Who would be the last person you would invite to your birthday party?
Hitler.

Who would be the first person you would invite to your birthday party?
My mama.

Favourite saying?
There’s no point in living if you can’t feel alive.

Favourite record?
The Bends by Radiohead.

Favourite book?
The Secret History, A Little Life, all the Harry Potters. Hufflepuff all the way.

Favourite film?
Lady and The Tramp, This is England, On The Waterfront. The Royal Tenenbaums, All About Eve, Brighton Rock, The Selfish Giant – again the list goes on and on...

Favourite author?
Donna Tartt.

Favourite actor / actress?
Samantha Morton, Daniel Day Lewis, Bettis Davis, Joaquin Phoenix, Meryl Streep, Reneé Zellweger, Francis McDormand, Helena Boham Carter, Liza – the list goes on and on....

Favourite musician?
The Smiths.

Most embarrassing moment of your life?
Drawing a blank here.

Favourite food/drink/stimulant?
Guinness, Chinese food, Kinder egg chocolate and biscuits. All the biscuits.

TV programme?
Smother.

Favourite TV personality?
Graham Norton. What a gem.

Favourite item of clothing?
I have too many beautiful pieces to pick one. It would be unfair to the rest.

Most desirable date?
Gregory Peck or Marlon Brando. Tough call.

Favourite method of relaxation?
Rollerblading to my music, pumped up really loud so I can sing along to it.

If you weren’t pursuing your present career, what another career might you have chosen?
I’ve only ever wanted to be an actress – there has never been any other option.

Biggest thrill?
Rollercoasters.

Biggest disappointment?
That I can’t clone my dog.

Your concept of heaven?
Where all my loved ones are together happy and healthy.

Your concept of hell?
I don’t believe in hell.

What would be your dying words?
Goodbye.

Greatest ambition?
Now that would be telling!

Period of history you’d most like to have lived in and why?
The roaring ‘60s. Short skirts, freedom and the best music around.

If you weren’t a human being, which animal would you have chosen to be?
My dog. She is treated like a Queen.

If you were told that the world was ending tomorrow morning, how would you react/what would you do?
I would gather all my loved ones and have a big party. Go out with a bang.

Your nominee for the world’s best-dressed person?
My sister Clare. No joke. She looks like a million dollars every day from morning to night.

Biggest fear?
To finally get to where you want to get and not be happy.

Humanity’s most useful invention?
Telephone. No matter where I am filming in the world, I can always talk to my loved ones and they’re always with me.

Humanity’s most useless invention?
A chocolate teapot.

• Gemma-Leah Devereux stars in The Bright Side, in cinemas now.