Juliet Rylance

Juliet van Kampen Rylance (born 26 July 1979) is an English actress, known for her roles in The Knick, McMafia and Perry Mason.

She is the daughter of composer Claire van Kampen and the stepdaughter of actor Mark Rylance.

Early life and education Rylance was born as Juliet van Kampen in Hammersmith, London, to Claire van Kampen, a composer, and Chris Perret, an architect. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and her mother subsequently married actor Mark Rylance, whose surname she adopted. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her younger sister, Nataasha (who died in 2012), became a filmmaker.

Career

Her first major role upon leaving RADA was as Medea in Neil LaBute's Bash: Latter-Day Plays at the Union Theatre in London. She then went on to play Perdita in The Winter's Tale and Cressida in Troilus and Cressida at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. She portrayed British writer Mary Sidney in I Am Shakespeare, written by her step-father Mark Rylance and directed by Matthew Warchus at the Chichester Festival Theatre and its UK tour. That same year, along with two of her contemporaries, David Sturzaker and director Tamara Harvey, she started her own production company, Theater of Memory. She subsequently starred in the Theater of Memory's productions of Romeo and Juliet and Bash: Latter-Day Plays, portraying Juliet and Medea respectively.

In 2009, Rylance played Desdemona in New York City, in Othello, for which she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award. She next appeared in the Sam Mendes-directed Bridge Project, a joint venture between the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn and The Old Vic in London. She appeared as Rosalind and Miranda, respectively, with her husband appearing alongside her as Orlando and Ariel.

In 2012, Rylance co-starred in the horror film Sinister. In 2013 she appeared in and produced the film Days and Nights, based on the Anton Chekov play The Seagull, and written and directed by her husband.

Personal life In 2008, Rylance married actor Christian Camargo at New York City Hall. They met when he worked with her stepfather, Mark Rylance, at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. They divorced after nine years of marriage around 2016–2017.

Acting credits Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2014–2015 The Knick Cornelia Robertson Series regular, 20 episodes 2015 The Mystery of Matter Marie Curie Episode: "Unruly Elements" 2016 American Gothic Alison Hawthorne-Price Series regular, 13 episodes 2018 McMafia Rebecca Harper Series regular, 8 episodes 2020–2023 Perry Mason Della Street Series regular, 16 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref2005 Troilus and Cressida Cressida Shakespeare's Globe, London The Winter's Tale Perdita Shakespeare's Globe, London 2007 Bash: Latter-Day Plays Medea Trafalgar Theatre, London I Am Shakespeare Mary Sidney Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester also, UK tour 2008 Romeo and Juliet Juliet Middle Temple Hall, London 2009 Othello Desdemona Theatre for a New Audience, New York City 2010 The Tempest Miranda Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City with "The Bridge Project" As You Like It Rosalind Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City with "The Bridge Project" 2011 Three Sisters Irina Sergeyevna Prozorova Classic Stage Company, New York City The Cherry Orchard Varya Classic Stage Company, New York City 2012 Ivanov Sasha Classic Stage Company, New York City 2013 The Winslow Boy Catherine American Airlines Theatre, New York City

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2009 Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Othello 2010 Obie Awards Best Off-Broadway Performance As You Like It 2015 Satellite Awards Best Ensemble - Television (with Michael Angarano, Jeremy Bobb, Leon Addison Brown, David Fierro, Matt Frewer, Eve Hewson, Grainger Hines, André Holland, Eric Johnson, Maya Kazan, Clive Owen, Cara Seymour & Chris Sullivan) The Knick