Amaryllis August | |
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| Born | Amaryllis April Maltha August |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2024–present |
| Father | Bille August |
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Amaryllis April Maltha August Is a Danish actress. She had the lead role in the television series Families like Ours (2024). She is the daughter of Danish filmmaker Bille August.
Amaryllis April Maltha August[ citation needed ] wanted to pursue acting from a young age, but was considering a career in journalism as she felt she was too shy for an acting career. [1]
August had her first big on-screen acting part with the leading role of Laura, a high school student facing a heart-breaking dilemma as the population of Denmark is evacuated ahead of rising sea levels, in Danish television series Families like Ours . The series was co-written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg, She was awarded the part over a four-month casting process involving 13 call-backs, during which most of which her parentage was unknown to the production crew, after first auditioning for the role whilst still a student. She attended the premiere for the series at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. [2] [3] [4] Under Vinterberg's guidance she trained in boxing for three months for the role to help "toughen" her demeanor. [5] In the third episode she appeared on-screen alongside her half-sister Asta Kamma August. [6]
She appears as Valentine de Villefort in the 2024 English-language television adaptation of the 19th-century French novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo , appearing alongside Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons. [7] [8]
August is the daughter of film director Bille August and actress Sara-Marie Maltha, and half-sister to Asta Kamma August, Anders August, and Alba August who also work in the same industry, amongst seven siblings and half-siblings. [9] [10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Families like Ours | Laura | Main role |
| 2024 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Valentine de Villefort | 8 episodes |