Talulah Riley | Celebrity Net Worth 2026

Early Life and Education

Talulah Riley was born Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn on September 26, 1985, in Hertfordshire, England. She is the only child of Doug, former head of the now-defunct National Crime Squad, and Una, founder of security systems and public relations companies. For her education, Riley went to Cheltenham Ladies' College, Berkhamsted School, and Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls. She went on to attend the Open University, where she studied natural sciences.

Television Career

In 2003, Riley made her screen-acting debut in an episode of the British mystery series "Poirot," based on the character created by Agatha Christie. Three years later, she appeared in an episode of another Christie-related series, "Marple." Talulah landed her first main role on television in 2007 as Lila Reed, a teen writer with a mentally unwell mother, in the miniseries "Nearly Famous." Her co-stars included Aaron Johnson, Tunji Kasim, Anna Brewster, and Jimi Mistry. Next, Riley appeared in a few episodes of "Doctor Who" as Miss Evangelista.

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Talulah had her biggest role on television yet from 2016 to 2018, when she played park host Angela on the dystopian science-fiction series "Westworld." After having a recurring role in the show's first season, she became part of the main cast in season two. Riley's next main role came in the 2022 biographical drama miniseries "Pistol," in which she portrays fashion designer and punk icon Vivienne Westwood. Focused on the rise of the English punk-rock band the Sex Pistols, the series also stars Toby Wallace, Anson Boon, Christian Lees, Louis Partridge, Jacob Slater, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Sydney Chandler.

Film Career, Part 1

Riley first appeared on the big screen in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice," playing the middle of the Bennet sisters, Mary. Next, in 2007, she played the lead role of Annabelle Fritton in the comedy "St Trinian's," a continuation of a series of films based on the work of English cartoonist Ronald Searle. Talulah reprised her role in the 2009 sequel "St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold." Between the two films, she appeared in Richard Curtis's comedy "The Boat That Rocked," starring Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh.

In 2010, Riley appeared in the science-fiction film "Inception" as a disguise used by Eames, Tom Hardy's character. The same year, she appeared opposite Robert Pattinson in the first segment of the direct-to-DVD anthology romance film "Love & Distrust." Eames subsequently had a small role in the comedy "The Dilemma," and she appeared as herself in the documentary "Revenge of the Electric Car." In 2012, she played the lesbian Ms. Lee in the dramedy "White Frog." Her subsequent credits were the comedies "The Liability" and "In a World…," followed by the Marvel Comics superhero sequel "Thor: The Dark World," in which she played an Asgardian nurse.

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Film Career, Part 2

Building on a story idea her father had, Riley wrote the screenplay for the 2015 comedy "Scottish Mussel," which also marked her debut as a director. Additionally, she starred in the film as Beth, a marine conservationist who falls for a pearl poacher played by Martin Compston. Also in 2015, Talulah appeared in the comedy "The Bad Education Movie," based on the eponymous sitcom by comedian and actor Jack Whitehall. Her next film was the 2016 survival thriller "Submerged," in which she starred alongside Jonathan Bennett and Rosa Salazar.

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In 2018, Riley starred in the thriller "The Last Witness" with Alex Pettyfer, Robert Więckiewicz, and Michael Gambon, among others. Two years later, she played the wife of Vin Diesel's protagonist in the superhero film "Bloodshot." In 2021, Talulah played one of four sisters who reunite during Christmas, only to have their estranged father disrupt the holiday, in the comedy "Father Christmas is Back." The other sisters were played by Elizabeth Hurley, Nathalie Cox, and Naomi Frederick, while the father was played by Kelsey Grammer. Also featured in the film were John Cleese, Kris Marshall, and Caroline Quentin.

Other Media

Beyond the screen, Riley has acted in stage productions of "The Philadelphia Story" and "Summer and Smoke." In the spring of 2010, she was featured on the cover of Esquire. Talulah also penned a novel entitled "Acts of Love," which was published in 2016.

Personal Life

Talulah began dating business magnate Elon Musk in 2008. The pair later married in Scotland in 2010. They divorced in 2012 before remarrying in 2013. Not long after the second marriage, Musk filed for divorce again, but the action was withdrawn. Riley later filed for divorce, which was ultimately finalized in late 2016. In the spring of 2022, Talulah began a relationship with actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster, with whom she appears in the miniseries "Pistol."

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