Holliday Grainger

Holliday Grainger has the quiet ferocity of a born starter, and no wonder: her Sun sits in Aries, the pioneer-warrior, the very first sign of the zodiac and one of astrology's most exalted solar seats. She began acting at six, making her debut in All Quiet on the Preston Front, and she has been getting back on the saddle ever since, casting light and leaving her mark wherever she goes. Born in Didsbury, Manchester, with an Italian grandfather in her line, she studied Spanish at Leeds before the roles came thick and fast: Lucrezia Borgia in The Borgias, a coolly cruel Estella in Great Expectations, Anastasia in Cinderella, and later Robin Ellacott in Strike and DI Rachel Carey in The Capture.

If Aries gives her the drive, her Leo Moon gives her the stage. This is the lunar placement of the natural performer, king and queen in one, a heart expansive enough to connect and give an audience goosebumps. She feels through performance, yet guards her private world fiercely, sharing twins with actor Harry Treadaway. A warrior who acts from the heart, and shines because of it.