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'Pride & Prejudice' (2005) - Mulligan played Kitty Bennet alongside Keira Knightley in the award-winning movie in 2005.

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'Bleak House' (2005) - In the same year, Mulligan starred in 15 episodes of the TV adaptation of 'Bleak House' as lead character Ada Clare, an orphan and heir to a huge fortune.

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'The Amazing Mrs Pritchard' (2006) - Mulligan was Emily Pritchard, the daughter to supermarket manager-turned-prime minister Jane Pritchard in the 2006 film 'The Amazing Mrs Pritchard.'

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'Trial & Retribution X: Sins of the Father' (2006) - The actress had a minor side role in two episodes of this detective series.

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'Agatha Christie's Marple: The Sittaford Mystery' (2006) - Mulligan plays the main character's daughter in this TV movie. The film tells the story of new arrivals in an English village who become suspects in a murder.

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'Northanger Abbey' (2007) - Mulligan plays Isabella Thorpe, the lead character's good friend, in this Jane Austen adaptation.

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'Waking the Dead' (2007) - Mulligan stars in two episodes of the BBC show.

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'My Boy Jack' (2007) - This TV film is a biography of Jack Kipling, the son of poet Rudyard, who joins the Royal Navy. Mulligan plays Elsie Kipling, the lead character's sister.

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'Doctor Who' (2007) - Mulligan stars in the 'Blink' episode of the popular sci-fi series. Her character Sally Sparrow helps the Doctor save angels from an abandoned house.

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'The Seagull' (2007) - The actress played Nina in Anton Chekhov's 1895 play 'The Seagull.' The play was showcased in Royal Court Theatre in 2007, and Broadway Walter Kerr Theatre in 2008.

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'Brothers' (2009) - Mulligan has a minor role in this thriller starring Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tobey Maguire.

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'The Greatest' (2009) - This film tells the story of a broken family brought together by hope. It also stars Hollywood veterans Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan.

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'Public Enemies' (2009) - Mulligan had a minor role alongside A-list names like Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, and Marion Cotillard.

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'An Education' (2009) - Mulligan landed the lead role of Jenny Mellor, a young girl aspiring to study at Oxford University. With this role, she landed her first Oscar nomination!

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'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' (2010) - Mulligan plays Michael Douglas' estranged daughter in this American drama. The film also stars Shia LaBeouf, Susan Sarandon, and Josh Brolin.

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'Never Let Me Go' (2010) - 'Never Let Me Go' tells the story of friends Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Keira Knightley), and Tommy (Andrew Garfield). The three battle through a love triangle, pursue careers in the arts, and learn that they are not exactly human.

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'Shame' (2011) - Carey Mulligan and Michael Fassbender play brother and sister in this film tackling sex addiction and rough childhoods.

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'Drive' (2011) - Mulligan plays a single mother with a husband in jail. The film, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, also stars Ryan Gosling, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, and Ron Perlman.

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'The Great Gatsby' (2013) - This 2013 adaptation of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald's also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, and Elizabeth Debicki.

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'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2013) - In this dark comedy, Mulligan plays Jean Berkey, a married woman who has an affair with struggling musician Llewyn Davis.

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'The Spoils of Babylon' (2014) - Mulligan plays Lady Anne York in the 'The Spoils of Babylon,' a short American TV comedic series. The show also stars Kristen Wiig, Tobey Maguire, Val Kilmer, Jessica Alba, Michael Sheen, and Will Ferrell.

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'Skylight' (2014) - 'Skylight' is a play by British dramatist David Hare. Mulligan plays the lead role of Kyra Hollis, a school teacher with a close bond to a family known as the Sergeants. For her efforts, she was nominated for a Tony Award.

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'Far from the Madding Crowd' (2015) - The 2015 adaptation of 'Far from the Madding Crowd' was the fourth film version of the 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy. Mulligan plays the lead role of Bathsheba Everdene, a young farm girl from Dorset, England who falls for her new neighbor.

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'Suffragette' (2015) - 'Suffragette' is another film where Mulligan plays the lead. Maud Watts is a young laundry worker who gets caught up in a protest while carrying out a delivery, ultimately committing herself to the women's suffrage movement.

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'Mudbound' (2017) - 'Mudbound' is a period drama set in 1939 that tells the story of two families forced to join forces after a loss.

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'Collateral' (2018) - 'Collateral' is a four-part BBC Two/Netflix police series. Mulligan plays Kip Glaspie, the lead detective inspector.

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'Wildlife' (2018) - 'Wildlife' sees a young boy experience his parents' marriage fall apart in the 1960s. The parents are played by Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal.

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'Promising Young Woman' (2020) -

Mulligan plays Cassie, the promising young woman in question in this black comedy thriller. The film also stars Alison Brie and Bo Burnham.

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'Promising Young Woman' (2020) -

Mulligan earned her second Best Actress nomination ever for her role as the brilliant former medical student who confronts the traumas of her past.

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'The Dig' (2021) -

An adaptation of the 2007 novel of the same name, this British drama reimagines the story of the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo on the grounds of a wealthy landowner, played by Mulligan.

See also: British actors who made it big in the US

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