Madeleine Harris

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Madeleine Harris
Born (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 22)
Nationality British English
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Known for Man Down (2013–2016)
Paddington (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017)

Madeleine Harris (who was born in London, England [1] on 28 April 2001) is a British actress, best known for playing Judy Brown in the 2014 live-action and computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy family film Paddington and its 2017 sequel Paddington 2 . Harris is also known for playing Karen in the British sitcom Man Down .

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Life and work

In 2012, Harris got her first professional acting job in the British medical drama and soap opera television series Casualty playing Izzy Forrester who caused a road collision. She appeared in the BBC One television miniseries Me and Mrs Jones and The White Queen . [2] In 2013, she played Hetty the Vampire in an episode of the British supernatural horror and comedy-drama television series Being Human . [3] In 2014 and 2017, Harris appeared in the two Paddington Bear movies as Judy Brown. [4] From 2013 to 2016, she played Karen in the British sitcom Man Down . [5] [6] As of 2014, she was still attending school and managed to combine her school work and her acting jobs. [2] Harris has liked other artistic disciplines and has enjoyed writing her own stories since she was young. [7]

Filmography

Theatrical movies

Television series

Television movies

Television miniseries

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