Born April 27, 1976 Dulwich, England, UK. Is a British actress best known for her performances as Susan in the Academy award-nominated Mike Leigh production Vera Drake (2004), as Sue Trinder in the BBC's Fingersmith (2005) and for her Silver Bear winning performance as Poppy in Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky (2008).
The daughter of well known authors and illustrators of children's books, Jacqui and Colin Hawkins, she was raised in Dulwich, south-east London where she attended James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS), leaving in 1994. Hawkins then went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), graduating in 1998.
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