Eliza Bennett | |
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Born | Eliza Bennett 17 March 1992 Reading, Berkshire, England |
Other names | Eliza |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Eliza Bennett [1] (born 17 March 1992) [2] is an English actress and singer. Her most notable roles have been those of Meggie Folchart in the film Inkheart , Tora in the film Nanny McPhee , Susan in From Time to Time and Holly Manson in the West End musical Loserville . Bennett starred on the MTV black comedy series Sweet/Vicious as Jules Thomas. In 2021, Bennett began playing Amanda Carrington in the CW series Dynasty .
Bennett was born and grew up in Reading, Berkshire [3] with her older brother and sister [4] and attended Leighton Park School. [5] [6] [7]
Bennett landed her first role as Jemima in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium in 2002 aged nine. [8] She got her first film role playing Princess Arabella in 2004's The Prince & Me . [9] [10] In 2005 Bennett landed one of her biggest film roles, playing Tora in Nanny McPhee . [11] [12]
In 2005, she played Hayley in the TV movie Supernova , [13] Young Anne in the 2006 film Victims, Emily in The Contractor with Wesley Snipes [14] [15] and television work as Nora in the Agatha Christie's Marple episode "By the Pricking of My Thumbs". [16] [17]
In 2006, Bennett played the role of Meggie Folchart in the film Inkheart , [12] [18] based on the novel by Cornelia Funke. In 2009, she went on to land the role of Susan in Julian Fellowes' film From Time to Time . [19]
In 2010, Bennett played the role of Kate Anderson in Johannes Roberts' thriller film F , [20] [21] and appeared in Roadkill in 2011. [22] In 2012, she portrayed the psychopathic character of Kayleigh in the thriller film Confine; [23] [24] a role for which she received a best supporting actress nomination at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, eventually receiving a distinctive achievement award. [25] and also winning Best Actress Award for Confine at CYIFF 2013[ citation needed ]
Bennett played Alex/Brittany in the 2015 film H8RZ [26] [27] and Agathe Von Trapp in the 2015 film The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music . [28] [29]
From 2016 to 2017, Bennett starred as Jules Thomas in Sweet/Vicious . [30] [31] In 2021, she began playing Amanda Carrington in the CW series Dynasty . [32] [33]
Bennett performed a song for Inkheart's soundtrack, called "My Declaration", originally written and performed by Tom Baxter. [34] [35]
In 2012, Bennett went back to musical theatre when she was cast as Holly in the West End musical Loserville . [36] [37] [8] This was first performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, [36] before getting a West End transfer to the Garrick Theatre in 2012. [38]
Bennett released her new EP "Late Twenties" in November 2022. [39]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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2004 | The Prince & Me | Princess Arabella | [9] [10] | |
2005 | Nanny McPhee | Tora Brown | [11] [18] | |
2007 | The Contractor | Emily Day | [14] [15] | |
2008 | Inkheart | Meggie Folchart | Credited as Eliza Hope Bennett | [12] [18] |
2009 | From Time to Time | Susan Oldknow | [19] | |
Perfect Life | Young Anne | [40] | ||
2010 | F | Kate Anderson | [20] [21] | |
2011 | Roadkill | Hailey | [22] | |
2012 | Grimm's Snow White | Snow White | [41] [42] | |
2013 | Confine | Kayleigh | [23] [24] | |
2015 | H8RZ | Alex Thomas / Brittany Tammand | [26] [27] | |
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music | Agathe Von Trapp | [28] [29] | ||
2022 | Do Revenge | Jessica | Netflix film | |
2024 | An American in Austen | Harriet | Hallmark Film | [43] |
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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2005 | Supernova | Haley Richardson | Television film | [13] |
2006 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Nora Johnson | Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" | [16] [17] |
2013 | The Midnight Beast | Amy | Episode: "Going Solo" | [44] |
2014 | BBC Comedy Feeds | Sofie | Flat TV | [45] [46] |
Plebs | Ambrosia | Episode: The Candidate | [47] [48] [49] | |
2015 | Valentine's Kiss | Lily Whiteley | TV mini-series; 2 episodes | [50] [51] |
Broadchurch | Lisa Newbery | Series 2 | [52] [53] [54] | |
Strike Back | Chloe Foster | Series 5 | [55] [56] [57] | |
2016 | Grantchester | Kitty Lawson | Season 2 | [58] [59] [60] |
2016–2017 | Sweet/Vicious | Jules Thomas | Main role | [30] [31] |
2019 | This Is Us | Miss Cunningham | Episode: "The Graduates" | |
The Conners | Odessa | Recurring role; 5 episodes | ||
2021–2022 | Dynasty | Amanda Carrington | Recurring role (season 4); Main role (season 5) | [32] [33] |
2023 | Sexy Beast | Marjorie | TV Series |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Stole Me" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
"Do You Think About Me" | 2020 | |
"Metal Heart" | ||
"Sweetheart" | ||
"Hate To Love You" | 2022 | TBA |
"Visit Me In Georgia" | ||
"Late 20s | ||
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (featuring Elizabeth Gillies) | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"My Declaration" | 2009 | None | Inkheart |
Title | Year | Director |
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"Do You Think About Me" | 2020 | Nicola Collie & Todd Blubaugh |
"Metal Heart " | Georgia King | |
"Visit Me In Georgia" | 2022 | Elizabeth Gillies |
Late 20s | Bethany Showalter |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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April 2002 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Jemima Potts | London Palladium | [8] |
July 2012 | Loserville | Holly Manson | West Yorkshire Playhouse | [36] |
2012–2013 | Garrick Theatre | [38] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs. |
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2007 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film (Shared with Thomas Sangster, Raphaël Coleman, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Holly Gibbs & Samuel Honywood) | Nanny McPhee | Nominated | [61] |
2012 | Broadwayworld West End Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Loserville | Nominated | [ citation needed ] |
Wild Rose Independent Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Confine | Nominated | [ citation needed ] | |
2013 | CYIFF | Best Actress | Won | [25] |
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2007 Got nomination for Young Artist Award Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film for Nanny McPhee (2005) shared with Eliza Bennett, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Holly Gibbs