Who is Abigail Hopkins? Sir Anthony Hopkins and Petronella Barker’s daughter who appeared in Shadowlands
SIR ANTHONY Hopkins is a world famous actor - but just who is his daughter Abigail?
We have the lowdown on her life and career - plus find out what he has said about their relationship...
Who is Abigail Hopkins?
Abigail, 48, was born August 20, 1969 and is an English singer-songwriter, actress and theatre director.
She was born in Putney, London and is the daughter of the actor Sir Anthony Hopkins and his former wife, Petronella Barker.
Between 1993 and 2015, Abigail had small roles in numerous films and TV productions.
These included three of her father's films - Shadowlands, The Remains of the Day and Selected Exits.
Abigail was most recently in the 2015 film Romeo vs Juliet.
In 2O03 she released her debut album, Smile Road.
Since then she has released Blue Satin Alley (2005), The Lighthouse Keeper (EP, 2007) and The Memoirs of An Outlaw (2008).
What is Abigail's relationship like with her father, Sir Anthony Hopkins?
On May 22, 2018 her father Sir Anthony Hopkins claimed he doesn’t care if he sees his estranged daughter again - and doesn't even known if he is a grandfather.
The actor previously said he hoped to mend his relationship with singer-songwriter Abigail, whom he walked out on when she was a baby.
But the Silence Of The Lambs star now appears to have cut ties with his only child.
Asked by the if he is a grandad he said: "I don’t have any idea.
“People break up. Families split and, you know, ‘Get on with your life’. People make choices.
“I don’t care one way or the other.”
The pair have had a strained relationship.
In 2002 he revealed they were again “estranged”.
He added: “Well, it is cold. Because life is cold."
Abigail quit university and was treated for drug-addiction, blaming her relationship with her dad.
She said: “I came very close to killing myself.”
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Who is Anthony Hopkins?
Born 31 December 1937, Sir Phillip Anthony Hopkins is a Welsh actor.
The 80-year-old, who was born in Margam, Port Talbot, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where he was spotted by Laurence Olivier.
His breakthrough role came as Richard the Lionheart in the Academy-Award winning The Lion in Winter before his legendary career in film began.
Since 2016, he can also be seen in the critically acclaimed TV series, Westworld.