Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawesis an English actress and former model. She stars in film version of The Last Septemberand has voiced roles in video games, such as Lara Croft in several of the Tomb Raider games. She is also known for her roles as Kitty Butler in Tipping the Velvet, Zoe Reynolds in Spooks, Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes, and Lady Agnes in the 2010–12 remake of Upstairs, Downstairs. She stars in the second and third series of the BBC Two...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth10 February 1976
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