Alice Connor

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Alice Connor
Born
Alice Rose Connor

(1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 33)
Buckinghamshire, England
Years active1998–present

Alice Rose Connor (born 2 August 1990) is a British actress, born in Buckinghamshire, England.[ citation needed ] She is best known for her roles in the television adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's novel The Illustrated Mum , [1] in the children's television series The New Worst Witch (a spin-off from The Worst Witch ),[ citation needed ] and in the film The Thief Lord as Hornet. [2] She first started acting as herself in Fun Song Factory .[ citation needed ] She also had a small part in the 2001 movie A Knight's Tale . [3] Alice Connor also starred in the programme My Spy Family as Elle Bannon, which was shown on Boomerang in the UK. [4] She also attended the Misbourne School. She is the granddaughter of actor Kenneth Connor.

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She is currently the artistic director at The Theatre Shed. [5]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998 Fun Song Factory Herself7 episodes
1998 Coming Home Young JessTV series
1999 Alien Love Triangle SarahShort
2001 A Knight's Tale Lone Girl in Cheapside
2002 Crime and Punishment Polya
2004-2005 UGetMe Mia
2003 The Illustrated Mum Dolphin Westward
2004 Fungus the Bogeyman Voice of Mucus
2005–2006 The New Worst Witch Henrietta "Hettie" Hubble
2006 The Thief Lord Hornet
2007-2009 My Spy Family Elle BannonTV series
2009Po5tAngeSpice Girls video Young Posh Spice
2010 Coming of Age Snooty BitchBBC TV Series
2011 Hotel Trubble Jenny Montenny
2013House of Wax 2GwenPre-production
2017 Call The Midwife Lucy ChenSeries 6, episode 3 [6]

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References

  1. "The Illustrated Mum (2003)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "The Thief Lord". BBC. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. "A Knight's Tale | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. "VIP day out for winning sisters". Birmingham Mail. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. "Meet the team – the Theatre Shed".
  6. "Call the Midwife" Episode #6.3 (TV Episode 2017) , retrieved 4 February 2017