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Amber Beattie | |
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Born | Amber Louisa Oatley Beattie 22 July 1993 United Kingdom |
Years active | 2005–2011 |
Amber Louisa Oatley Beattie [1] (born 22 July 1993) is a former English actress, mainly known for her roles as Lulu Baker in Jinx (2009) and as Gretel in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008). She now works as a producer and has worked on shows including Secret Cities with Albert Lin for National Geographic and Disney's Secrets of the Elephants. [2]
Beattie got her big break in the 2008 Holocaust film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas , where she played the character of the main protagonist's older sister, Gretel. She had previously appeared in the television film Empathy.
In 2009 she voiced Claire in the English dub of Mr. Baby and played Lulu Baker in Jinx . Other television roles include guest appearances on The Bill (2008), Doctors (2009), Casualty (2010), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2010), and The Sparticle Mystery (2011).
Beattie attended William Tyndale Primary School, underwent secondary education at Stoke Newington School in Hackney, attended La SWAP sixth form in London, and studied Zoology at the University of Leeds. While at university she spent a year at Carleton University, in Canada, as an exchange student.
Beattie has an older sister, Daisy, and a younger brother, Ewan.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Walking to Nairobi | Katie | Short film |
2008 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Gretel | Feature film |
2009 | Friendship Beyond the Fence | Herself | Video documentary short |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | MiniCrunch Weetabix commercial[ citation needed ] | Lead girl | Television commercial |
2007 | Empathy | Amy | Television film |
2008 | The Bill | Lily Davis | 1 episode |
2009 | Mr. Baby | Claire | Television series English dub |
2009 | Jinx | Lulu Baker | Television series |
2009 | Doctors | Sarah Denton | 1 episode |
2010 | Casualty | Mowita Sarson | 1 episode |
2010 | Mongrels | Girl | 1 episode |
2010 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Lady Jane Grey | 2 episodes |
2011 | The Sparticle Mystery | Mystical Megan | 1 episode |
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