Margo Stilley - Biography

Margo Stilley (born November 20, 1982) is an American actress and former model.

Biography

Stilley grew up in Conway, South Carolina, and left as a teenager to model in Milan before moving to London at the age of 18.

She portrayed Lisa in the controversial 2004 British film 9 Songs, directed by Michael Winterbottom. According to the Guardian, 9 Songs was the most sexually explicit mainstream film to date, largely because it includes several scenes of real sexual acts between the two lead actors, including fellation (with male ejaculating over her hand), cunnilingus (extended scenes of her labia majora being licked), and penetration (vaginal only). Stilley asked that director Michael Winterbottom refer to her simply by her character's name in interviews about the film at the beginning to protect the artistic integrity of the film instead of making it a personal press vehicle.

Since then, Stilley has played in twelve films to date, including How to Lose Friends and Alienate People and Hippie Hippie Shake, and has worked again with Winterbottom on a BBC2 comedy The Trip with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.

Recently signed to play Lady Thelma Furness in Madonna's film W.E. she renounced the role because of artistic differences.

Now living mostly in England, Stilley is engaged to be married to Bruce ­Cummings, who works in finance.

Filmography

• 9 Songs (2004) .... Lisa
• Mayo (1 episode, 2006) .... Roma Sheraton
• Reverb (2007) .... Nicky
• Marple: Murder Is Easy (2008) (TV) .... Bridget Conway
• How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) .... Ingrid
• Goal! 3 (2009) .... Tamsin
• Hippie Hippie Shake (2009) .... Cynthia Plaster-Caster
• 14 Days with Victor (2010) ... Anna
• The Trip (2010) ... Mischa
• The Trip (2011) ... Mischa (Film edit of the TV Series above)

External links

• www.margo-stilley.com