Amy Wren
Amy Wren | |
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| Born | 14 October 1989 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Amy Wren (born 14 October 1989)[1] is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the Disney series Life Bites, Silk (TV series), Skins (British TV series), The Last Kingdom (TV series) and Viewpoint (TV series).
Personal life
[edit]Wren attended Parsnips Youth Theatre in Harborough for four years. She was featured in the Mail in July 2006, when she and two others from Parsnips were chosen to be a part of the National Youth Theatre.[2]
Career
[edit]Wren started acting when she was talent spotted by Disney UK at the age of 16. She was then engaged for Disney’s comedy sketch show Life Bites, playing the lead role as Chloe.[3] She moved onto working with Nickelodeon in Genie In The House and Summer in Transylvania.[4][5] In 2010 she appeared in Andrea Arnold's film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights, in which she played Frances Earnshaw.[6] In 2016 she played Lady Evelyn Herbert in Guy Burt's TV mini-series Tutankhamun which is the story of the archeologist Howard Carter, who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.[7]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Life Bites | Chloe | TV series, 49 episodes |
| 2009 | Genie in the House | Diana | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2010 | Casualty | Kelly Oswald | TV series, 1 episode |
| Summer in Transylvania | Heidi | TV series, 20 episodes | |
| 2011 | |||
| Life of Riley | Bea | TV series, 1 episode | |
| Wuthering Heights | Frances Earnshaw | ||
| 2012 | Silk | Bethany | TV series, 13 episodes |
| Silent Witness | Shannon Kelly | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | uwantme2killhim? | Zoey | |
| Skins | Jane | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| S.L.R. | Alexa | Short film | |
| 2014 | Boreb | Older | Short film |
| 2014 | Silk: The Clerks' Room | Bethany | BBC R4 series |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom | Mildrith | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Tutankhamun | Lady Evelyn Herbert | TV mini-series, 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Little Women | Sallie Gardiner | Miniseries; 1 episode |
| 2021 | Viewpoint | Gemma Hillman | TV Miniseries; 5 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Lucinda Dryzek [@Littlelucyd] (12 October 2013). "Happy birthday @Amy_wren circa 9.23 pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "A Disney fairytale come true for Amy". 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
18-year-old
- ^ Dowell, Ben (18 August 2008). "Life Bites: Teens get acting break in Disney sketch show". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
Eighteen-year old Amy Wren
- ^ "Summer in Transylvania - Meet the Characters". 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Summer in Transylvania". 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Wuthering Heights - Pressbook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Tutankhamun". Radio Times. 7 September 2017.
External links
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