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Gabrielle Anwar
Career
Active 1986 – present
Biography
About Gabrielle Anwar
Gabrielle Anwar is a British actress, director, and producer who began her career at 16 and has remained active for four decades. She was born in Laleham, Surrey, England, on 4 February 1970, to an actress mother and a film producer and editor father. Anwar trained in drama and dance at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, and her early stage leanings were visible in a school St Trinian's sketch in 1982. Her television debut came in the 1986 miniseries Hideaway, followed by a role in Paul McCartney's music video for "Pretty Little Head." She moved to Hollywood with American actor Craig Sheffer, and they co-starred in several films together, including In Pursuit of Honor and The Grave.
Anwar's American film debut was If Looks Could Kill, and she appeared in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' music video for "Into the Great Wide Open." In 1992, she played a competitive ice skater on Beverly Hills, 90210, and danced a memorable tango with Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. That same year she starred in Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, and followed with Body Snatchers, For Love or Money, and The Three Musketeers. People magazine named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1994. On television, she played Sam Black in Press Gang, Margaret Tudor in The Tudors, and Fiona Glenanne in Burn Notice from 2007 to 2013, plus roles in John Doe and the seventh season of Once Upon a Time. She also appeared in the Law & Order: SVU episode "Inconceivable" and The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines.
Anwar became a U.S. citizen in 2008. She has three children, a daughter with Craig Sheffer, and a son and daughter with John Verea, to whom she was married from 2000 to 2005. She married Shareef Malnik in 2015, and they live in Palm Island, Florida. She is 5'2" with a slim build and natural bust; she has a tattoo on her ankle. Her brown hair and brown eyes complete a look that has made her a recognizable face across four decades of film and television.
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Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 1986-present (started around 16 years old; 40 years active)
- Birthplace
- Laleham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
Body
- Hair Color
- Brown
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Weight
- 99 lbs (or 45 kg)
- Measurements
- 34–25–33 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.76
- Bra/Cup Size
- 34B show conversions - UK: 34B, EU: 75B, AU: 12B, JP: 75B
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
- Tattoos
- On Ankle
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 72k (as of April 2026)
Frequently asked
How did Gabrielle Anwar's early career lead to Hollywood?
After debuting in the 1986 miniseries Hideaway and working in British TV like Press Gang, she met American actor Craig Sheffer in London and moved with him to Hollywood, where she co-starred with him in multiple American films.
What is Gabrielle Anwar's most memorable on-screen moment?
In 1992's Scent of a Woman, she danced a tango with Al Pacino, whose character was blind, a moment often cited as one of her most memorable.
How did Gabrielle Anwar balance film and television roles?
She appeared in films like Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken and Body Snatchers while also taking TV roles such as Fiona Glenanne in Burn Notice and Margaret Tudor in The Tudors, showing range across both media.
What is unique about her family background?
Her mother, Shirley Hills, is an actress, and her father, Tariq Anwar, is a film producer and editor; her paternal grandmother was Austrian Jewish and her paternal grandfather was Indian Muslim.
Did you know
- Gabrielle Anwar was named one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people in 1994.
- Anwar appeared in music videos for Paul McCartney and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
- She became a U.S. citizen in 2008 while maintaining her British nationality.
- Her father, Tariq Anwar, is a film producer and editor.
- She has a tattoo on her ankle, and her measurements are 34-25-33.
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