Beginning her movie career in 2007 with St. Trinian's {2007} playing head girl Kelly, Gemma Arterton quickly rose to fame appearing in films and television shows. She had beautiful starring roles in a British comedy film "Three and Out" {2008} and a British crime film "RocknRolla" {2008}. Gemma has also had recurring roles on "Lost in Austen" and "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" which is based on the English classic novel with the same name by Thomas Hardy. She has also appeared in a direct-to-video film "Capturing Mary" released in 2007. But Gemma Arterton's greatest moment came when she pushed ahead of a whopping 7000 wannabe bond girls to bag the role a bond girl Strawberry Fields, an MI6 agent in "Quantum of Solace" starring Daniel Craig as James Bond 007. It was her acting talents synced in wittiness and perfect sense of timing that floored the casting couch of "Quantum of Solace" including the director of the film Marc Forster.
Quick to cash in on her rising popularity, Avon, the biggest US cosmetics giant has released a fragrance called 'Bond Girl 007 with Gemma as the "face" of the product. Soon Coca Cola followed suit rebranding their Coke Zero as "Coke Zero Zero 7".
With age and acting talents on her side, this twenty-two-year-old Gemma Arterton has a long way to go to become an iconic actress. Gemma Arterton is also endowed with talents in music, playing guitar, drawing & painting, making clothes and jewellery.
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