Miss Marx

About this Broadcast

Biopic of Karl Marx's youngest daughter Eleanor, who was among the first women to link the themes of feminism and socialism. In 1883, she meets Edward Aveling, and her life is crushed by a passionate but tragic love story. Starring Romola Garai, Patrick Kennedy and John Gordon Sinclair

2020

Biopic Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

Romola Garai (Actor) .. Eleanor Marx

Patrick Kennedy (Actor) .. Edward Aveling

John Gordon Sinclair (Actor) .. Friedrich Engels

Felicity Montagu (Actor) .. Helen Demuth

Karina Fernandez (Actor) .. Olive Shreiner

Susanna Nicchiarelli (Director)

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Did You Know..

Romola Garai (Actor) .. Eleanor Marx

Born: August 06, 1982 in Hong Kong

Best Known For: Emma and The Hour.

Early-life: Romola Sadie Garai was born in Hong Kong on August 6, 1982 to Janet and Adrian. Her family relocated to England when she was eight. At the age of 16, she moved to London to live with her older sister, Rosie. After being spotted by a casting director in a school production, she played a young Judi Dench in BBC drama The Last of the Blonde Bombshells. She was studying English Literature at Queen Mary, University of London when she landed a part in BBC TV series Attachments. She decided to put her education on hold and concentrate on acting.

Career: Her first major film role came in Nicholas Nickleby (2002) and a year later, she landed the lead in I Capture the Castle (2003). Her film credits also include Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004), Vanity Fair (2004), Scoop (2006), Angel (2007), Atonement (2007) and One Day (2011). She received Golden Globe nominations for both TV miniseries Emma and TV drama The Hour.

Quote: 'Acting is a strange job because your control is very limited.'

Trivia: Garai transferred her university credits to the Open University and completed her degree part-time over four years.