Biography

Gabrielle Anwar

by Rob Williams,

Gabrielle Anwar, an English actress, is known for her roles as Margaret Tudor on the English TV series The Tudors. She has appeared in numerous films and TV series including Fallen Angels, Sherlock: Case of Evil, Mysterious Island and iMurders.

She started her acting career in the mid-1990s. In 1996, she made her television debut from the TV drama show Hideaway. Since then, she has been active in acting fraternity. She has been playing Lady Rapunzel Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey in the TV series Once Upon a Time.

Early Life and Education of Gabrielle Anwar

Gabrielle Anwar was born on 4 February 1970, in Laleham, Surrey. She was born to award-winning filmmaker Tariq Anwar and mother Shirley Hills.

Her paternal grandmother was an Austrian Jews and her paternal grandfather was an Indian Muslim. She is of American nationality who gained the US citizen in 2008. She is of mix descent; Indian and Austrian.

Anwar completed her primary and middle schooling from the Laleham C of E School in 1982. During her final year, she participated in the school concert and school play. After finishing her high school, she went London and enrolled drama and dance at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

Gabrielle Anwar Career

Early Career to Hollywood

Anwar’s acting career kicked off when she completed her drama and dance education in London. In 1986, she made her acting debut from the British miniseries Hideaway. She made her film debut in Manifesto followed by numerous British productions including First Born, Summer Lease and Press Gang.

Then, she met American actor Craig Sheffer who later turned her boyfriend. After meeting him, she moved to Hollywood with him. Later, the pair also co-starred in numerous Hollywood movies including In Pursuit of Honor, The Grave, Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal and Flying Virus.

Continued Acting Success in Hollywood

Her first American movie was If Looks Could Kill (1991). On that movie, she played the daughter of a British agent (acted by Roger Daltrey). Following year, she made a guest appearance on teen drama show Beverly Hills, 90210 as Tricia Kinney.

Anwar the followed several movies like Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, Body Snatchers, For Love or Money and The Three Musketeers. Her most memorable scene was in Scent of a Woman when she played the Al Pacino’s tango partner. In 1994, People Magazine listed her as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.

Anwar then mostly appeared in Television movies and series than feature films. In 2002, she made a guest appearance in the series John Doe. In 2004, she was a part of the TV film Try to Remember.

Continue in the TV industry

She then acted in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines in 2006. From 2007-13, she played Princess Margaret in the Showtime drama The Tudor. Anwar later appeared as Fiona Glenanne in the long-running TV series Burn Notice.

In 2008, she made a guest appearance in the crime drama series Law & Order: SVU. She played the Hollywood star Johnny Depp’s girlfriend in Tom Petty’s Into the Great Wide Open’s music video. Since 2017, she is playing role in the Once Upon a Time’s season 7.

Gabrielle Anwar's Net Worth and Awards

Gabrielle Anwar’s net worth is $6 million, according to the Celebrity Net Worth. Her net worth has hiked these days, it was $4 million in 2013, as cited by The Richest.

But, her net worth is higher than husband Shareef Malnik who have $300K net worth. Anwar appears in TV industry and TV stars normally earn $40K over for each episode in the Hollywood.

She has ama s sed this amount of figure from her three-decade-long acting career. She has also involved charitable works and movements. Anwar has also nominated for numerous awards. Here’s the list of her award nominations.

  • 2007- 33rd Saturn Awards- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines
  • 2008- 23rd Gemini Awards- The Tudors
  • 2010- 12th Teen Choice Awards- Burn Notice.

Gabrielle Anwar's Personal Life

Gabrielle Anwar is a married woman. She is married to actor Shareef Malnik since August 2015. They live in Palm Island, Florida.

Malnik is one of the popular Hollywood actors who has enacted in numerous films and TV series like The Blackout and Unique Sweets.

She has a daughter with her then-boyfriend Craig Sheffer with whom she moved to Hollywood from the London. The duo separated after few years living together.

Anwar later married to actor John Verea from 2000-05. They have two children together; a son Hugo and a daughter, Paisley before their divorce. Her current husband Sheffer is the godfather of Hugo and Paisley.

Anwar seems active on Instagram and she frequently shares her family life with her fans. She also has pets; a dog and a cat.