Eliza Bennett

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Eliza Bennett
Eliza Bennett.jpg
Bennett in 2009
Born
Eliza Hope Bennett

(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 29)
Reading, Berkshire, England
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s)James Charlton (m. 2016)

Eliza Hope Bennett[1] (born 17 March 1992)[2] is an English actress and singer. Her most notable roles have been those of Meggie Folchart in the film Inkheart,[3][4] Tora in the film Nanny McPhee,[5][3] Susan in From Time to Time[6] and Holly Manson in the West End musical Loserville.[7][8][9] Bennett starred on the MTV black comedy series Sweet/Vicious as Jules Thomas.[10][11]

Early and personal life[]

Bennett was born and grew up in Reading, Berkshire[12] with her older brother and sister[13] and attended Leighton Park School.[14][15][16]

Career[]

Film[]

Bennett landed her first role as Jemima in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium in 2002 aged nine.[9] She got her first film role playing Princess Arabella in 2004's The Prince & Me.[17][18] In 2005 Bennett landed one of her biggest film roles, playing Tora in Nanny McPhee.[5][3]

In 2005, she played Hayley in the TV movie Supernova,[19] Young Anne in the 2006 film Victims, Emily in The Contractor with Wesley Snipes[20][21] and television work as Nora in the Agatha Christie's Marple episode "By the Pricking of My Thumbs".[22][23]

In 2006, Bennett played the role of Meggie Folchart in the film Inkheart,[3][4] based on the novel by Cornelia Funke. In 2009, she went on to land the role of Susan in Julian Fellowes' film From Time to Time.[6]

In 2010, Bennett played the role of Kate Anderson in Johannes Roberts' thriller film F,[24][25] and appeared in Roadkill in 2011.[26] In 2012, she portrayed the psychopathic character of Kayleigh in the thriller film Confine;[27][28] a role for which she received a best supporting actress nomination at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, eventually receiving a distinctive achievement award.[29] and also winning Best Actress Award for Confine at CYIFF 2013[citation needed]

In 2012 she played the role of Kayleigh in the film Confine,[27][28] Alex/Brittany in the 2015 film H8RZ[30][31] and Agathe Von Trapp in the 2015 film The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music.[32][33]

Music[]

Bennett performed a song for Inkheart's soundtrack, called "My Declaration", originally written and performed by Tom Baxter.[34][35]

In 2012, Bennett went back to musical theatre when she was cast as Holly in the West End musical Loserville.[7][8][9] This was first performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds,[7] before getting a West End transfer to the Garrick Theatre in 2012.[36]

Bennett released her new single "Stole Me" in September 2019.[37]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Notes Refs.
2004 The Prince & Me Princess Arabella [17][18]
2005 Nanny McPhee Tora Brown [5][4]
Supernova Haley Richardson Television film [19]
2006 Agatha Christie's Marple Nora Johnson Episode: By the Pricking of My Thumbs [22][23]
2007 The Contractor Emily Day [20][21]
2008 Inkheart Meggie Folchart Credited as Eliza Hope Bennett [3][4]
2009 From Time to Time Susan Oldknow [6]
Perfect Life Young Anne [38]
2010 F Kate Anderson [24][25]
2011 Roadkill Hailey [26]
2012 Grimm's Snow White Snow White [39][40]
Confine Kayleigh [27][28]
2013 The Midnight Beast Amy [41]
2014 BBC Comedy Feeds Sofie Flat TV [42][43]
Plebs Ambrosia Episode: The Candidate [44][45][46]
2015 Valentine's Kiss Lily Whiteley [47][48]
Broadchurch Lisa Newbery Series 2 [49][50][51]
Strike Back Chloe Foster Series 5 [52][53][54]
H8RZ Alex Thomas / Brittany Tammand [30][31]
The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music Agathe Von Trapp [32][33]
2016 Grantchester Kitty Lawson Season 2 [55][56][57]
2016–2017 Sweet/Vicious Jules Thomas Main role [10][11]
2019 This Is Us Miss Cunningham Episode: "The Graduates"
The Conners Odessa Recurring (season 2–present)
2021–present Dynasty Amanda Carrington Recurring role (season 4); Main role (season 5) [58][59]

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
April 2002 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jemima Potts London Palladium [9]
July 2012 Loserville Holly Manson West Yorkshire Playhouse [7]
2012–2013 Garrick Theatre [36]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result Refs.
2007
 Young Artist Award Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film
(Shared with Thomas Sangster, Raphaël Coleman, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Holly Gibbs & Samuel Honywood) 		Nanny McPhee Nominated [60]
2012
 Broadwayworld West End Awards Best Leading Actress in a Musical Loserville Nominated [citation needed]
Wild Rose Independent Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Confine Nominated [citation needed]
2013
 CYIFF Best Actress Won [29]

References[]

  1. ^ "Q&A: Talking with Eliza Hope Bennett of Loserville". Love Theatre. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ Eliza Bennett [@ElizaBennett] (17 March 2017). "Jeez Jules stop taking my birthday so seriously" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "New DVD: Inkheart (PG)". GetReading. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Gritten, David (11 December 2008). "Inkheart – review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Nanny McPhee". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Castro, Adam-Troy (14 December 2012). "Inkheart's Eliza Bennett will time-travel in her next fantasy film". SyfyWire. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Eliza Bennett [@ElizaBennett] (19 April 2012). "I can finally say that I will be in @JamesBourne Loserville at @WYPlayhouse!! Come and book tickets nowwwww!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Spencer, Charles (18 October 2012). "Loserville, Garrick Theatre, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Cook, Caroline (16 October 2012). "Reading actress takes to the West End stage in Loserville". Get Reading. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Ryan, Maureen (14 November 2016). "Review: MTV's 'Sweet/Vicious'". Variety. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Barnes, Katie (25 January 2017). "MTV's 'Sweet/Vicious' is the best show you haven't been watching". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  12. ^ Perryman, Francesca (19 March 2016). "Former Reading pupil nominated for prestigious Olivier award". Get Reading. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  13. ^ Eliza Bennett [@ElizaBennett] (3 January 2015). "So excited my brother is getting married next month and now my sister is ENGAGED!!