Kerry Ingram | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | Game of Thrones Free Rein Matilda the Musical |
Kerry Danielle Ingram (born 26 May 1999) [1] is an English actress, known for her roles as Shireen Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones [2] [3] [4] and Rebecca 'Becky' Sidebottom in the Netflix series Free Rein .
Before being cast in Matilda, Ingram played a workhouse child in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. From November 2010 to January 2011 she played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda the Musical in Stratford-upon-Avon. [5] She was the only original Matilda transferred to the West End cast, where she shared the role with three other girls at the Cambridge Theatre. In April 2012, just after departing the show, she received an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. [5] [6] After completing Matilda, she played a small role in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Miserables.
From 2013 to 2015, Ingram portrayed Shireen Baratheon in the third through fifth seasons of HBO's fantasy TV series Game of Thrones . [2] [3] [4] In 2013, she appeared at the Doctor Who Prom [7] [8] as the Queen of Years, where she sang "The Rings of Akhaten" with Allan Clayton. Other roles include Lois Wren in an episode of Doctors , [9] and a role in the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall alongside Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis. From 2017 to 2019 Ingram portrayed series regular Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom in the Daytime Emmy award-winning Netflix original Free Rein [10] and also reprised the role for two special film episodes.
Kerry Danielle Ingram is of Maltese descent, with her grandfather being from Mqabba. [11] Ingram lives in Warfield. [12] Ingram has a form of osteogenesis imperfecta; having regularly fractured her bones, she requires periodic infusions to increase her bone mass. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2009 | Robin Hood | Village child | Uncredited | [ citation needed ] |
2010 | Burke and Hare | Child thief | Uncredited | [ citation needed ] |
2012 | Les Misérables | Turning Women 8 | Cut from final edit | [ citation needed ] |
2018 | Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas | Becky | Netflix original | [ citation needed ] |
2019 | Free Rein: Valentine's Day | Becky | Netflix original | [10] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2013 | Doctor Who At The Proms | The Queen of Years | Soloist | [ citation needed ] |
2013–2015 | Game of Thrones | Shireen Baratheon | 10 episodes | [2] [3] [4] |
2014 | Doctors | Lois Wren | Episode: "Unsolved Mysteries" | [9] |
2015 | Wolf Hall | Young Alice Williamson | Episode: "Entirely Beloved" | [ citation needed ] |
2016 | Barbarians Rising | Hilde | Episode: "Boudica" | [13] |
2016 | Doctors | Hannah Devlin | 3 episodes | [14] |
2016 | Thronecast | Herself | 1 episode | [ citation needed ] |
2017–2019 | Free Rein | Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom | Season regular (32 episodes) | [10] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2010 | Oliver! | Workhouse child | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | [ citation needed ] |
2010 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Courtyard Theatre 9 November 2010 – 29 January 2011 | [15] [16] |
2011 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Cambridge Theatre 26 October 2011 – 12 April 2012 | [17] [18] |
2017 | Animalphabet | Metro the Gnome | The Fringe, as well as nationwide UK tour | [19] |
Year | Title | Role | Company | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2011 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Jemima Potts | BBC | Original recording | [20] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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2011 | WhatsOnStage.com Awards | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) | Matilda the Musical | Nominated | [21] |
2012 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) | Won | [22] [23] |
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