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{{Short description|British actress}}
{{Short description|English actress (born 1996)}}
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| name = Ella Purnell
| name = Ella Purnell
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| birth_name = Ella Summer Purnell
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| birth_place = [[Whitechapel]], London, England
| occupation = Actress
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'''Ella Summer Purnell''' (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress best known for her roles as Jackie in the Showtime drama series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]],'' [[Jinx (League of Legends)|Jinx]] in the [[Netflix]] animated television series [[Arcane (TV series)|''Arcane'']], and Gwyn in the [[Paramount+]]/[[Nickelodeon]] animated series ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]''. She is also known for her roles in the films [[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'']] (2016), [[Churchill (film)|''Churchill'']] (2017), and ''[[Army of the Dead]]'' (2021).
'''Ella Summer Purnell''' (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in [[West End theatre]] and films such as ''[[Never Let Me Go (2010 film)|Never Let Me Go]]'' (2010), ''[[Intruders (2011 film)|Intruders]]'' (2011), and ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'' (2014). Her other films include ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'' (2016), ''[[Churchill (film)|Churchill]]'' (2017), and ''[[Army of the Dead]]'' (2021).

On television, Purnell has starred in series such as ''[[Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)|Ordeal by Innocence]]'' (2018), ''[[Belgravia (TV series)|Belgravia]]'' (2020), ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]'' (2021–present), ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'' (2024–present), and ''[[Sweetpea (TV series) |Sweetpea]]'' (2024–present). She has also voiced [[Jinx (League of Legends)|Jinx]] in ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]'' (2021–2024) and [[List of Star Trek: Prodigy characters#Gwyndala|Gwyndala]] in ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]'' (2021–2024).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ella Summer Purnell<ref name="CompaniesHouseservice">{{cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/mx3VnR1x7UttNrk7ctnFA1OVzxI/appointments|title=Ella Summer PURNELL|work=Companies House service|access-date=2021-02-16}}</ref> was born in the [[Whitechapel]] area of [[East London]] on 17 September 1996 and raised in [[Bethnal Green]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/ella-purnell-yellowjackets-interview-army-of-the-dead-b2063842.html|title=Yellowjackets' Ella Purnell:|journal=The Independent|first=Annabel|last=Nugent|date=23 April 2022|accessdate=25 June 2022}}</ref> She attended Bethnal Green Montessori, [[Forest School (Walthamstow)|Forest School]], the [[City of London School for Girls]], and the [[Young Actors Theatre Islington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8a_pK_i2Hs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408014629/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8a_pK_i2Hs|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2017|title=Asa Butterfield and Ella Purnell Interview at Young Actors Theatre Islington – YouTube|date=8 April 2017|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> She also attended weekly classes at the [[Sylvia Young Theatre School]], studying acting, singing, and dance, and was represented by their in-house talent agency.
Ella Summer Purnell was born in the [[Whitechapel]] area of London on 17 September 1996,<ref name=forbes>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2024/04/11/fallout-why-does-vault-dweller-lucy-maclean-look-so-familiar|title=‘Fallout’: Why Does Vault Dweller Lucy MacLean Look So Familiar?|author=Lammers, Tim|date=2024-04-11|publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=2024-09-20}}</ref> and grew up in the city's [[Bethnal Green]] area.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/ella-purnell-yellowjackets-interview-army-of-the-dead-b2063842.html|title=Yellowjackets' Ella Purnell|journal=The Independent|first=Annabel|last=Nugent|date=23 April 2022|access-date=25 June 2022|archive-date=25 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625073852/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/ella-purnell-yellowjackets-interview-army-of-the-dead-b2063842.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended Bethnal Green [[Montessori education|Montessori]], [[Forest School, Walthamstow|Forest School]], the [[City of London School for Girls]], and the [[Young Actors Theatre Islington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8a_pK_i2Hs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408014629/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8a_pK_i2Hs|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2017|title=Asa Butterfield and Ella Purnell Interview at Young Actors Theatre Islington – YouTube| website=[[YouTube]] |date=8 April 2017|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> She also attended weekly classes at the [[Sylvia Young Theatre School]], studying acting, singing, and dance, and was represented by their in-house talent agency.

