Emilia Fox on Silent Witness, single motherhood, and embracing life’s challenges
White Wine Question Time
Stak
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 January 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Joining us today is a critically acclaimed actress who has established herself as one of Britain’s most versatile and enduring talents across decades of film, television, and stage: it’s the brilliant Emilia Fox!
In this episode, Emilia takes us through the highlights of her incredible career—from her breakout role as Georgiana Darcy in the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice and her powerful performance in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist to her 21-year tenure as Dr Nikki Alexander in Silent Witness, a role that has defined and enriched both her professional and personal life. Away from the spotlight, Emilia shares heartfelt insights into single motherhood, her approach to navigating life’s challenges, and the courage she’s drawn from her family motto, “To the brave, nothing is difficult.”
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| 0:00.0 | Are we there yet, Dad? |
| 0:03.0 | Uh, nearly. |
| 0:05.0 | Dad, are we there yet? |
| 0:08.0 | Soon. |
| 0:10.0 | Are we there yet? |
| 0:13.0 | Literally around the corner. |
| 0:16.0 | Dad! |
| 0:18.0 | I know, I know. Are we there yet? No. |
| 0:21.6 | Are we lost, Dad? |
| 0:23.6 | Yeah, yeah, I think so. |
| 0:25.6 | Should have gone to Speck Save Us. |
| 0:27.6 | Book an eye test online. |
| 0:33.6 | Coming up on this episode of White Line Question Time. |
| 0:42.7 | Well, it's been running for 28 years and I've been with it for 21 years, |
| 0:47.6 | which is really the best part of my adult life. |
| 0:51.4 | It's... |
| 0:51.9 | Is it? |
| 0:52.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:53.4 | I mean, it's literally you are, death becomes her. |
| 0:59.1 | You need a t-shirt that says that. |
| 1:04.0 | It's not your lived experience, but most actors have to brace themselves |
| 1:08.0 | of being out of work for the majority of their career. |
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