Emily Burnett

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Emily Burnett
Born (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 27)
Cardiff, Wales
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Television

Emily Burnett (born 8 August 1997) [1] is a Welsh actress. From 2017 to 2019, she portrayed the role of Charlie Morris in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground , a role for which she won the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer. In 2020, she portrayed the role of Jas Salford in fellow CBBC series So Awkward . In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.

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Early life

Burnett was born in Cardiff, Wales, where she went on to study art. [2] She has cited her father as an influence for getting into acting, recalling that he introduced her to films at a young age. [3]

Career

In 2011, Burnett appeared in an episode of the CBBC series The Sparticle Mystery . [4] She made her professional stage debut in a production of Love is the Revolution at the Soho Theatre. [5] A year later, she starred in a production titled Beacons. [3] In 2017, Burnett was cast in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground as Charlie Morris. She stayed in the series until 2019. [6] For her role as Charlie, Burnett was awarded the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer. [7] She then starred in the S4C series Merched Parchus as Cai in 2019. [8] A year later, Burnett was cast as Jas Salford in the CBBC series So Awkward (replacing Ameerah Falzon-Ojo). [6] Later in 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Zadie Stiller. [9] In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 The Sparticle Mystery DaisyEpisode: "The Water Rats"
2017–2019 The Dumping Ground Charlie Morris Main role
2019 Warren Hen 2Episode: "The Holiday"
2019Merched ParchusCaiMain role
2020On the EdgeLaurenEpisode: "BBW"
2020 Doctors Zadie Stiller Episode: "Wanted"
2020 So Awkward Jas SalfordMain role
2020 The Dumping Ground Survival Files Charlie MorrisMain role
2021–2022 Hollyoaks Olivia Bradshaw Series regular

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2015First Love is the RevolutionRdeca Soho Theatre [5]
2016KaragulaVariousVarious [11]
2016BeaconsSkyePark Theatre [3]
2017 The Snow Queen Gerda Bristol Old Vic [12]
2017 Jack and the Beanstalk Smart Simone Oxford Playhouse [13]
2019Princess & the HustlerLornaBristol Old Vic [14]
2020The Bee in MeRachel Bagshaw Unicorn Theatre [15]

Video games

YearTitleRole
2021 Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins [16] Ayesha
2024 Metaphor: ReFantazio Eupha

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2019 BAFTA Children's Awards PerformerThe Dumping GroundWon [7]

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