Carey Mulligan was born on 28 May 1985, in Westminister, London, England, to Nano, a university lecturer of Welsh descent, and Stephen Mulligan, a hotel manager of Irish descent. She is an actress, probably best known for her role of Jenny Mellor in the film “An Education”, as well as for roles in the films “Never Let Me Go”, “Drive”, “The Great Gatsby” and “Far From the Madding Crowd”.
So just how wealthy is Carey Mulligan now? Sources state that Mulligan has amassed a wealth over $15 million, as of late 2016, accumulated during her acting career which began in 2004.
Carey Mulligan Net Worth $15 Million Dollars
Mulligan’s family moved to Germany in her early childhood, where she attended the International School of Düsseldorf. They returned to England when she was eight, and she enrolled in Woldingham School in Surrey, becoming very active in the school’s theater productions.
While still in high school, she was introduced to a casting agent, which enabled her to land a role in the acclaimed romantic drama film “Pride & Prejudice” in 2005, playing Kitty Bennet. The same year she made her television debut, with the role of orphan Ada Clare in the BBC adaption of Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House”, and the following year she was cast as Emily Pritchard in the series “The Amazing Mrs Pritchard”. Her net worth began to rise.
Mulligan’s resume continued to grow through 2007, when she appeared in the TV films “Northanger Abbey” and “My Boy Jack”, as well as in the series “Waking the Dead” and “Doctor Who”, earning a Constellation Award for her performance in the latter project. Mulligan also appeared as Nina in a revival of “The Seagull” in 2007, gaining rave reviews before reprising the role on Broadway in the following year.
In 2009, the actress was cast as Jenny Mellor, a teenager involved with a much older businessman, in the independent drama “An Education”, which was her breakthrough role and earned her a BAFTA Award, plus considerably contributing to her wealth. The same year she played Rose in the drama film “The Greatest”, and appeared in the films “Brothers” and “Public Enemies”. In 2010 she was cast as Kathy H in the romantic drama “Never Let Me Go”, and shortly after as Winnie Gekko in the film “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, gaining additional recognition. The following year saw Mulligan playing Irene in the neo-noir film “Drive”, and Sissy Sullivan in the drama “Shame”, while also appearing in Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass, Darkly”, an off-Broadway play adaptation. All added to her wealth.
In 2013 she was cast as Daisy Buchanan in the film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel “The Great Gatsby”, which further boosted her fame and fortune. A year later, she starred as Kyra Hollis in a revival of the play “Skylight”, reprising the role in the same play on Broadway in 2015. Mulligan then starred as Bathsheba Everdene in the 2015 film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel “Far from the Madding Crowd”, further improving her Hollywood status and her net worth as well.
Her most recent film role was in the 2015 historical period drama “Suffragette”, and Mulligan is currently filming the independent drama film “Wildlife” and the period drama “Mudbound”, both announced for release in 2017.
Speaking about her private life, Mulligan has been married to singer Marcus Mumford since 2012; the couple has one child together.
The actress has been involved in philanthropy, in 2010 participating in the Safe Project to raise awareness of sex trafficking. She also donated personal items to the Curiosity Shop, to raise money for Oxfam charity. As of 2012 she has served as an ambassador of the Alzheimer’s Society, focused on raising awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia. She has also been an ambassador for the War Child charity since 2014.
