LIFE AT HIGH SPEED

Emilia Fox on the joy of being cast in more mature roles – and why she and her teenage daughter both steer clear of social media

- KATIE DALY

When it comes to being an acclaimed actor, Silent Witness star Emilia Fox is famously keeping it in the family.

She is the daughter of The Day of the Jackal star Edward Fox and actress Joanna David - who is vice-president of the Theatrical Guild - as well as the niece of Remains of the Day actor James Fox and the granddaughter of theatre producer Robin. Her younger brother, Slow Horses star Freddie, and cousin Jack Fox (of Sanditon and Riviera) are also part of the Fox acting dynasty.

However, she is keen for her 14-year-old daughter, Rose, to carve her own path.

"She was very excited about being in A Midsummer Night’s Dream [at school] but I don’t think that she’s totally focused on acting,” Emilia, 50, says of the daughter she shares with ex-partner Jeremy Gilley, founder of nonprofit organisation Peace One Day, in this exclusive interview with HELLO!.

“I want to show her that there are many choices she can make. The horizon is broad and she doesn't have to do the same as lots of us have done in the family.”