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Abby Rakic-Platt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1993 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Abby Rakic-Platt (born 3 May 1993) [1] is a British actress best known for her performances in the television series The Story of Tracy Beaker on the children's channel CBBC as Jackie Hopper. She appeared in a 2010 Sainsbury's Christmas advert.
She attended Highams Park School and Grey Coat Hospital secondary school, both in London, England, and has four younger siblings, Madeline "Maddie", Jaime and Eloise Rakic-Platt (born in 2001) who are also actresses. Rakic-Platt's maternal grandfather is from Yugoslavia. Rakic-Platt was trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School, attending from the age of 7 or 8 to 18. Rakic-Platt lives in Walthamstow with her father, a taxi driver, and her mother, a school secretary. [2]
Her sister Madeline appeared in programmes such as the last episode of The Story of Tracy Beaker , and the eldest daughter of Peter Capaldi's character in Torchwood: Children of Earth ; [3] whilst her youngest sister Eloise appeared in the Doctor Who episode Forest of the Dead . [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Murder In Mind | Holly Robbins | Justice |
| 2003–2005 | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Jackie Hopper | Series 3–5 |
| 2004 | Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me | TV film | |
| Tracy Beaker Parties With Pudsey | |||
| 2006 | The Bill | Keeley Tate | Episode #425 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Nicky Warren | Episode: One Guilty Deed | |
| 2009 | A Small Town Duet | Ruby | |
| 2010 | The Bill | Abi Cole | Episode: That Type of Cop |
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Ellen Carver | S1 E1 |
| Breathless | Alice | S1 E4 | |
| 2014 | Casualty | Libby Carson | Episode: Losing Grip |
| 2015, 2017 | Chewing Gum | Kristy Raven | 7 Episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Vera Vera Vera | Charlie | Royal Court Theatre, London | [5] [6] [7] [8] |
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