Laura Greenwood

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Laura Greenwood
Born1991 (age 3132)
Occupation Actress
Years active2005 - present
Website https://www.lauragreenwood.co.uk/

Laura Greenwood (born 1991) is an English actress and a member of the YoungBlood Theatre Company in 2006.

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Greenwood's big breakthrough came in 2006 when at age 14 she starred as Penny Philips opposite Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect The Final Act, the two-part conclusion to ITV's long-running series. [1] Critics praised her work in the drama, with David Bianculli of the New York Daily News writing, "The scenes she shares with Mirren are nothing short of phenomenal," [2] and Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times calling her "thoroughly impressive." [3]

Before her breakthrough, Greenwood had already participated in two ITV productions, the children's series My Life as a Popat and the drama Walk Away and I Stumble. She also had small roles in notable film productions The Brothers Grimm and V for Vendetta .

In 2008 she appeared in the ITV soap opera Echo Beach . [4] She also made minor appearances as a fictionalized version of herself in Echo Beach's sister series, Moving Wallpaper .

Greenwood also appeared in Messiah V as Leah Wallace, broadcast on BBC One in January 2008. As well as this, she would appear in another BBC-produced series, playing the one-time role of Jessica in HolbyBlue . [5]

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  1. Prime Suspect 7 preview
  2. New York Daily News review [ permanent dead link ]
  3. Los Angeles Times review [ dead link ]
  4. Television - News - 'Beach' and 'Wallpaper' supporting cast confirmed - Digital Spy
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  6. 1 2 redhotcurry.com My Life as a Popat Archived 19 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. BBC My Life as a Popat
  8. A number of Brothers Grimm Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine images of Greenwood.
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