Gemma Arterton was born in the year 1986 and she is English Actress. She made debut in the film called St Trinian’s. She had a breakthrough when she played in the film of James Bond called Quantum of Solace and she was playing Bong Girl Strawberry Fields and for the role, she won Empire Award for the Best Newcomer. She is also known for other roles she played like in Clash of the Titans, Prince of Persia, the Sands of Time, Byzantium and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.


Gemma Arterton was born in the Hospital of North Kent in Gravesend city of Kent. Her mother is Sally Anne who worked as a cleaner and to father Barry Arterton who worked as a welder. The cousin of her mother is Wreckless Eric who is a singer-songwriter. Her great grandmother was a concert violinist of German Jewish. She went to Gravesend Grammar School for Girl and she made the first stage debut in the amateur production The Boy who Fell Into A book of Alan Ayckbourn and it entered into the competition of Local Festival where she won a prize of being the best actress.

When she was 16 years old, she left the school and went to Miskin Theatre of North West Kent College of Dartford. She got the full government grant to do the studies at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art even if it was said that in 2008, she was in the debt because of student loan. She graduated at RADA in the year 2008. She has a sister Hannah Arterton who works as actress also.

Gemma Arterton was given the first professional role when she played in Capturing Mary in the role of Stephen Poliakoff and this is the time that she was still in the drama school. She made a stage debut when she was Rosaline in the Shakespeare role of Love’s Labour’s Lost in Globe Theatre of London in 2007. In the year 2007, before she graduated in the same year, she made the film debut in the St Trinian’s where she was a headgirl Kelly.

Gemma Arterton has the height of 5 feet with 7 inches and can be regarded as an average height. She is famous on the social media and many people follow her instagram, twitter, Facebook and on tumblr. One of her unique traits is having six fingers on each hand. She dated Stefano Catelli for some time and they got married in a private ceremony in Spain, the city of Zuheros. However, in 2013, she separated from her husband and they finalized the divorce in the year 2015.

Gemma Arterton has become successful and her net worth is 13 million dollars. Her publicist is called Pipa and her fansite includes her video, news and photos. She does not have any child yet and she has the perfect body measurement of 34-28-37.

Last Modified: Apr 7, 2020


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