Alison Wright
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Alison Wright (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She is best known for her starring role as Martha Hanson on the FX period spy drama series The Americans (2013–2017), for which she received critical acclaim and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2017. She has also acted in the Ryan Murphy limited series Feud: Bette and Joan (2017) and Hollywood (2020).
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Alison Wright | |
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Born | (1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England |
Education | Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
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Wright's other notable roles were as Marjorie in the Amazon Prime Video crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), as Pauline Jameson in the FX docudrama series Feud (2017), and as Ruth Wardell in the TNT dystopian thriller series Snowpiercer (2020–present). She has also appeared in various films, including The Nanny Diaries (2007), The Accountant (2016), and Ask for Jane (2018).