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Contents Articles Talulah Riley 1 Elon Musk 4 Forest of the Dead 14 Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls 18 Inception 22 Nearly Famous 40 Silence in the Library 42 St Trinian's (film) 48 White Frog 53 References Article Sources and Contributors 56 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 58 Article Licenses License 59 Talulah Riley 1 Talulah Riley Talulah Riley Riley on the set of St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, 27 August 2009 Born [1] Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn 26 September 1985 Hertfordshire, England, UK Occupation Actress Years active 2003 - present Spouse(s) Elon Musk (m. 2010 – d. 2012) Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn (born 26 September 1985) is an English actress whose films include Pride and Prejudice, St Trinian's, The Boat That Rocked and St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold. [2][3][4] Riley was featured on the March 2010 cover of Esquire. Acting career Television Riley's television credits include episodes of Poirot (2003), Marple (2006), and Doctor Who (2008's "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead"). She also played the role of Lila, a young, lovestruck writer, in the short-lived E4 series, Nearly Famous (2007). Theatre Riley made her stage debut with Kevin Spacey in The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic in 2005. Her performance in [5] a 2006 revival of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke was described as "delightful". Talulah Riley 2 Film In 2010, Riley appeared as a blonde, actually a disguise, in Inception, with Leonardo DiCaprio, written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Also in 2010, The Summer House was released, which starred Riley in the lead role with Robert Pattinson supporting. By the end of the first day of release, it was the number one film on iTunes worldwide [6][7][8] and dominated that position for several days. According to their official website, she was recently (2011) cast [9] in the film Quentin Lee's White Frog. Personal life Talulah Riley-Milburn was born in Hertfordshire, the only child of Una Riley, founder of a security systems [10] company and a PR company, and Doug Milburn, formerly head of the National Crime Squad. Her father now works as a screen writer and has written episodes of Silent Witness, Prime Suspect and The Bill. She attended Cheltenham Ladies College, Berkhamsted Collegiate School and Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls. While acting in London, Riley studied mathematics, physics and economics at the Open University. Riley married billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, on 25 September 2010 at [11] [12] Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland. In January 2012, it was reported that the couple was seeking a divorce. She [13] settled for $4.2 million out of Elon Musk's reported $2 billion net worth. Riley lives in London. Filmography Year Format Title Role Notes 2003 TV film Poirot: Five Little Pigs Young Angela Warren 2005 Film Pride & Prejudice Mary Bennet 2006 TV film Marple: The Moving Finger Megan Hunter 2007 Film St Trinian's Annabelle Fritton Short film Friends Forever Grace National Film and Television School TV series Nearly Famous Lila Reed Six part series Wilder [14] Film (announced) Carro Only a trailer was made Phoo Action [15] 2008 TV film Lady Elenor Rigsby Pilot - the planned six part series was cancelled TV series Doctor Who Miss Evangelista Series Four, Ep8 "Silence in the Library", Ep9 "Forest of the Dead" The Gemma Factor [16] TV pilot (not Nell Pilot - replaced by Hannah Kew in the series broadcast) broadcast in 2010 2009 Film The Boat That Rocked Marianne Film retitled "Pirate Radio" in North America. Short film The Summer House Jane First shown at Cannes Short Film Corner Film St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Annabelle Fritton Fritton's Gold 2010 Film Inception Blonde woman in bar Video Love & Distrust Jane Compilation of short films includes "The Summer House" 2011 Film The Dilemma Concept Car Spokesmodel Talulah Riley 3 2012 Film The Knot Alexandra UK release 5 October 2012 Film White Frog Ms. Lee Premiere 8 March 2012 Film The Liability The Girl Shooting began on 21 Nov 2011 Film Transmission TBA In Development References [1] Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.; at ancestry.com [2] Singh, Anita (3 February 2010). "Talulah Riley: the world's sexiest quantum physicist?" (http:/ / www. telegraph. co. uk/ news/ newstopics/ celebritynews/ 7149397/ Talulah-Riley-the-worlds-sexiest-quantum-physicist. html). The Telegraph. [3] "Girls on top: The next generation of British actresses" (http:/ / www. independent. co. uk/ arts-entertainment/ films/ features/ girls-on-top-the-next-generation-of-british-actresses-1758327. html). The Independent. 