Upon graduating at the age of 18, Purnell intended to put a pause on her acting career, and earned a place at university with the intention of becoming a children's writer or teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/05/ella-purnell-interview-sweetpea|title='I can't do gore and I'm not a gamer': Ella Purnell on being an unlikely scream queen|journal=The Guardian|first=Rachel|last=Aroesti|date=5 October 2024|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> She decided to travel the world [[Gap year|for a year]] to "find herself" but returned to acting when she was offered a role in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'' (2016), which she accepted as it had been her dream to work with Burton. She described her decision to defer university as "bittersweet at first because it felt like a lost opportunity of a different path in life" but was glad she chose acting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/ella-purnell-fallout-tv-interview.html|title=Ella Purnell Is Hollywood's New Favorite Action Hero|work=Vulture|first=Gracie|last=Hadland|date=22 May 2024}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
At age 13, Purnell was cast in a 2009 production of ''[[Oliver!]]'' at London's [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reports/stars-of-tomorrow/ella-purnell/5015727.article|title=Ella Purnell &#124; Screen|date=6 July 2010|publisher=Screendaily.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003035307/http://www.screendaily.com/reports/stars-of-tomorrow/ella-purnell/5015727.article|archive-date=3 October 2012|access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref> Towards the end of her time in the show, she was cast as the younger version of [[Keira Knightley]]'s character in [[Mark Romanek]]'s film ''[[Never Let Me Go (2010 film)|Never Let Me Go]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviejungle.com/Articles/First_trailer_for_Never_Let_Me_Go_with_Keira_Knightley_and_Carey_Mulligan.html |title=First trailer for 'Never Let Me Go' with Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan |publisher=Moviejungle.com |date=16 June 2010 |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619072249/http://www.moviejungle.com/Articles/First_trailer_for_Never_Let_Me_Go_with_Keira_Knightley_and_Carey_Mulligan.html |archive-date=19 June 2010}}</ref> She was then cast as Kayleigh in Gustavo Ron's film ''[[Ways to Live Forever (film)|Ways to Live Forever]]'' (2010),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waystoliveforever.com/?p=294&lang=en |title=Ways to live forever – The Movie |publisher=Waystoliveforever.com |date=23 December 2009 |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801115911/http://www.waystoliveforever.com/?p=294&lang=en |archive-date=1 August 2010}}</ref> and as Mia in [[Juan Carlos Fresnadillo]]'s film ''[[Intruders (2011 film)|Intruders]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web |last=Cooper |first=Sarah |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/fersnadillo-starts-shooting-thriller-intruders-in-london/5016052.article |title=Fersnadillo starts shooting thriller Intruders in London |publisher=Screendaily.com |date=14 July 2010 |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204060021/http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/fersnadillo-starts-shooting-thriller-intruders-in-london/5016052.article |archive-date=4 December 2010}}</ref> She was named by ''[[Screen International]]'' as one of its 10 UK Stars of Tomorrow in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.se/2010/07/stars-of-tomorrow-2010.html |title=Stars of Tomorrow 2010 |publisher=Screenterrier.blogspot.com |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003000828/http://screenterrier.blogspot.se/2010/07/stars-of-tomorrow-2010.html |archive-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> She later appeared in the [[BBC HD]] short film ''Candy'' (2011).


