Born in London, England, Hannah insisted at age 4 to attend ballet
school, setting her on a performing path in life. She later turned her
focus to acting and joined The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.
Her interest in other cultures led her to travel around the world,
including Bolivia where she did volunteer work in children's homes.
Upon her return to England, she attended Leeds University, majoring in
English and Spanish and performing in numerous stage productions in
both languages. Hannah earned her a First Class honors degree and
promptly moved to Spain to further master the language through
immersion and even studied
Sanford Meisner, with
Frank Feys, in Spanish.
Hannah was quickly scouted by View Management, a top Spanish modeling
agency, and decided to pursue print and commercial work to support her
studies in Barcelona and Madrid and save for drama school back home.
She was accepted and attended London University's Central School of
Speech and Drama. While pursuing her degree, Hannah was offered several
Spanish projects, including the lead in the 11-part mini-series
adaptation of
MarĆa DueƱas' best-selling novel "El Tiempo Entre
Costuras". Although against standard school policy, Central allowed
Hannah to continue her studies while shooting this and several other
projects in Spain and in December 2011, she graduated with a Masters in
Acting with Distinction.
Since graduation, Hannah landed her first American role as one of the
leads in "Shelter," a pilot for Warner Bros. and the CW that was
produced by
J.J. Abrams. She was then cast in Walt Disney Pictures'
Maleficent (2014), starring
Angelina Jolie. Hannah plays "Leila", the beautiful mother of young Princess Aurora, and the film will be released in March, 2014. She will next star, among an international cast, in the pirate drama,
Black Sails (2014). The 8-episode series for Starz is executive-produced by
Michael Bay,
Jonathan E. Steinberg and
Robert Levine. Hannah plays "Eleanor Guthrie", a beautiful and courageous owner of a rowdy Bahamas saloon, who must run her father's black market business as supplier to dangerous pirates.
Hannah continues to reside in London, England.
Flavia(2026)as Harriet De Luce
Mr. Burton(2025)as Daphne Rye
Bridgerton(2020)as Lady Tilley Arnold
The Vance Institute(2023)
Trauma Therapy: Psychosis(2023)as Elizabeth
The Dead Sea(2016)
Buzz: at&T Original Documentaries(2007)as Self
Last Call with Carson Daly(2002)as Self
MƔs de El tiempo entre costuras(2013)as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson(2005)as Self
El club del chiste(2010)as Self - Guest Comedienne
Access Hollywood(1996)as Self
