Amelia Flanagan

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Amelia Flanagan
Born (2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 16)
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Television Emmerdale

Amelia Flanagan (born 6 June 2008) [1] is an English actress who has appeared as April Windsor in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 2014. [2] [3]

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Early and personal life

Flanagan was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, to parents Rachel and Chris Flanagan. [4] Her younger twin siblings, Isabella and William, have been playing the roles of cousins Hope Stape and Joseph Brown in Coronation Street since 2017. [5]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Young ActorEmmerdaleWon [6]
2015 The British Soap Awards Best Young PerformanceEmmerdaleWon [7]
Inside Soap AwardsBest Young ActorEmmerdaleWon [8]
2016The British Soap AwardsBest Young PerformanceEmmerdaleNominated [9]
Inside Soap AwardsBest Young ActorEmmerdaleWon [10]
2017Yorkshire Choice AwardsYoung Achiever of the YearEmmerdaleNominated [11]
Inside Soap AwardsBest Young ActorEmmerdaleNominated [12]
2022The British Soap AwardsBest Young PerformerEmmerdaleNominated [13]

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