Purnell appeared as Dolce in [[Jeff Wadlow]]'s film ''[[Kick-Ass 2 (film)|Kick-Ass 2]]'' (2013) and starred in Frank Hall Green's film ''[[Wildlike]]'' (2014), which earned her a number of accolades at festivals. She also played the teenage version of [[Angelina Jolie]]'s titular character in [[Robert Stromberg]]'s [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] film ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'' (2014). She then took a break from acting, but returned to star in [[Tim Burton]]'s film ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'' (2016) as she had always wanted to work with him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar.html |title=Two teenage British stars are set to join Eva Green |access-date=1 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001230851/http://screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar.html |archive-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> She then played Mia in the film ''Access All Areas'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/19/access-all-areas-review-teen-music-festival-drama|title=Access All Areas review – Hollyoaks goes Bestival in a teen music festival caper|last=Clarke|first=Cath|date=19 October 2017|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=19 September 2018|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917195658/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/19/access-all-areas-review-teen-music-festival-drama|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Winston Churchill]]'s secretary Helen Garrett in [[Jonathan Teplitzky]]'s historical drama film ''[[Churchill (film)|Churchill]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/churchill-shoot-begins-cast-revealed/5104295.article|title='Churchill' shoot begins; cast revealed|work=Screen|access-date=19 September 2018|language=en|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011218/https://www.screendaily.com/news/churchill-shoot-begins-cast-revealed/5104295.article|url-status=live|last1=Rosser|first1=Michael|date=24 May 2016}}</ref>
===Film===
In 2008, Purnell beat hundreds of other girls for a role in ''[[Oliver!]]'' at London's [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reports/stars-of-tomorrow/ella-purnell/5015727.article|title=Ella Purnell &#124; Screen|date=6 July 2010|publisher=Screendaily.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003035307/http://www.screendaily.com/reports/stars-of-tomorrow/ella-purnell/5015727.article|archive-date=3 October 2012|access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref> Towards the end of her time in ''Oliver!'', she won the role of Young Ruth in [[Mark Romanek]]'s ''[[Never Let Me Go (2010 film)|Never Let Me Go]]'' – a feature film based on the book by [[Kazuo Ishiguro]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviejungle.com/Articles/First_trailer_for_Never_Let_Me_Go_with_Keira_Knightley_and_Carey_Mulligan.html |title=First trailer for 'Never Let Me Go' with Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan |publisher=Moviejungle.com |date=16 June 2010 |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619072249/http://www.moviejungle.com/Articles/First_trailer_for_Never_Let_Me_Go_with_Keira_Knightley_and_Carey_Mulligan.html |archive-date=19 June 2010 }}</ref> It was released in 2010 to positive reviews. She was then cast as Kayleigh in Gustavo Ron's ''[[Ways to Live Forever]]'', adapted from the book by [[Sally Nicholls]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waystoliveforever.com/?p=294&lang=en |title=Ways to live forever – The Movie |publisher=Waystoliveforever.com |date=23 December 2009 |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801115911/http://www.waystoliveforever.com/?p=294&lang=en |archive-date=1 August 2010 }}</ref> and as Mia in the [[Juan Carlos Fresnadillo]] film ''[[Intruders (2011 film)|Intruders]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cooper |first=Sarah |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/fersnadillo-starts-shooting-thriller-intruders-in-london/5016052.article |title=Fersnadillo starts shooting thriller Intruders in London |publisher=Screendaily.com |date=14 July 2010 |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204060021/http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/fersnadillo-starts-shooting-thriller-intruders-in-london/5016052.article |archive-date=4 December 2010 }}</ref> Purnell was named by [[Screen International]] as one of 10 UK Stars of Tomorrow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.se/2010/07/stars-of-tomorrow-2010.html |title=Stars of Tomorrow 2010 |publisher=Screenterrier.blogspot.com |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003000828/http://screenterrier.blogspot.se/2010/07/stars-of-tomorrow-2010.html |archive-date=3 October 2015 }}</ref> She also appeared in the [[BBC HD]] Film Short ''Candy'' in June 2011.


