Tillie Amartey

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Tillie Amartey
Born
Amatillie Thalia Amartey

(2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 20)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Education RADA
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television presenter
Years active2016–present
Television Almost Never
Waterloo Road

Amatillie Thalia Amartey (born 20 April 2003) is an English actress and presenter. After making guest appearances in various series including 4 O'Clock Club , Doctors and Creeped Out , she portrayed Chloe in the CBBC musical series Almost Never from 2019 to 2021. She has appeared in The Teacher and Waterloo Road , as well as the 2023 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special . Amartey has also worked as a television presenter, having fronted various CBBC and CITV projects.

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Life and career

Amartey was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, to a Ghanaian father and English mother. [1] Amartey is also the niece of Spice Girls singer Mel B. [2] She began acting at the age of seven after attending a local drama club and has been professionally represented by an acting agent since the age of ten. [3] She studied at St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy, [1] later going on to study acting at RADA. [4]

When she was eight, Amartey was cast as Baby Nala in a touring stage production of The Lion King . However, after the first stop of the tour, Amartey began to feel homesick and her mother thought it was best for her to withdraw and wait for another role. Weeks later, she was cast in a high-profile Amazon Kindle advertisement. [5] Amartey made her screen debut aged twelve in an episode of the CBBC series 4 O'Clock Club in 2016. [6] She then appeared in a 2017 episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors . [7] Of being on Doctors, she said: "I learnt a lot being involved with Doctors as it was the first soap I had done and it was filmed at a very fast pace. [...] It was an emotional episode with lots of script and a chance to show my acting skills in a very different way." [5]

In 2019, Amartey began starring in the CBBC series Almost Never as Chloe, a role she played for three years. [8] Then in 2022, she starred in the Channel 5 drama The Teacher , as well as beginning to present the CBBC show Love! Love! Love!. Amartey has also presented various projects for CITV. [9] [10] In 2023, Amartey competed in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special . [11] She is also set to star in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road as Stacey Neville from 2024. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 4 O'Clock Club MaryEpisode: "Social Worker"
2017 Doctors Georgia BurkeEpisode: "Hoops"
2017 Ratburger Tina TrottsTelevision film
2018 Creeped Out ArleneEpisode: "Bravery Badge"
2019–2021 Almost Never ChloeMain role
2020ResolutionKairosShort film
2021 Moving On MarnieEpisode: "Hungry to Learn"
2022 The Teacher IzzyMain role
2022RadiomanIndia Vincent-Jones (voice)Main role
2022–2023Love! Love! Love!HerselfPresenter
2023 Better Jade WilkesRecurring role
2023 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special HerselfContestant
2024 Waterloo Road Stacey NevilleMain role
Source: [4]

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