Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English stage and film actress. She began her career on stage and then moved into film, where she received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards.

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she began her career as a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (as Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's film All or Nothing in 2002. She continued to work with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and playing the lead role in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she received several awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical and a Silver Bear for Best Actress.

Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films — Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She then played lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016) and Paddington 2 (2017). She appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For her role as Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaner in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she received critical acclaim. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

She also performed in productions at the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in the play Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012 she played the lead role in the play Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television she appeared in BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake and The Woman in White (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also played Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. In 2025 Hawkins appeared in Bring Her Back, an Australian supernatural horror film directed by Danny and Michael Philippou.