playlist debuting on March 13th featuring some of the most exciting Riverdance performances from around the globe.

Janet McTeer Joins Mind The Gap Theatre Honorary Board As Company Preps For 20th Year

Mind The Gap Theatre (MTG) is thrilled to announce the addition of Broadway actress Janet McTeer (Bernhardt/Hamlet) as an Honorary Board member. McTeer joins Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Harriet Walter along with actress and director Eve Best (Nurse Jackie, dir. Macbeth/The Globe, UK).

Classic Spring's Oscar Wilde Season At The Vaudeville Ends This Weekend

The Importance of Being Earnest, the fourth and final show in Classic Spring's year-long celebration of Oscar Wilde at the Vaudeville Theatre, closes next Saturday, 20 October.

Peter Bogyo to Demystify Theatre's Most Important And Least Understood Role

Join Broadway General Manager Peter Bogyo in conversation with Tony Award-winning Producer Margot Astrachan as they discuss the nitty-gritty of the business side of show business. Bogyo will offer fascinating and entertaining glimpses into the inner workings of the normally closed world of theatrical general management. You can also expect some personal anecdotes and bits of theatrical lore. This evening will offer invaluable insight not only to fledgling general managers but to producers, writers, actors... anyone who is interested in the hows and whys of what happens in theatre before the curtain goes up.

Eve Best FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Eve Best has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

Eve Best has appeared on London's West End in 4 shows.

Eve Best's first West End show was Much Ado About Nothing which opened in 2011

Eve Best has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Homecoming" and "A Moon for the Misbegotten." She was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for both "The Homecoming" and "A Moon for the Misbegotten." Additionally, she received nominations for Outstanding Ensemble Performances at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Homecoming," Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for "A Moon For The Misbegotten" and "Hedda Gabler," and the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards for "Tis Pity She's A Whore." Her talent and performances have garnered critical acclaim and recognition in the theater industry.

Eve Best has won several awards, including Outstanding Ensemble Performances at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Homecoming," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "A Moon for the Misbegotten," Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "A Moon for the Misbegotten," Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for "Hedda Gabler," and the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards for "Tis Pity She's A Whore."

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