Sennia Nanua

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Sennia Nanua
Born2002 (age 2021)
Nottingham, England
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Sennia Nanua (born 2002, Nottingham, England) is a British actress.

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In 2015, she appeared in the British short film Beverley, before making her full-length feature debut as the eponymous character in the BAFTA-nominated The Girl With All The Gifts when she was 13 years old. [1] [2] [3] Nanua appeared in Jessica Hynes' directing debut, The Fight , released in 2019. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015BeverleyJessShort (as Sennia Nenua)
2016 The Girl With All The Gifts Melanie
2018 The Fight Emma Bell
2018 Casualty Keely Arnolds1 episode
2019 Frankie Maya Andoh
2022 The Serpent Queen Rahima

Awards and nominations

YearAwards / FestivalCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016 49th Sitges Film Festival Best ActressWon
19th British Independent Film Awards Most Promising NewcomerNominated
[5]
2017 37th London Film Critics Circle Awards Young British/Irish Performer of the YearNominated
22nd Empire Awards Best Female Newcomer Nominated
[6]

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