Ciara Baxendale

Ciara Baxendale
Born	(1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29) Helmshore, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present

Ciara Baxendale (born 19 July 1995) is an English actress.

Early life

Baxendale was born on 19 July 1995 ^{[1] [2]} in Helmshore, Lancashire. ^[3] She graduated from a one-year foundation course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is a member of the National Youth Film Academy. ^[3]

Career

Baxendale is perhaps best known for her role as Izzy on the E4 teen comedy-drama series My Mad Fat Diary (2013–2015). She has also starred in films such as Spike Island (2012) and series such as Little Crackers (2011), The Driver (2014), and DCI Banks (2015).

Personal life

Ciara has 2 sisters and is the middle child. In 2024, Ciara's younger sister Orla died of anaphylactic shock after eating mislabeled cookies. She was living in the United States and was a dancer for MOMIX at the time of her death.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Barbra	Patsy
	Élan Vital	Young Girl
2012	Spike Island	Late Girl
2016	Silly Girl	Joanne	Short film
2025	Inheritance	Emily

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Little Crackers	Patsy	Episode "Jane Horrocks' Little Cracker"
2013–2015	My Mad Fat Diary	Izzy	16 episodes
2014	The Driver	Amanda	Episode #1.2
	Harriet's Army	Harriet Grange	Mini-series [4]
2015	DCI Banks	Evie	2 episodes
2019	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Midge	Miniseries
2021–2022	Trying	Amy	6 episodes

References

1. Whetstone, David (17 July 2014). "Young stars of new CCBC show attend North East premiere". The Journal. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
2. "Ciara Baxendale on Twitter" . Retrieved 10 August 2015.
3. "Helmshore 'star in making' lands place at top film academy". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
4. Hodgson, Barbara (25 July 2014). "North East-made Harriet's Army is set for children's TV debut this August". The Chronicle. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

External links

• Ciara Baxendale at IMDb