Darci Shaw

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Darci Shaw
Born
Darci Louise Shaw

(2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 21)
Liverpool, England
NationalityBritish
Education Belvedere Academy
Alma mater Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present

Darci Louise Shaw (born 17 April 2002) is an English actress.

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Early life

Shaw was born in Liverpool and grew up in the suburb of Mossley Hill. She attended the Belvedere Academy. [1] She took Saturday acting classes at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) from the age of 5 and then joined the Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre at the age of 14, participating weekly and appearing in the company's Fiddler On The Roof and Romeo and Juliet productions in 2017. [2]

Career

Shaw made her film debut in 2019, portraying a young Judy Garland in the award-winning film  Judy alongside Renée Zellweger, who played Judy in her later life. [1] Rolling Stone described Shaw's performance as "truly stellar" [3] but The New York Times felt Shaw was miscast. [4]

Shaw played Holly Meredith in Morecambe-based ITV crime drama The Bay alongside Morven Christie and Chanel Cresswell. [5] In 2021, Shaw began starring as Jessie in The Irregulars , a Netflix paranormal show based on the world of Sherlock Holmes. [6] [7] [8]

Sky UK announced that Shaw would appear in a film about the British ceramic artist Clarice Cliff titled The Colour Room , alongside Phoebe Dynevor in the lead role, as well as Matthew Goode, David Morrissey, Kerry Fox and Luke Norris. [9] [10] The film premiered in 2021.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 The Bay Holly Meredith4 episodes
Judy Young Judy
Bitter SkyNiaShort film
2021 The Irregulars JessieMain Cast; 8 episodes
2021 The Colour Room DotFilm
2022 Brassic Amy CroftTV show
TBC Midas Man Cilla Black In production

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