Charlotte Cornwell Movies and Career Information

Charlotte Cornwell (born 26 April 1949) is a British actress. Cornwell was born in Marylebone, London, England, the daughter of Ronald Cornwell. She is the half-sister of spy novelist John le Carré (David Cornwell). She describes him as "the best brother a girl could have". Le Carré based the main female Character in his novel, The Little Drummer Girl - an English actress called "Charlie" - on her. She has a daughter, Nancy Cranham, from a former relationship with actor Kenneth Cranham. Her 30-year career began when she trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She made her professional debut with three seasons at the Bristol Old Vic Company, playing a broad range of roles from Kate Hotspur in Shakespeare's Henry IV to Becky in Sam Shepherd's Tooth of Crime. She spent three years as a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has worked as a leading actress with the Royal National Theatre since 1984. She has worked extensively both in the West End and on the Fringe, and has appeared in the US in several productions, including Richard III and An Enemy of the People opposite Sir Ian McKellen, Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca and most recently