Born on Feb. 4, 1970 in Laleham, Middlesex, England, actress Gabrielle Anwar had been working steadily on both sides of the Atlantic ever since her memorable tango with Al Pacino in “Scent of a Woman” (1992). Anwar was reared from birth into the film business – her Persian father, Tariq Anwar, was an Oscar-nominated film editor, and her mother was British-born actress. Her desire to avoid going to school led Anwar to acting – being kicked out of one for fist-fighting helped kick-start her career, leading to her being cast in the BBC miniseries “Hideaway” (1986) when she was just 15. She spent the ensuing years bouncing from one acting job to another while cleaning apartments in between to make ends meet.