She shot to fame playing a precocious schoolgirl in 2009 hit An Education but just four years later it’s Carey Mulligan who is schooling the new generation of British starlets.
The 27-year-old actress has successfully cracked Hollywood and Broadway, stacked her mantelpiece with a host of awards and got nominations for many more.
Most recently, Carey has scored herself the lead in Baz Luhrmann’s new epic The Great Gatsby, which opened at the Cannes Film Festival last week. These photos trace her transformation from up-and-comer to superstar.
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Carey in January 2007.
Carey in November 2007.
Carey at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.
Carey at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.
At the Berlin Film Festival in February 2009.
Carey at the opening night of her Broadway debut *The Seagull*.
Carey at the opening night of her Broadway debut The Seagull.
At the LA press conference for *An Education* in 2009.
At the LA press conference for An Education in 2009.
Carey in October 2009.
At the premiere of *An Education* in October 2009.
At the premiere of An Education in October 2009.
Carey with her *An Education* co-star Peter Sarsgaard in 2009.
Carey with her An Education co-star Peter Sarsgaard in 2009.
At the Hollywood Film Awards in 2010.
At the SAG awards in January 2010.
Carey with her mother at the Golden Globes in 2010.
At the Academy Awards in 2010.
At the BAFTA Awards in November 2010.
Carey at the 7th annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards in November 2010.
With her BAFTA for her performance in *An Education* in 2010.
With her BAFTA for her performance in An Education in 2010.
Carey with her *Wall Street* co-star Michael Douglas in 2010.
Carey with her Wall Street co-star Michael Douglas in 2010.
At the Hollywood Film Awards in October 2011.
At the 2012 Met Institute ball.
Carey with her musician husband Marcus Mumford.
Carey in New York in May 2013.
Carey at *The Great Gatsby* world premiere in New York.
Carey at The Great Gatsby world premiere in New York.
Carey at the *The Great Gatsby* press conference at Cannes.
Carey at the The Great Gatsby press conference at Cannes.
Carey at the premiere of *The Great Gatsby* at the Cannes Film Festival.
Carey at the premiere of The Great Gatsby at the Cannes Film Festival.
Carey with her *Gatsby* co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.
Carey with her Gatsby co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.
