Romola Garai

Romola Sadie Garai (; born 6 August 1982) is an English actress, writer, and director. She is known for appearing in the films Amazing Grace, Atonement, and Glorious 39, and in BBC series such as Emma, The Hour and The Crimson Petal and the White. She has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award and is BAFTA nominated. 2Early life Garai was born in Hong Kong to British parents. Her father's family are of Jewish background. Her mother, Janet A. (née Brown), brought up Romola and her three siblings. Her father, Adrian E. R. Garai, is a bank manager. Her first name is the female version of the Italian name Romolo, from Romulus, one of the founders of Rome. Romola is also the main character of George Eliot's novel of the same name. Garai's great-grandfather, Bernhard "Bert" Garai, an immigrant from Hungary, founded the Keystone Press Agency, a photographic agency and archive, in London, in the early 20th centur