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Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer

Born
May 28, 1985
Age in 2026
41
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1985

About Carey Mulligan

Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is a British actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, and been nominated for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2025 for services to drama. Mulligan made her film debut with a supporting role in Joe Wright's romantic drama Pride & Prejudice (2005) and has since received three Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her roles as a 1960s schoolgirl in the coming-of-age film An Education (2009), a rebellious woman in the black comedy Promising Young Woman (2020) and Felicia Montealegre in the biopic Maestro (2023). She is also known for her roles in Never Let Me Go (2010), Drive (2011), Shame (2011), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Suffragette (2015), Mudbound (2017), Wildlife (2018), and She Said (2022). Her highest-grossing release to date is the period drama The Great Gatsby (2013). On television she has taken roles in the drama series Bleak House (2005), the television film Northanger Abbey (2007), and the Netflix / BBC series Collateral (2018). She starred in and served as a producer for the second season of the Netflix anthology series Beef (2026), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. On stage, Mulligan made her debut in Kevin Elyot's play Forty Winks (2004) at the Royal Court Theatre. She made her Broadway debut playing Nina in the 2008 revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. She returned to Broadway playing a teacher confronted by a former lover in the revival of David Hare's Skylight (2015) for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Mulligan has been an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society since 2012, and an ambassador for War Child since 2014. Since 2012 she has been married to singer-songwriter Marcus Mumford, with whom she has three children. The film and her performance received rave reviews, and she was nominated for an Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe, Critics Choice and won a BAFTA Award. She won a British Independent Award for her performance. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

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The world when Carey Mulligan was born

Carey Mulligan was born in 1985. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1985

  • #1 song"We Are the World" – USA for Africa
  • Top movieOut of Africa
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookThe Handmaid's Tale – Margaret Atwood

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan named NBA Rookie of the Year
  • Top headlineLive Aid concert raises awareness for African famine
  • Technology milestoneNintendo NES released in the US
  • Defining fadNintendo NES
  • Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (NES) launches in US
  • World population4.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championKansas City Royals (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population237.9M

1985 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carey Mulligan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19852026
Gas$1.12$3.45/gal
Average home$75,500$435,000
Average income$27,735$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.55$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population237.9M341 million

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