Emily Lloyd subsequently relocated to Manhattan at 17, received numerous film offers, and starred in the 1989 films Cookie and In Country.
41 Facts About Emily Lloyd
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Emily Lloyd turned down the lead role in the 1990 film Pretty Woman as she had already agreed to star in Mermaids, from which she was later recast.
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Emily Lloyd was fired from the 1992 film Husbands and Wives as her deteriorating health affected her ability to work, and was replaced in the 1995 film Tank Girl.
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In 1997, a journalist said Emily Lloyd was "in danger of becoming better known for the parts she has lost than those she has played".
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Emily Lloyd was born in London, the daughter of Sheila Ball, a theatrical agent who was a long-time secretary at Harold Pinter's stage agency, and actor Roger Emily Lloyd-Pack.
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Emily Lloyd's grandfather, Charles Lloyd-Pack, was a stage and film actor.
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Lloyd's parents separated when she was 18 months old; her father moved out of the family home though Emily continued to live with her mother in Milner Square, Islington.
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Emily Lloyd-Pack married telephone engineer Martin Ball and had a second daughter, Charlotte, when Emily Lloyd was five; however the couple separated two months after her birth.
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Emily Lloyd's father married Jehane Markham in 2000; they had three sons: Hartley, Louis and Spencer.
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At the age of 15, Emily Lloyd was taking acting lessons at the Italia Conti School in London.
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Wish You Were Here received an International Federation of Film Critics award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, and Emily Lloyd received widespread acclaim for her performance.
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Emily Lloyd received the 'Best Actress' award from the National Society of Film Critics in 1987, and at the 1987 Evening Standard British Film Awards.
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Emily Lloyd was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1988.
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Emily Lloyd moved to Manhattan where she was living alone at 17.
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Emily Lloyd received numerous film offers and reportedly beat over 5,000 actresses, including Jodie Foster, for the lead role in the 1989 film Cookie.
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Emily Lloyd reported that her mental health deteriorated in Manhattan, and began developing a tic, had difficulty concentrating, and was hearing voices.
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Emily Lloyd later said she was aware she needed help but did not know how to go about getting treatment.
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Emily Lloyd had to turn down an offer for the lead role in Pretty Woman, as she had already been contracted to star in the 1990 film Mermaids.
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Emily Lloyd was cast as the daughter of the character played by the film's star, Cher.
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Cher thought that Emily Lloyd did not look enough like her to portray her daughter and complained about her casting.
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The original director of the film, Lasse Hallstrom, was fired at Cher's insistence, and Emily Lloyd was told she was no longer required.
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Emily Lloyd sued Orion Pictures for breach of contract and received $175,000 in damages.
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Emily Lloyd was found by one of Rossdale's friends and spent the next six weeks in hospital.
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Emily Lloyd was cast in Woody Allen's 1992 film Husbands and Wives, but was fired by him after two weeks due to her ill health.
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Allen complained Emily Lloyd was spending too much time in her trailer; Emily Lloyd later stated that was because she was making herself vomit.
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The Hollywood Reporter said that Emily Lloyd provided "another memorable performance", while Malcolm Johnson from the Hartford Courant said she and co-star Brad Pitt brought "verve and charm" to the film.
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The film's director, Rachel Talalay, states she fired Emily Lloyd for refusing to shave her head for the role.
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Emily Lloyd, who had spent four months training for the film, disputes this, saying she offered to rescheduled her appointment with the film's hair stylist to the following day as the stylist had a dinner date, after which Talalay ostensibly fired her for "being difficult".
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Emily Lloyd said she was actually fired due to their personality clashes.
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In 1997, Emily Lloyd went to India where she took the anti-malaria drug mefloquine, which is contraindicated for people with mental disorders.
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Emily Lloyd became sick on the trip and was bitten by a stray dog.
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Emily Lloyd lost 2 stone on the two-week trip, and developed obsessive-compulsive disorder afterward.
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Emily Lloyd made her debut on the stage in 1996 as Bella Kooling in Max Klapper at the Electric Cinema.
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Emily Lloyd later left the production herself, citing an issue with another member of the cast.
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Emily Lloyd spoke positively of her experience in the play, though, according to The Daily Telegraph, one reviewer said her performance left audiences "visibly cringing".
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Cassandra Jardine from The Daily Telegraph stated that during an interview Emily Lloyd frequently lost track of her sentences, stared into the distance and made sudden exclamations for no apparent reason.
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Emily Lloyd attributed her mental state to the mefloquine exacerbating her existing anxiety and depression issues, and attributed her lack of regular acting work to these conditions and the stigma surrounding mental illness.
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Emily Lloyd said she did not want anybody's sympathy, rather she just wanted "to feel well again".
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Emily Lloyd said she had no regrets regarding her life, though wished "that on a few occasions [she'd] been able to enjoy the experiences fully".
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In May 2013, Emily Lloyd published an autobiography, Wish I Was There.
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In October 2014, Emily Lloyd had a daughter, Arrabelle, with her partner, vocalist Christian Jupp.