English musician and former actress

Amelia Warner (born Amelia Catherine Bennett; 4 June 1982) is an English musician, composer, and former actress. She is married to Jamie Dornan.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Slow Moving Millie
• 4 Personal life
• 5 Filmography
• 6 Discography
  • 6.1 Composer credits
  • 6.2 Albums
  • 6.3 Singles
• 7 Awards and nominations
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Early life

Warner was born Amelia Catherine Bennett in Birkenhead, Merseyside, the only child of actors Annette Ekblom and Alun Lewis. Her paternal uncle is actor Hywel Bennett.

Career

Warner started her acting career as a member of the Royal Court's youth theatre group. She also starred in a 2000 BBC adaptation of Lorna Doone and has had supporting roles in films such as Æon Flux and Stoned.

In 2015, she self-released a cl*ical instrumental EP, *led Arms. In 2016, Amelia began scoring films starting with Mum's List followed by Mary Shelley. In 2017, she released her second EP *led Visitors under her name, Amelia Warner.

In 2018, Amelia Warner won the International Film Music Critics *ociation Award for Breakthrough Composer of the Year for her debut mainstream score on the film, Mary Shelley.

On 28 September 2020, Fearne Cotton announced that she was releasing "Happy Place", the album which features music from an array of artists that focus around mental health and well-being. The first single which was released on the same day as the announcement is the song "Lockdown Kittens Dancing" which features music by Amelia Warner which is taken from her song "For Love" off her "Haven" EP released in June 2020.

Slow Moving Millie

Warner began her music career in July 2009, when she wrote and performed the song "Beasts" under the name Slow Moving Millie for a Virgin Media television commercial. The track was then released on 17 August 2009. Her second single, "Rewind City" was also used for another adverti*t, for Orange UK, and was directed by Ringan Ledwidge. In October 2011, Warner signed a record deal with Island Records. Her cover version of the Smiths' 1984 B-Side "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" was released on 11 November 2011 was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2011 Christmas adverti*t. Since releasing her album, Renditions, she also composed music for adverts and short films. Her first major score was for the British short, Mam. Soon after, Warner released her Fyfe Dangerfield-produced EP, Arms, under Universal Music. Her second EP, Visitors. In 2016, she scored her first feature-length film, Mum's List, followed by score to the movie Mary Shelley.

Personal life

Warner married Colin Farrell in a non-legal ceremony in 2002; they ended the relationship four months later. She married Jamie Dornan in 2013. She has three daughters.

Filmography

Discography

Composer credits

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Amelia Warner at IMDb
• Official website