Burrows, Saffron 1973–

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BURROWS, Saffron 1973

PERSONAL

Full name, Saffron Dominique Burrows; born January 1, 1973, in London, England; father, an architect and a teacher; mother, a feminist and a teacher. Education: Attended Columbia University; studied acting at the Anna Scher Theatre School, London.

Addresses: Agent ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; PFD, Drury House, 3443 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England. Manager 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Publicist I/D PR NY, 155 Spring St., 6th Floor, New York, NY 10012; The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Worked as a model, c.19881994.

Awards, Honors: Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actressnewcomer (internet only), 2000, for Deep Blue Sea.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Herself, The Body Beautiful (documentary), 1990.

Girl in commune, In the Name of the Father, Universal, 1993.

Jodie, Welcome II the Terrordome, Metro Tartan, 1994.

Nan Mahon, Circle of Friends, Buena Vista, 1995.

Melissa Morrison, Hotel de Love, Live Entertainment, 1996.

Supermodel, One Night Stand, New Line Cinema, 1997.

Quinn, Nevada, Storm Entertainment, 1997.

Zoey, Lovelife, Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Moira Kelly, The MatchMaker, Gramercy, 1997.

Italian twin and English twin, The Loss of Innocence (also known as The Loss of Sexual Innocence ), Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

Lieutenant Commander Jeanette "Angel" Devereaux, Wing Commander (also known as Wing Commander: Space Will Never Be the Same ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1999.

Dr. Susan McAlester, Deep Blue Sea, Warner Bros., 1999.

Title role, Miss Julie, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1999.

Emma, Timecode, Screen Gems, 2000.

Karen, Gangster No. 1 (also known as Gangster Nr. 1 ), IFC Films, 2000.

Claire Romilly, Enigma (also known as EnigmaDas Geheimnis ), Miramax, 2001.

Lilly Le Blanc, Tempted, Gold Circle Films, 2001.

Duchess of Malfi, Hotel, Innovation Film Group, 2001.

Gracie, Frida, Miramax, 2002.

Hideous Man (short film), 2002.

Muriel Colbert, The Galindez File (also known as El misterio Galindez ), 2003.

Narrator, Peter Pan, Universal, 2003.

Andromache, Troy, Warner Bros., 2004.

Alicia, The Sky Is Green, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jules, The Big One (also known as Rik Mayall Presents The Big One ), 1995.

Mairead, The Seventh Stream, CBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Sandra Sollars, Karaoke (also known as Cold Lazarus and Dennis Potter's Karaoke/Cold Lazarus ), Bravo, BBC1, and Channel 4, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Dara, Flashpoint (also known as E.I.S.: Epidemiologic Intelligence Service ), ABC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1999.

Herself, The Big Breakfast, Channel 4, 2001.

Herself, Dinner for Five, 2002.

Television Appearances; Other:

Sarah Brown, I Bring You Frankincense, 1996.

Also appeared as Dara, M.E.D.S.; Vita Sackville West, Art That Shook the World; Daisy, Meutre en Ardeche; in Full Stretch.

Stage Appearances:

The Powerbook, Royal National Theatre/Lyttelton, London, 2002.

Also appeared as Jo, Two Lips Indifferent Red, Bush Theatre.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, January, 1999, p. 72.

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