Trivia

In 1997, she played the role of the second Mrs. de Winter in Rebecca (1997) which her mother, Joanna David, had played in the 1979 version.

Attended Oxford University.

Acted with mother Joanna David in Pride and Prejudice (1995).

A natural blonde, Fox dyed her hair red for her role on Upstairs Downstairs (2010).

Revealed she left husband Jared Harris due to her depression, having suffered a miscarriage at 10 weeks pregnant in 2007.

Announced that she had given birth to her daughter Rose, with partner Jeremy Gilley, the previous week in a London hospital (24 November 2010).

She played the daughter of her real father, Edward Fox, in The Republic of Love (2003).

She played Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2009). Her father Edward Fox had previously played the Queen's uncle King Edward VIII (the Duke of Windsor) in Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) whereas her cousin Laurence Fox played both her son 'Prince Charles' in Whatever Love Means (2005) and her father King George VI in W.E. (2011). Furthermore, her uncle James Fox played the Queen's paternal grandfather King George V in the latter production.

Met her ex-husband, Jared Harris, in 2003 when they both starred in the ill-fated West End theatre production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses". The play was a flop but their romance wasn't.

Lives in Notting Hill, London.

Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Rose in order to begin filming the fourth series of Merlin (2008).

Was 4 months pregnant with her daughter Rose when she completed filming the third series of Merlin (2008).

She played the elder sister of Katie McGrath in both Merlin (2008) and The Queen (2009).

For a short time in 2000 she was engaged to Vic Reeves whom she met when they were both starring in Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000).

She and her ex-husband have played a real life married couple: though not in the same production. Jared Harris played Henry VIII in the BBC version of The Other Boleyn Girl (2003) and Emilia played Jane Seymour in Henry VIII (2003).

She read narrated Pride and Prejudice for Audible books.

Her former father-in-law Richard Harris appeared with her uncle James Fox in Patriot Games (1992).

Former daughter-in-law of Richard Harris and Elizabeth Rees. Former sister-in-law of Jamie Harris and Damian Harris.

Great-niece of Pamela Michael and of Mary Fox.