Kerry Ingram

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Kerry Ingram
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Ingram in 2020
Born (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 24)
Slough, Berkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2009–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 .

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Career

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Kerry Ingram, July 2017

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.

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2009 Robin Hood Village childUncredited[ citation needed ]
2010 Burke and Hare Child thiefUncredited[ citation needed ]
2012 Les Misérables Turning Women 8Cut from final edit[ citation needed ]
2018 Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas Becky Netflix original[ citation needed ]
2019 Free Rein: Valentine's Day BeckyNetflix original [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2013Doctor Who At The PromsThe Queen of YearsSoloist[ citation needed ]
2013–2015 Game of Thrones Shireen Baratheon 10 episodes [2] [3] [4]
2014 Doctors Lois WrenEpisode: "Unsolved Mysteries" [9]
2015 Wolf Hall Young Alice WilliamsonEpisode: "Entirely Beloved"[ citation needed ]
2016 Barbarians Rising HildeEpisode: "Boudica" [13]
2016DoctorsHannah Devlin3 episodes [14]
2016 Thronecast Herself1 episode[ citation needed ]
2017–2019 Free Rein Rebecca "Becky" SidebottomSeason regular (32 episodes) [10]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
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]
2011Matilda the MusicalMatilda Wormwood Cambridge Theatre
26 October 2011 12 April 2012
[17] [18]
2017AnimalphabetMetro the Gnome The Fringe, as well as nationwide UK tour [19]

Radio

YearTitleRoleCompanyNotesRef(s)
2011 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jemima PottsBBCOriginal recording [20]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
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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