Lillia Turner

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Lillia Turner
Born (2009-03-16) 16 March 2009 (age 14)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
Television EastEnders

Lillia Turner (born 16 March 2009) is an English child actress, known for portraying the role of Lily Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders since 2020. For her portrayal, she won the award for Best Young Performer at the 2023 British Soap Awards.

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Life and career

Turner was born on 16 March 2009 in London, England. [1] [2] In January 2019, Turner made her acting debut in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Alyssa, a friend of Bailey Baker (Kara-Leah Fernandes) who is also a member of a children's football team coached by Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths, who wants to play up front because she says her grandmother has died. [3] She made a further appearance as Alyssa in April, when she is re-introduced as the sister of Brooke (Ria Lopez), a love interest of Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris). [4] [5]

In September 2020, Turner returned to EastEnders and was cast in the regular role of Lily Slater, taking over the role from Aine Garvey, who had played the character for five years. [6] [7] Her first scenes as Lily aired on 21 September when the character returns alongside her mother, Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). In January 2023, Turner's character was placed at the centre of a teenage pregnancy storyline when it is revealed that a 12-year-old Lily has become pregnant. [8] [9] [10] [11] For her portrayal of Lily, she won the award for Best Young Performer at the 2023 British Soap Awards. [12] [13] [14] Later that year, she was nominated in the same category at the Inside Soap Awards and was longlisted for the award for Serial Drama Performance at the 28th National Television Awards. [15] [16] [17]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 EastEnders Alyssa2 episodes [3]
2020–presentLily SlaterRegular role [6]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardWorkResultRef.
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Young PerformerEastEndersShortlisted [18]
2023 2023 British Soap Awards Best Young PerformerEastEndersWon [12] [19]
2023 28th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceEastEndersLonglisted [16]
2023Inside Soap AwardsBest Young PerformerEastEndersPending [15]

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