Purnell appeared as Hester Argyll in the [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)|Ordeal by Innocence]]'' (2018)<ref>{{cite news|last=Billen|first=Andrew|title=Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away|work=The Times|issue=72497|date=31 March 2018|location=Saturday Review|pages=4–5|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> and starred as Tess in the [[Starz]] series ''[[Sweetbitter (TV series)|Sweetbitter]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/sweetbitter-ella-purnell-star-starz-drama-series-based-on-book-brad-pitt-1202183679/|title='Sweetbitter': Ella Purnell To Star In Starz Drama Series Based On Book|date=6 October 2017|website=Deadline|access-date=4 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007013559/http://deadline.com/2017/10/sweetbitter-ella-purnell-star-starz-drama-series-based-on-book-brad-pitt-1202183679/|archive-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://collider.com/sweetbitter-ella-purnell-interview/#starz|title=Ella Purnell on the Starz Series 'Sweetbitter' and Her Disastrous Audition|date=3 May 2018|work=Collider|access-date=19 September 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010010743/http://collider.com/sweetbitter-ella-purnell-interview#starz|url-status=live|last1=Radish|first1=Christina}}</ref> Starz cancelled the series after two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/live-feed/sweetbitter-canceled-at-starz-1264587|title='Sweetbitter' Canceled at Starz (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=20 December 2019|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-date=6 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306062441/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/live-feed/sweetbitter-canceled-at-starz-1264587|url-status=live}}</ref> Purnell played Lady Maria Grey in [[Julian Fellowes]]' period drama ''[[Belgravia (TV series)|Belgravia]]'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bahr |first=Robyn |date=10 April 2020 |title='Belgravia': TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/belgravia-1289690/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327124757/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/belgravia-1289690/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and began starring as Jackie in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] drama series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]'' (2021{{endash}}present).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|date=17 January 2022|title=Ella Purnell on Surviving Yellowjackets as 'Queen Bee' Jackie|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/ella-purnell-jackie-yellowjackets-finale.html|access-date=17 January 2022|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117050603/https://www.vulture.com/article/ella-purnell-jackie-yellowjackets-finale.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She also voiced Gwyn in the animated series ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]'' (2021) and began voicing [[Jinx (League of Legends)|Jinx]] in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]'' (2021{{endash}}present). She began starring as Lucy MacLean in the [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'' (2024{{endash}}present)<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Clayton |title='Fallout' Sets Emmys Campaign: Walton Goggins and Ella Purnell Go for Lead Drama, Aaron Moten Submits for Supporting (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/awards/fallout-emmys-submissions-walton-goggins-ella-purnell-1235966575/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=Variety |date=10 April 2024}}</ref> and as the main character in the dark comedy series ''[[Sweetpea (TV series)|Sweetpea]]'' (2024{{endash}}present), garnering critical praise for both.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/ella-purnell-sweetpea-interview|title=Ella Purnell Isn’t Interested in the Fast Track to Fame|author-last=Jackson|author-first=Hannah|date=2024-10-08|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|publisher=Condé Nast}}</ref> She also served as an executive producer for ''Sweetpea''.<ref>{{cite rt|id=sweetpea|type=tv|season=1|access-date=October 26, 2024|publisher_hide=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Comedy|accessdate=17 November 2023|title=Sweetpea|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sweetpea/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title=Sky's Ella Purnell-Led Drama Series ''Sweetpea'' Lands At Starz|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/sweetpea-ella-purnell-starz-1236007255/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=11 July 2024|access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>
In 2013, Purnell appeared in the feature film ''[[Kick-Ass 2 (film)|Kick-Ass 2]]'' as the character Dolce. She also appeared as a main character in the independent film, ''[[WildLike]]'', and as a teenage version of the character [[Maleficent]] in [[Disney Corporation|Disney's]] 2014 film ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]''. In 2016, Purnell starred in [[Tim Burton]]'s adaptation of ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'', based on the [[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children|novel of the same name]], by [[Ransom Riggs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar.html |title=Two teenage British stars are set to join Eva Green |access-date=1 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001230851/http://screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar.html |archive-date=1 October 2015 }}</ref> In 2017, she played Mia in ''Access All Areas''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/19/access-all-areas-review-teen-music-festival-drama|title=Access All Areas review – Hollyoaks goes Bestival in a teen music festival caper|last=Clarke|first=Cath|date=19 October 2017|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> Later that year, Purnell appeared in the historical drama film ''[[Churchill (2017 film)|Churchill]]'', playing [[Winston Churchill]]'s secretary Helen Garrett.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/churchill-shoot-begins-cast-revealed/5104295.article|title='Churchill' shoot begins; cast revealed|work=Screen|access-date=19 September 2018|language=en}}</ref>


=== TV ===
== Personal life ==
{{As of|2024|May}}, Purnell splits her time between [[London]] and [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |first=Gracie |last=Hadland |title=Ella Purnell Is Hollywood’s New Favorite Action Hero |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-access=subscription |date=2024-05-22 |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/ella-purnell-fallout-tv-interview.html |access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref> She began a relationship with musician Max Bennett Kelly at an unknown date, and began referring to him as her [[Significant other|life partner]] in June 2022.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Briannah |last=Rivera |title=All About 'Fallout' Star Ella Purnell's Musician Boyfriend, Max Bennett Kelly |magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |date=2024-04-11 |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a60457108/who-is-ella-purnell-boyfriend-max-bennett-kelly/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref> She plays the piano.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Interview with Ella Purnell |publisher=[[BBC]] Media Centre |date=2018-03-21 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/ordeal-by-innocence/purnell/ |access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref>
In 2018, Purnell appeared in the [[BBC]] mini-series ''[[Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)|Ordeal By Innocence]]'', based on the [[Agatha Christie]] [[Ordeal by Innocence|book of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Billen|first1=Andrew|title=Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away|work=The Times|issue=72497|date=31 March 2018|location=Saturday Review|pages=4–5|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Purnell played Hester Argyll, the youngest adopted child of the mysterious Argyll family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/ordeal-by-innocence/purnell|title=BBC – Interview with Ella Purnell – Media Centre|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref>


