Alice Englert

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Alice Englert
Born
Alice Allegra Englert

(1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 31)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Actress
  • filmmaker
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2006–present
Mother Jane Campion
Relatives

Alice Allegra Englert (born 15 June 1994) is an Australian actress, filmmaker, singer, and songwriter. The daughter of filmmaker Jane Campion, Englert is best known for her lead roles in films such as Ginger & Rosa (2012), Beautiful Creatures (2013), and Them That Follow (2019), as well as supporting roles in Body Brokers , The Power of the Dog (both 2021), and You Won't Be Alone (2022).

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She made her feature directorial debut with the dark comedy film Bad Behaviour (2023), for which she was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Early life

Alice Allegra Englert was born in Sydney [1] on 15 June 1994, [2] [3] the daughter of New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion and Australian filmmaker Colin Englert. [4] [5] She is the maternal granddaughter of actress Edith Campion and theatre director Richard Campion. She was raised in Sydney and various locations where her parents' work took the family, explaining, "I’ve spent half my life on planes. I have a lot of love for New Zealand, though. That is where the really arty, whimsical side of the family resided." [4] She attended schools in Australia, New Zealand, New York City, Rome, and London, as well as other places in England such as the Sibford School, a Quaker school in Oxfordshire. Her parents divorced when she was seven. She later left high school to become an actress. [4]

Career

Englert made her film debut at the age of eight in a film called Listen, followed by an appearance in her mother's short film The Water Diary at the age of 12. [3] She appeared in the sci-fi romance film The Lovers , which was showcased at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was later released on DVD in the UK as Time Traveller in 2016. [6] In 2012, she starred in Ginger & Rosa . [2] In 2013, she starred in the low-budget horror film In Fear and the supernatural romance film Beautiful Creatures , which was based on the novel of the same name. [7] "Needle and Thread", a song written and performed by Englert, was used in the film's soundtrack. [8] In an interview, she stated that she recorded the song "in the bathroom of the apartment [she] was staying in the Warehouse District of New Orleans". [8] She had a role in 2020's Ratched on Netflix.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 8 ZiggySegment: "The Water Diary"
Flame of the WestCaseyShort film
2012 Ginger & Rosa Rosa
2013 Beautiful Creatures Lena Duchannes
In Fear Lucy
The Lovers Dollya.k.a. Time Traveller
2015The Boyfriend GameShort film
Writer and composer
2016 The Rehearsal Thomasin
2017Family HappinessFionaShort film
Writer and director
2019 Them That Follow Mara Childs
2021 Body Brokers Opal
The Power of the Dog Buster
2022 You Won't Be Alone Biliana
2023 Bad Behaviour DylanFeature film
Also director, writer and composer

Television

Key
†Denotes productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 New Worlds Hope RussellMain role; 4 episodes
2015 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Lady Emma PoleMain role; 7 episodes
2017 Top of the Lake Mary EdwardsMain role (season 2); 6 episodes
2020 Ratched DollyRecurring role, 6 episodes
2021 The Serpent Teresa KnowltonMini-series, 3 episodes
2022 Dangerous Liaisons Camille, Marquise de MerteuilMain role, 8 episodes
2024 Exposure Jacs GouldMini-series, Main role (IMdB)

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2012 British Independent Film Awards Best Supporting ActressGinger & RosaNominated
2013 Women Film Critics Circle Women's Work/Best Ensemble (shared with Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Jodhi May and Annette Bening)Ginger & RosaWon
2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Alden Ehrenreich)Beautiful CreaturesNominated
2013Teen Choice AwardsChoice Movie BreakoutBeautiful CreaturesNominated
2013Teen Choice AwardsChoice Movie Actress: RomanceBeautiful CreaturesNominated
2016 Berlin International Film Festival Generation Kplus – Best Short FilmThe Boyfriend GameNominated
2017St. Kilda Film FestivalBest Achievement in ScreenplayThe Boyfriend GameWon

References

  1. ↑ Cheshire, Ellen (9 May 2018). In the Scene: Jane Campion. ISBN   9780993220739.
  2. 1 2 Pringle, Gill (8 February 2013). "Beautiful Creature: Alice Englert is set to soar as star of 'the new Twilight'" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013. ...The Piano, for which Campion received the Best Screenplay Oscar in 1994, the same year that Englert was born.
  3. 1 2 Sampson, Des (24 January 2013). "Alice Englert stars in Twilight successor". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Aftab, Kaleem (n.d.). "Alice Englert". Interview . Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "A raw Meg Ryan, wrestling love's myth" . The Philadelphia Inquirer. 26 October 2003. p. H09. Retrieved 20 April 2014– via Nl.newsbank.com. Those themes are close to Campion, who turns 50 in the spring and is separated from her husband, Australian TV director Colin Englert
  6. ↑ Qateel, Nav (8 June 2016). "Time Traveller (2015) Review". Influx Magazine. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Wilkinson, Amy (9 May 2012). "'Beautiful Creatures': Exclusive First Look at the Magical Set!". MTV.com . Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert Talk 'Beautiful Creatures'". iamROGUE.com. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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