- Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England (2005).
- A former contortionist, she is able to coil either leg up behind her head so that the calf is resting against the nape of her neck.
- Born in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne and partly raised in Whitley Bay.
- In a relationship with with Los Angeles based Street Artist Joe Appel known as Thrashbird since 2009.
- She was awarded the 2006 Ian Charleson Award which recognizes exceptional classical stage performances from actors under 30, for her performances in "Miss Julie" and "Measure for Measure".
- Hailed by the Sunday Times magazine as one of Britain's finest Rising Stars along with Romola Garai, Matthew Goode, Hugh Dancy, Eddie Redmayne, Gemma Arterton, Hayley Atwell, Richard Coyle, Tom Sturridge, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Eliza Bennett, Daniel Mays and Kaya Scodelario (2009).
- Is a former member of the National Youth Theatre. Appeared as Bone Girl in an amateur production of "Dog Days", which earned the 1999 Mike Figgis Award.
- Heads her own all-female production company titled "Mother Sucker".
- Younger sister Laura Riseborough studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and East 15 Acting School.
- Her classmates at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) included Tom Hiddleston and Andrew Buchan.
- Childhood celebrity crush was actor Peter Sellers.
- Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion (2011).
- Attended and graduated from Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Daughter of George Riseborough, a used car salesman, and Isabel Johnson, a secretary.
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