In 2016, at the age of 19, Purnell worked with her former [[Forest School, Walthamstow|Forest School]] schoolmate Arifa Nasim to launch Educate2Eradicate,<ref>{{cite web |first= |title=Charity to tackle forced marriage and honour abuse officially launched |work=[[Waltham Forest Guardian]] |date=2016-07-18 |url=https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/14626437.charity-tackle-forced-marriage-honour-abuse-officially-launched/ |access-date=2024-11-09}}</ref> a UK-based organisation building on Nasim's grassroots efforts to eradicate [[Honor killing|honour-based violence]] and addressing the issue of [[Forced marriage|forced child marriage]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ella Purnell {{!}} Host of January 16, 2016 Event |website=[[TEDxTeen]] |date=2016-01-16 |url=https://www.tedxteen.com/speakers/ella-purnell |access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref>
Purnell starred in the leading role of the [[Starz]] show ''[[Sweetbitter (TV series)|Sweetbitter]]'', based on [[Stephanie Danler]]'s internationally best-selling [[Sweetbitter|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/sweetbitter-ella-purnell-star-starz-drama-series-based-on-book-brad-pitt-1202183679/|title='Sweetbitter': Ella Purnell To Star In Starz Drama Series Based On Book|date=6 October 2017|website=Deadline|access-date=4 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007013559/http://deadline.com/2017/10/sweetbitter-ella-purnell-star-starz-drama-series-based-on-book-brad-pitt-1202183679/|archive-date=7 October 2017}}</ref> She plays Tess, a naive 22-year-old who moves to New York City to pursue a new life, and gets caught up in the world of fine dining.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://collider.com/sweetbitter-ella-purnell-interview/#starz|title=Ella Purnell on the Starz Series 'Sweetbitter' and Her Disastrous Audition|date=3 May 2018|work=Collider|access-date=19 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> After its first season aired in early 2018, ''[[Sweetbitter (TV series)|Sweetbitter]]'' was renewed for a second season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/sweetbitter-renewed-season-2-starz-1202872798/|title='Sweetbitter' Renewed for Season 2 at Starz|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=13 July 2018|work=Variety|access-date=19 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> It was announced in December 2019 that Starz had cancelled the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/live-feed/sweetbitter-canceled-at-starz-1264587|title='Sweetbitter' Canceled at Starz (Exclusive)|website=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> In 2020, Purnell played Lady Maria Grey in [[Julian Fellowes]]'s period drama ''[[Belgravia (TV series)|Belgravia]]'', co-produced by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[Epix]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bahr |first=Robyn |last2= |first2= |date=2020-04-10 |title=‘Belgravia’: TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/belgravia-1289690/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, she began starring as Jackie in the Showtime drama series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|date=2022-01-17|title=Ella Purnell on Surviving Yellowjackets as ‘Queen Bee’ Jackie|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/ella-purnell-jackie-yellowjackets-finale.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Personal life==
As of 2019, Purnell resides in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell on the secrets of the show|url=https://theface.com/culture/yellowjackets-finale-ella-purnell-interview-on-the-secrets-of-the-show-tv|access-date=2022-02-02|website=The Face|language=en-gb}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

===Film===
===Film===
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{| class = "wikitable sortable"
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!class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| rowspan="2"|2010
| ''[[Never Let Me Go (2010 film)|Never Let Me Go]]''
| ''[[Never Let Me Go (2010 film)|Never Let Me Go]]''
| Young Ruth
| Young Ruth
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|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
|2011
| ''Candy''
| Candy
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Intruders (2011 film)|Intruders]]''
| ''[[Intruders (2011 film)|Intruders]]''
| Mia
| Mia
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|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[WildLike|Wildlike]]''
| ''[[Wildlike]]''
| MacKenzie
| MacKenzie
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]''
| ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]''
| [[Maleficent|Teen Maleficent]]
| Teen [[Maleficent]]
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
| rowspan="3"|2016
| ''The Journey is the Destination''
| ''The Journey is the Destination''
| Amy
| Amy
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|-
| ''[[The Legend of Tarzan (film)|The Legend of Tarzan]]''
| ''[[The Legend of Tarzan (film)|The Legend of Tarzan]]''
| [[Jane Porter (Tarzan)|Young Jane Porter]]
| Young [[Jane Porter (Tarzan)|Jane Porter]]
| Uncredited
| Uncredited
|-
|-
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|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| rowspan="2"|2017
| ''[[Churchill (film)|Churchill]]''
| ''[[Churchill (film)|Churchill]]''
| Helen Garrett
| Helen Garrett
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| ''[[Army of the Dead]]''
| ''[[Army of the Dead]]''
| Kate Ward
| Kate Ward
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seth |first=Radhika |date=2021-05-21 |title=Ella Purnell nous parle de “Army of the Dead”, le film de zombies de Netflix |url=https://www.vogue.fr/culture/article/ella-purnell-army-of-the-dead-film-de-zombies-netflix |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Vogue France |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
|-
| TBA
| {{pending film|[[The Scurry]]}}
|
|
| Post-production<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/ella-purnell-joins-craig-roberts-killer-squirrel-comedy-the-scurry-exclusive/5193437.article|title= 'Fallout' star Ella Purnell joins Craig Roberts' killer squirrel comedy-horror 'The Scurry' for True Brit (exclusive)|first=Ben|last= Dalton|date=15 May 2024|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=17 May 2024}}</ref>
|}
|}
{{Pending films key}}


