Trivia

Was born with an extra finger on each hand, a benign condition known as polydactyly, and had the extra digits removed as an infant. The scars from the surgery are virtually unnoticeable today.

Beat out 1500 other actresses for her role in Quantum of Solace (2008).

A lifelong fan of karaoke, Gemma once worked as a singer in a south London 'gangster bar' where she was frequently instructed to sing "My Heart Will Go On" whenever things got out of hand with the rowdy patrons.

The first scene she shot for Quantum of Solace (2008) was the love scene with Daniel Craig.

Featured in Empire Magazine's "The Hot List" as one of the biggest upcoming stars in the 2010's. Other people on the list were Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana, Marion Cotillard, Mia Wasikowska and Clash of the Titans (2010) co-star Sam Worthington.

Auditioned for the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), but Anne Hathaway was cast instead.

Clash of the Titans (1981) was one of her childhood favorites, and even though the script was very different from the original, she was eager to star in the remake.

Was in consideration for the role of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in Iron Man 2 (2010) after Emily Blunt dropped out, but Scarlett Johansson was cast instead.

She also auditioned for the role of Maya Hansen in Iron Man 3 (2013), but Rebecca Hall was cast.

Her grandmother, Helen Sarfas (b. 1939), died at her home in Kent after stabbing herself in the chest with a knife on 8 January 2010. She had battled years of depression and bipolar disorder.

Raised by a single mother.

Lost to Hayley Atwell for the role of Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

During her time as a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London she worked as a make-up salesgirl.

Learned French while shooting Gemma Bovery.

Was in a relationship with Spanish stuntman Eduardo Ivan Munoz, having met him on the set of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010). (June 2008)

She was in a relationship with French assistant director Franklin Ohannessian from 2013 to 2016, having met him on the set of The Voices (2014), in April 2013. They worked together again on Gemma Bovery (2014), her first film in France. She didn't speak a word of French when she cast in the film.

Beat Sienna Miller to the role of Kelly Jones in St. Trinian's (2007).

Was filming her last scene for A Deal Is a Deal (2008) when she was told she had won the part in Quantum of Solace (2008).

Graduated from RADA in 2007.

Gemma's matrilineal great-grandmother, born Jean Specterman, was Jewish (of Polish Jewish descent). The rest of Gemma's ancestry is English, with more distant German and Scottish.

(2007-2008) Had an 18-month relationship with British animator John Nolan.They met on the set of Quantum of Solace (2008) and lived together in London.

In early 2013 she separated from Stefano Catelli, her husband of two years and later divorced.

Her parents are Barry J. Arterton, a welder, and Sally-Ann Heap, a cleaner.

Was in consideration for the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady after Keira Knightley dropped out of the project, but Carey Mulligan was cast instead.

Married Stefano Catelli in a secret hilltop ceremony in the village of Zuheros in Spain before family and close friends. Arterton wore a cream-colored gown and held a bouquet of white roses (6 June 2010). The photos of her wedding were published by British newspaper Daily Mail.

She has a younger sister, Hannah Arterton (b. 1989).

(September 15, 2019) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Rory Keenan at exclusive Ballybeg House in Co Wicklow, a fortnight ago.

She is a big fan of Kate Bush. She went to the first night of her comeback series of concerts at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2014, then was interviewed about it on Newsnight (1980).

Played the title role in two film adaptations of Posy Simmonds' graphic novels: Tamara Drewe (2010) (a modern re-imagining of Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd) and Gemma Bovery (2014) (a modern re-imagining of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary).

Stated that Gemma Bovery is the character who is more close to how she is in real life.

Replaced Natalie Portman as Catherine Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights (2011), but later dropped out of the project. Kaya Scodelario was then cast instead.

Her West End theatre credits: the title role in Nell Gwynn (Apollo Theatre, 2016), Rita in Made in Dagenham (Adelphi Theatre, 2015), the title role in The Duchess of Malfi (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014), Ellen in The Little Dog Laughed (Garrick, 2010), Hilde Wangel in The Master Builder (Almeida, 2010) and Rosaline in Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare's Globe, 2007).

Stated that she won't have kids before she wins an Oscar.

Won the London Evening Standard Theatre Best Newcomer award for her performance in the musical version of Made in Dagenham.

Announced her engagement to Italian businessman Stefano Catelli, who works for a British fashion marketing company, having been in a relationship with him since March 2009. (July 6, 2009)

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