Last week it was confirmed that Carey Mulligan has welcomed her first child, a girl, with husband Marcus Mumford. Now she has revealed in an interview on the red carpet that her name is Evelyn. She said "we just came up with it."
Their daughter was born less than a month ago. She made her first appearance as a new mum kicking off her promo tour for The Sufragette, at a press conference with Meryl Streep at the London Film Festival.
Carey didn't discuss her big news at the press conference, but talked about what she knew about the sufragettes as a child. "I knew relatively little. I remember there was a small paragraph in a history book saying 'they got there,' basically. I had lots of images of women politely marching the streets holding banners. Reading the script, I remember Googling as I went, thinking, 'Is this real?"
She added that she is "so lucky to grow up in a generation—and in a family—where I haven't had to fight. I have had a very lovely but easy upbringing and I'm incredibly privileged in that respect so I have never had to fight. I suppose we fight for more equality but we also fight for people who aren't in our position. I don't know if I would throw rocks for myself but I would like to think I would throw a rock for somebody else."
Carey Mulligan - Best Dresses & Outfits
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Carey Mulligan and Dianna Agron in Los Angeles, California – April 26, 2014
2 of 28Carey Mulligan style balenciaga black cut out dress
Carey Mulligan in Balenciaga at 2013 Met Gala
3 of 28Carey Mulligan style black blazer and jumpsuit
4 of 28Carey Mulligan style chloe black belt dress
Carey Mulligan in Chloe at 'Inside Llewyn Davis' photo call at Cannes Film Festival - 19 May 2013
5 of 28Carey Mulligan style christian dior 2013 yellow dress
Carey Mulligan in Christian Dior at ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ London Film Festival Premiere - 15 October 2013
6 of 28Carey Mulligan style dior couture pink dress
Carey Mulligan in Dior Couture at 'The Great Gatsby' Premiere in Cannes - 15 May 2013
7 of 28Carey Mulligan style erdem black purple red dress
Carey Mulligan in Erdem at 2010 Dubai International Film Festival - December 2010
8 of 28Carey Mulligan style lanvin red dress great gatsby
Carey Mulligan in Lanvin at the Great Gatsby world premiere - 2 May 2013
9 of 28Carey Mulligan style leather jeacket black jeans
Carey Mulligan at LAX airport – December 6, 2013
10 of 28Carey Mulligan style marni black dress gold belt
Cary Mulligan in Marni at the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - January 2010
11 of 28Carey Mulligan style miu miu black white collared dress
Carey Mulligan in Miu Miu at the Miu Miu Women’s Tales screening at Venice Film Festival - August 2013
12 of 28Carey Mulligan style new york green maxi skirt
Carey Mulligan in New York - June 2011
13 of 28Carey Mulligan style nina ricci golden globes navy dress
Cary Mulligan in Nina Ricci at the Golden Globes - January 2010
14 of 28Carey Mulligan style prada purple print dress
Cary Mulligan in Prada at the 25th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival - February 2010
15 of 28Carey Mulligan style preen white lace top black skirt
Carey Mulligan in Preen at 19th Annual BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards - November 2010
16 of 28Carey Mulligan style print dress 2014
Carey Mulligan and Matthew Beard at the press night performance of ‘Skylight’ – June 18, 2014
17 of 28Carey Mulligan style red dress prabal gurung
Carey Mulligan in Prabal Gurung at British Independent Film Awards - December 2010
18 of 28Carey Mulligan style red tulip dress roland mouret
Carey Mulligan in Roland Mouret at London Film Critics' Circle Awards - January 2012
19 of 28Carey Mulligan style roksana ilincic 2011 navy grey white orange cut out dress
Carey Mulligan in Roksanda Ilincic at Film District Party - July 2011
20 of 28Carey Mulligan style sequin dress prada
Carey Mulligan in Prada at the Met Ball, May 2012
21 of 28Carey Mulligan style tom ford natalia bag
Carey Mulligan with Tom Ford Natalia bag in New York - August 2012
22 of 28Carey Mulligan style valentino 2012 black dress
Carey Mulligan in Valentino at the Winter Weekend Party at the Palace Hotel - Dec 2012
23 of 28Carey Mulligan style valentino cut out dress
Carey Mulligan in Valentino at a charity benefit in New York - June 2011
24 of 28Carey Mulligan style victoria beckham black tiffany & co
Carey Mulligan in Victoria Beckham at Tiffany & Co Blue Book Ball - 19 April 2013
25 of 28Carey Mulligan style vionnet 2010 black and white floral dress
Cary Mulligan in Vionnet at The Orange British Academy Film Awards - February 2010
26 of 28Carey Mulligan style vionnet black and white cut out dress
Carey Mulligan wearing Vionnet at 'Inside Llewyn Davis' premiere at Cannes Film Festival - 19 May 2013
27 of 28Carey Mulligan style vionnet red black white print dress
Carey Mulligan in Vionnet at The BFI London Film Festival Opening Gala - Never Let Me Go - October 2010
28 of 28Carey Mulliganstyle balenciaga black strapless jumpsuit
Carey Mulligan in Balenciaga at the Great Gatsby photocall at the Cannes Film Festival - 15 May 2013