===Television===
===Television===
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| ''[[Cyberbully (2015 film)|Cyberbully]]''
| ''[[Cyberbully (2015 film)|Cyberbully]]''
| Megan
| Megan
| [[TV movie]]
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2018
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''[[Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)|Ordeal by Innocence]]''
| ''[[Ordeal by Innocence (TV series)|Ordeal by Innocence]]''
| Hester Argyll
| Hester Argyll
| Main cast; [[miniseries]]
| Miniseries, 3 episodes
|-
| ''Right Place, Wrong Tim''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOO_BmDkm0&ab_channel=Channel4Entertainment|title= Right Place, Wrong Tim|date=9 December 2018|website=Youtube|accessdate=12 October 2024}}</ref>
| The daughter
| [[TV short]]
|-
|-
| 2018–2019
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Sweetbitter (TV series)|Sweetbitter]]''
| ''[[Sweetbitter (TV series)|Sweetbitter]]''
| Tess
| Tess
| Main role, 14 episodes
| Main cast
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
| ''[[Belgravia (TV series)|Belgravia]]''
| ''[[Belgravia (TV series)|Belgravia]]''
| Lady Maria Grey
| Lady Maria Grey
| Main cast; miniseries
| Miniseries, 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2021–2023
| 2021–present
| ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]''
| Jackie Taylor
| Main cast (season 1), recurring role (season 2)
|-
|2021–2024
| ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''
| [[Jinx (League of Legends)|Jinx]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2024-10-09 |title=‘Fallout’ Star Ella Purnell Signs With Range |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/fallout-ella-purnell-range-1236110392/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | Main cast; voice role
|-
|2021–2024
| ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]''
| ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]''
| Gwyn
| Gwyn
| Voice role<br>Main role, 10 episodes
|-
|-
| 2024
| 2021-present
| ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]''
| ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]''
| Jackie
| Jane
| Episode: "I Thought You Were Stronger"; voice role
| Main role, 10 episodes
|-
|-
| 2024–present
| 2021-present
| ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''
| ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]''
| Lucy MacLean
| [[Jinx (League of Legends)|Jinx]]
| Main cast<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-03-30 |title=‘Fallout’: Ella Purnell Joins Walton Goggins In Prime Video Series Based On Games |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/ella-purnell-cast-fallout-walton-goggins-prime-video-series-games-1234990995/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Voice role<br>Main role, 9 episodes
|-
|-
| 2024-present
| 2022
| ''[[Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas]]''
| ''[[Sweetpea (TV series)|Sweetpea]]''
| Rhiannon Lewis
| Kate Ward
| Main cast; also executive producer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2024-12-03 |title=‘Sweetpea’ Starring Ella Purnell Renewed for Season 2 at Sky, Starz |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/sweetpea-season-2-ella-purnell-renewed-1236233288/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2024-12-03 |title=‘Sweetpea’: Sky & Starz Series Starring Ella Purnell Renewed For Second Season |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/sweetpea-sky-starz-ella-purnell-renewed-second-series-1236192402/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Voice role, upcoming series
|-
|-
| TBA
| TBA
| {{Pending film|[[Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas]]}}
| ''[[Fallout (upcoming TV series)|Fallout]]''
| Kate Ward
|
| In production; voice role
| Main role, upcoming series
|}
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|-
|2017
|2017
|''Natives''
|''[[Natives (play)|Natives]]''
|A
|A
|[[Southwark Playhouse]]
|[[Southwark Playhouse]]
|}
|}


===Video games===
==Awards and nominations==
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2022
|''[[Star Trek: Prodigy#Video game|Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova]]''
|Gwyn
|Voice role
|}

===Audio===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year!!Title!!Role!!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|2024
|''The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story''
|Raina, Sabine
|Main role
|}

