Brit Marling
Biography
Brit Marling is an American actress and screenwriter who grew up in Illinois and Florida. After studying economics and studio art at Georgetown University, she co-wrote and co-directed the documentary Boxers and Ballerinas with Mike Cahill. Her breakthrough came with projects that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, including Sound of My Voice (2011) and Another Earth (2011), both of which she co-wrote and starred in; Another Earth won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize. In The East (2013), she took the lead role and co-wrote with Zal Batmanglij, drawing on their experience as freegans. She also appeared in Arbitrage (2012) as Richard Gere's onscreen daughter. On television, she co-created, wrote, and starred in Netflix's The OA, and later made A Murder at the End of the World.
44years old
Turns 45 on August 7in 299 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Brittany Heyworth Marling
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 3 years2011 to 2014
Genres
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Getting ready for a role
In mid-2009, Marling and Zal Batmanglij, a friend and co-worker, joined a group of freegans, sleeping in tents and taking food from dumpsters, to see how other young people built a meaningful life.
Early training
While she was a student at Georgetown, Marling became acquainted with Mike Cahill and Zal Batmanglij, who went on to become directors and worked with her for years.
Behind the award
Marling co-wrote and starred in Another Earth, which was shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize for a film whose main theme is science, technology or math.
Brit Marling movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Brit Marling shares two films with Susan Sarandon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Susan Sarandon's page
William Mapother's page
Lochlyn Munro's page
Stanley Tucci's page
Richard Jenkins's page
Stephen Root's page
Mike CahillDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2014
All films by Mike Cahill
Zal BatmanglijDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2013
All films by Zal Batmanglij
Box office
What Brit Marling's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$60.8 million
8 of the 9 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 9 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$36M58.4% of the total
- 2$20M32.9% of the total
- 3$2.4M3.9% of the total
- 4$1.9M3.2% of the total
- 5$481K0.8% of the total
- 6$406K0.7% of the total
- 7$71K0.1% of the total
- 8$18K0.0% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | Alfred P. Sloan Prize | Another Earth | Won |
| 2011 | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress | Another Earth | Won |
| 2011 | Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award | Another Earth | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.