24 July 2009. [4] Woods, Judith (21 March 2009). "Ooh la Talulah! The Boat That Rocked actress's life of Riley" (http:/ / www. dailymail. co. uk/ home/ you/ article-1162966/ Ooh-la-Talulah-The-Boat-That-Rocked-actresss-life-Riley. html). Mail Online. [5] Read, Rachel (27 September 2006). "Summer and Smoke @ Nottingham Playhouse" (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ nottingham/ content/ articles/ 2006/ 09/ 27/ summer_and_smoke_review_0906_event_feature. shtml). BBC Nottingham. [6] Brodie, Anne (26 July 2010). "Talulah Riley - The Summer House/Inception" (http:/ / www. monstersandcritics. com/ movies/ features/ article_1573323php/ Talulah-Riley-The-Summer-House-Inception). Monsters and Critics. [7] Palacios, Kim (23 July 2010). "Robert Pattinson's short film "The Summer House" dominates iTunes" (http:/ / www. hollywoodnews. com/ 2010/ 07/ 23/ robert-pattinsons-short-film-the-summer-house-dominates-itunes/ ). Hollywood News. [8] "Pattinson's Summer House is an iTunes Smash" (http:/ / www. hollywoodnews. com/ 2010/ 07/ 23/ robert-pattinsons-short-film-the-summer-house-dominates-itunes/ ) (Press release). Shorts International. 23 July 2010. [9] http:/ / whitefrogthemovie. tumblr. com/ post/ 8098075281/ cast-revealed-talulah-riley-cast-in-white-frog [10] "Talulah Riley: how to marry a billionaire" (http:/ / www. thisislondon. co. uk/ lifestyle/ article-23901489-talulah-riley-how-to-marry-a-billionaire. do). London Evening Standard. 26 November 2010. [11] McGivern, Mark (28 September 2010). "St Trinians star Talulah Riley marries in fairytale Highland wedding" (http:/ / www. dailyrecord. co. uk/ showbiz/ celebrity-news/ 2010/ 09/ 28/ st-trinians-star-talulah-riley-marries-internet-millionaire-in-fairytale-highland-wedding-86908-22592580/ ). Daily Record. [12] "PayPal founder Elon Musk divorces actress wife Talulah Riley...and announces split via Twitter" (http:/ / www. dailymail. co. uk/ news/ article-2089654/ Millionaire-PayPal-founder-Elon-Musk-divorces-actress-wife-Talulah-Riley. html). Daily Mail (London). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012. [13] Zennie, Michael (21 August 2012). "PayPal founder Elon Musk gives his British actress wife just $4.2million in divorce... despite being worth $2BILLION" (http:/ / www. dailymail. co. uk/ news/ article-2191824/ PayPal-founder-Elon-Musk-divorce-Talulah-Riley-gets-4-2M-settlement. html). Daily Mail (United Kingdom: Associated Papers Ltd.). [14] Foreman, Liza (24 May 2007). "Make my day. Make my film" (http:/ / entertainment. timesonline. co. uk/ tol/ arts_and_entertainment/ film/ cannes/ article1830662. ece). Times Online. [15] Holmwood, Leigh (17 November 2008). "BBC3 drops new drama Phoo Action" (http:/ / www. guardian. co. uk/ media/ 2008/ nov/ 17/ bbc3-phoo-action). guardian.co.uk. [16] Coates, Brian (9 July 2008). "Lights, camera, rain... BBC film crew comes to Calderdale to shoot comedy drama" (http:/ / www. halifaxcourier. co. uk/ news/ Lights-camera-rain-BBC-film. 4268806. jp). Halifax Today. External links • Talulah Riley (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm1506908/ ) at the Internet Movie Database Elon Musk 4 Elon Musk Elon Musk Elon Musk at the Tesla Grand Opening in Menlo Park Born 28 June 1971 [1] Pretoria, South Africa Residence Bel Air, Los Angeles, California Citizenship [2] United States Education Queen's University, The Wharton School (BEc.), [3] University of Pennsylvania, (BSc.) Occupation Inventor, Entrepreneur Known for Co-founder of Zip2, Founder of PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors Salary [4] $33,280 per year Net worth [2] $2.4 billion (2012) Title CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO of Tesla Motors, Chairman of SolarCity Political party Independent Spouse(s) • Justine Musk (m. 2000 – d. 2008) • Talulah Riley (m. 2010 – d. 2012) Children Five sons Signature Elon Musk (born 28 June 1971) is a South African-born American internet entrepreneur. He is best known for founding SpaceX, and co-founding Tesla Motors and PayPal (initially known as X.com). While at those companies, he oversaw the construction of the first electric car of the modern era, the Tesla Roadster, a private rocket known as Falcon 9/Dragon, and the Internet payment system PayPal.