=== Audiobook ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Year
!Title
!Author(s)
!Other Narrator(s)
!Note
|-
!2017
|''[[Northanger Abbey]]''
|[[Jane Austen]]
|[[Emma Thompson]], [[Douglas Booth]], [[Eleanor Tomlinson]], [[Jeremy Irvine]], and [[Lily Cole]]
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Work
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Organizations
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Organizations
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Work
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result
!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ref.
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|-
|[[Fargo Film Festival]]
|rowspan="7"|2015
|rowspan="7"|''[[WildLike]]''
|[[Los Angeles Independent Film Festival]]
|Best Actress
|Best Actress
| rowspan="3" |''[[WildLike]]''
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Actress {{!}} Fargo Film Festival |url=https://fargofilmfestival.org/awards/best-in-show-awards/best-actress/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Hill Country Film Festival]]
|[[Brooklyn Film Festival]]
|Best Actress
|Best Actress
|{{nom}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gioino |first=Catherina |date=2015-06-11 |title=2015 Brooklyn Film Festival Winners |url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/film/62402/2015-brooklyn-film-festival-winners/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=The Young Folks |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Gasparilla International Film Festival]]
|[[Gasparilla International Film Festival|Gasparilla Film Festival]]
|Best Female Performance
|Best Female Performance
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Award Winners {{!}} Gasparilla International Film Festival |url=https://www.gasparillafilmfestival.com/award |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=GIFF 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2018
|[[Naperville Independent Film Festival]]
|[[National Film Awards UK|National Film Awards, UK]]
|Best Actress
|Best Newcomer
|''Access All Areas''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-01-15 |title=Nominations for 2018 National Film Awards UK announced |url=https://www.nationalfilmawards.org/nominations-for-2018-national-film-awards-uk-announced/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=National Film Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|[[Twister Alley|Twister Alley International Film Festival]]
|Best Actress – Feature Film
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Myrtle Beach|Myrtle Beach International Film Festival]]
|Best Actress
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond International Film Festival]]
|Best Actress
|{{won}}
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021
| [[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]
| [[Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production]]
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production]]
| ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=52nd Annual Annie Awards |url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/49th-annie-awards |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=annieawards.org |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2023
| [[Hollywood Critics Association|Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards]]
| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
| ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2024-01-09 |title=The 2023 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) TV Astra Award Winners |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-hollywood-critics-association-hca-tv-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
| [[2024 Canneseries]]
| Madame Figaro Rising Star Award
| rowspan="2" |''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madame Figaro Rising Star Award |url=https://canneseries.com/en/award/madame-figaro-rising-star-award-1/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=canneseries.com |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
| [[Astra TV Awards]]
| Best Actress in a Streaming Drama Series
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prusakowski |first=Steven |date=2024-07-09 |title=2024 Astra TV Awards Nominees Announced |url=https://awardsradar.com/2024/07/09/astra-tv-awards-2/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Awards Radar |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3480246}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{twitter|Ella_Purnell}}


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Ella Purnell
Purnell in 2018
Born (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Ella Summer Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in West End theatre and films such as Never Let Me Go (2010), Intruders (2011), and Maleficent (2014). Her other films include Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017), and Army of the Dead (2021).

On television, Purnell has starred in series such as Ordeal by Innocence (2018), Belgravia (2020), Yellowjackets (2021–present), Fallout (2024–present), and Sweetpea (2024–present). She has also voiced Jinx in Arcane (2021–2024) and Gwyndala in Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–2024).

Early life

[edit]

Ella Summer Purnell was born in the Whitechapel area of London on 17 September 1996,[1] and grew up in the city's Bethnal Green area.[2] She attended Bethnal Green Montessori, Forest School, the City of London School for Girls, and the Young Actors Theatre Islington.[3] She also attended weekly classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, studying acting, singing, and dance, and was represented by their in-house talent agency.

Upon graduating at the age of 18, Purnell intended to put a pause on her acting career, and earned a place at university with the intention of becoming a children's writer or teacher.[4] She decided to travel the world for a year to "find herself" but returned to acting when she was offered a role in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), which she accepted as it had been her dream to work with Burton. She described her decision to defer university as "bittersweet at first because it felt like a lost opportunity of a different path in life" but was glad she chose acting.[5]

Career

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At age 13, Purnell was cast in a 2009 production of Oliver! at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.[6] Towards the end of her time in the show, she was cast as the younger version of Keira Knightley's character in Mark Romanek's film Never Let Me Go (2010).[7] She was then cast as Kayleigh in Gustavo Ron's film Ways to Live Forever (2010),[8] and as Mia in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's film Intruders (2011).[9] She was named by Screen International as one of its 10 UK Stars of Tomorrow in 2010.[10] She later appeared in the BBC HD short film Candy (2011).

