Laura Haddock
Introduction '''Laura Jane Haddock''' (born 21 August 1985) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zoë Walker in ''White Lines'', Max Meladze in ''The Recruit'', Lucrezia in ''Da Vinci's Demons'', Meredith Quill in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' and its sequel ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' and Viviane Wembly in ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.
Early life Haddock was born in Enfield, London, to a reflexologist mother and a financier father. She was raised in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, where she attended St George's School. She left school at the age of 17 and moved to London to study drama. She trained at Arts Educational School in Chiswick.
Career Haddock made her television debut in the television pilot ''Plus One'', part of the Comedy Showcase 2008.In 2009, Haddock played the lead role of Natasha in the ITV1 comedy drama ''Monday Monday'', and appeared as Samantha in series two and three of ''How Not to Live Your Life''.In 2011, she appeared in the Cinemax/Sky TV drama ''Strike Back: Project Dawn'' for two episodes, as the kidnapped daughter of an illegal arms dealer. She starred as Lucrezia Donati, the mistress of Lorenzo de' Medici and lover of Leonardo da Vinci in the 2013 series ''Da Vinci's Demons''. Haddock's theatre credits include ''Famous Last'', which formed part of the 2009 Sky Arts Theatre Live! project, and ''Rutherford & Son'' at Northern Stage. In 2014, she portrayed Meredith Quill in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', a role she reprised in its 2017 sequel ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2''. She appears in the ITV series, ''The Level'', and played Vivian Wembley in the 2017 film ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.In 2021, Haddock starred in a Christmas marketing campaign for British furniture and home accessories retailer OKA. In 2022, she starred as Maxine Meladze in the Netflix spy-adventure television series ''The Recruit''.
Personal life Haddock married English actor Sam Claflin in July 2013 after dating for two years. They have a son (b.2015) and a daughter (b.2018). On 20 August 2019, Haddock and Claflin announced their legal separation.
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title Role Notes2011 ''Captain America: The First Avenger'' Autograph seeker  ''The Inbetweeners Movie'' Alison Nominated – Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer2012 ''Storage 24'' Nikki  ''House Cocktail'' The Beautiful Short film2014 ''Guardians of the Galaxy''  Meredith Quill''A Wonderful Christmas Time''  Cherie2015 ''Superbob'' June2017 ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' Meredith Quill ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' Viviane Wembly 2022 ''Downton Abbey: A New Era'' Myrna Dalgleish===Television=== Year Title Role Notes2007 ''My Family'' Melanie Episode: "Life Begins at Fifty" ''Comedy Showcase'' Nicky Episode: "Plus One" ''The Colour of Magic'' Bethan Television film2008 ''Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye'' Miss Grosvenor Television film ''Honest'' Kacie Carter  ''The Palace'' Lady Arabella Worthesley Wolsey 2 episodes 2009 ''Monday Monday'' Natasha  2009–2011 ''How Not to Live Your Life'' Samantha2011 ''Strike Back: Project Dawn'' Dr. Clare Somersby 2 episodes ''Rage of the Yeti'' Ashley Television film2012 ''Upstairs Downstairs'' Beryl Ballard ''Missing'' Susan Grantham 2 episodes 2013 ''Dancing on the Edge'' Josephine Episode: "Interviewing Louis" 2013–2015 ''Da Vinci's Demons'' Lucrezia Donati 2014 ''Ripper Street'' Lady Vera Episode 6: "The Incontrovertible Truth" 2015 ''Luther'' Megan Cantor 2 episodes2016 ''The Musketeers'' Pauline ''The Level'' Hayley Svrcek 2019 ''The Capture''Hannah Roberts 2020 ''White Lines''Zoe Walker Main role2022–present ''The Recruit''Max MeladzeMain role===Stage=== Year Title Role Notes2009  ''Famous Last''  Treena  Orange Tree Theatre2009  ''Rutherford and Son''  Mary  Northern Stage2010   ''Old Jimmy's Daughter''  Billy  The Great Theatre of Holland
Awards and nominations  Year Association Category Work Result2012Empire AwardsBest Female Newcomer''The Inbetweeners Movie''2014Detroit Film Critics SocietyBest Ensemble''Guardians of the Galaxy''2014Nevada Film Critics SocietyBest Ensemble Cast''Guardians of the Galaxy''2014Phoenix Film Critics SocietyBest Ensemble Acting''Guardians of the Galaxy''2015Central Ohio Film Critics AssociationBest Ensemble''Guardians of the Galaxy''2016Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries''Luther''2017Golden Raspberry AwardsWorst Supporting Actress''Transformers: The Last Knight''
See also *Sam Claflin*Transformers*Guardian of the galaxy 2
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