Purnell appeared as Dolce in Jeff Wadlow's film Kick-Ass 2 (2013) and starred in Frank Hall Green's film Wildlike (2014), which earned her a number of accolades at festivals. She also played the teenage version of Angelina Jolie's titular character in Robert Stromberg's Disney film Maleficent (2014). She then took a break from acting, but returned to star in Tim Burton's film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) as she had always wanted to work with him.[11] She then played Mia in the film Access All Areas (2017)[12] and Winston Churchill's secretary Helen Garrett in Jonathan Teplitzky's historical drama film Churchill (2017).[13]

Purnell appeared as Hester Argyll in the BBC miniseries Ordeal by Innocence (2018)[14] and starred as Tess in the Starz series Sweetbitter (2018).[15][16] Starz cancelled the series after two seasons.[17] Purnell played Lady Maria Grey in Julian Fellowes' period drama Belgravia (2020)[18] and began starring as Jackie in the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets (2021–present).[19] She also voiced Gwyn in the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy (2021) and began voicing Jinx in the Netflix series Arcane (2021–present). She began starring as Lucy MacLean in the Amazon Prime Video series Fallout (2024–present)[20] and as the main character in the dark comedy series Sweetpea (2024–present), garnering critical praise for both.[21] She also served as an executive producer for Sweetpea.[22][23][24]

Personal life

[edit]

As of May 2024, Purnell splits her time between London and Los Angeles.[25] She began a relationship with musician Max Bennett Kelly at an unknown date, and began referring to him as her life partner in June 2022.[25][26] She plays the piano.[27]

In 2016, at the age of 19, Purnell worked with her former Forest School schoolmate Arifa Nasim to launch Educate2Eradicate,[28] a UK-based organisation building on Nasim's grassroots efforts to eradicate honour-based violence and addressing the issue of forced child marriage.[29]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Never Let Me Go Young Ruth
Ways to Live Forever Kayleigh
2011 Intruders Mia
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Dolce
2014 Wildlike MacKenzie
Maleficent Teen Maleficent
2016 The Journey is the Destination Amy
The Legend of Tarzan Young Jane Porter Uncredited
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Emma Bloom
2017 Churchill Helen Garrett
Access All Areas Mia
2018 UFO Natalie
2021 Army of the Dead Kate Ward [30]
TBA The Scurry † Post-production[31]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Cyberbully Megan TV movie
2018 Ordeal by Innocence Hester Argyll Main cast; miniseries
Right Place, Wrong Tim[32] The daughter TV short
2018–2019 Sweetbitter Tess Main cast
2020 Belgravia Lady Maria Grey Main cast; miniseries
2021–2023 Yellowjackets Jackie Taylor Main cast (season 1), recurring role (season 2)
2021–2024 Arcane Jinx[33] Main cast; voice role
2021–2024 Star Trek: Prodigy Gwyn
2024 Invincible Jane Episode: "I Thought You Were Stronger"; voice role
2024–present Fallout Lucy MacLean Main cast[34]
2024-present Sweetpea Rhiannon Lewis Main cast; also executive producer[35][36]
TBA Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas † Kate Ward In production; voice role
Key
† Denotes TV productions that have not yet been released

Stage

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Natives A Southwark Playhouse

Video games

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2022 Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova Gwyn Voice role

Audio

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2024 The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story Raina, Sabine Main role

Audiobook

[edit]
Year Title Author(s) Other Narrator(s) Note
2017 Northanger Abbey Jane Austen Emma Thompson, Douglas Booth, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jeremy Irvine, and Lily Cole

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Organizations Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Fargo Film Festival Best Actress WildLike Won [37]
Brooklyn Film Festival Best Actress Won [38]
Gasparilla Film Festival Best Female Performance Won [39]
2018 National Film Awards, UK Best Newcomer Access All Areas Nominated [40]
2021 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Arcane Won [41]
2023 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series Yellowjackets Nominated [42]
2024 2024 Canneseries Madame Figaro Rising Star Award Fallout Won [43]
Astra TV Awards Best Actress in a Streaming Drama Series Nominated [44]

References

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  1. ^ Lammers, Tim (11 April 2024). "'Fallout': Why Does Vault Dweller Lucy MacLean Look So Familiar?". Forbes. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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