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'''Amy Wren''' (born 14 October 1989)<ref name=twitter>{{cite tweet|user=Littlelucyd|author=Lucinda Dryzek|number=389124746396569600|date=12 October 2013|title=Happy birthday @Amy_wren circa 9.23 pm}}</ref> 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 (British TV series)|Viewpoint (TV series)]].
'''Amy Wren''' (born 12 October 1989)<ref name=twitter /> is a British [[actress]].


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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''.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/local-news/a_disney_fairytale_come_true_for_amy_1_1532135|title=A Disney fairytale come true for Amy|date=16 September 2008|accessdate=16 April 2012|quote=18-year-old}}</ref> She has suffered from [[OCD]] since she was 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/blog/story-hope|title=A story of hope by Amy Wren, actress|date=19 October 2011|accessdate=8 March 2014}}</ref>
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''.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/local-news/a_disney_fairytale_come_true_for_amy_1_1532135|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130420112717/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/local-news/a_disney_fairytale_come_true_for_amy_1_1532135|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2013|title=A Disney fairytale come true for Amy|date=16 September 2008|accessdate=16 April 2012|quote=18-year-old}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Wren started acting when she was talent spotted by [[Walt Disney]] UK at the age of 16. She was then engaged for Walt Disney's Comedy Sketch show ''[[Life Bites]]'', playing the lead role as Chloe.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/18/television.television|title=Life Bites: Teens get acting break in Disney sketch show|date=18 August 2008|accessdate=16 April 2012|quote=Eighteen-year old Amy Wren|location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Ben|last=Dowell}}</ref> She moved onto working with Nickelodeon in ''[[Genie In The House]]'' and ''[[Summer in Transylvania]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/10/summer-in-transylvania-meet-characters.html|title=Summer in Transylvania - Meet the Characters|date=13 October 2010|accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/03/summer-in-transylvania.html|title=Summer in Transylvania|date=18 March 2010|accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref> In 2010 she appeared in [[Andrea Arnold]]'s film adaptation of the classic novel ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'', in which she plays Frances Earnshaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artificial-eye.com/database/cinema/wutheringheights//pdf/presssbook.pdf|title=Wuthering Heights - Pressbook|accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref>
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.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/aug/18/television.television|title=Life Bites: Teens get acting break in Disney sketch show|date=18 August 2008|accessdate=16 April 2012|quote=Eighteen-year old Amy Wren|location=London, England|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Ben|last=Dowell}}</ref> She moved onto working with [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] in ''[[Genie In The House]]'' and ''[[Summer in Transylvania]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/10/summer-in-transylvania-meet-characters.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513073016/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/10/summer-in-transylvania-meet-characters.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2012|title=Summer in Transylvania - Meet the Characters|date=13 October 2010|accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/03/summer-in-transylvania.html|title=Summer in Transylvania|date=18 March 2010|accessdate=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307065046/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/03/summer-in-transylvania.html|archive-date=2012-03-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010 she appeared in [[Andrea Arnold]]'s film adaptation of [[Emily Brontë]]’s novel ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'', in which she played Frances Earnshaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artificial-eye.com/database/cinema/wutheringheights//pdf/presssbook.pdf|title=Wuthering Heights - Pressbook|accessdate=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503214857/http://www.artificial-eye.com/database/cinema/wutheringheights//pdf/presssbook.pdf|archive-date=2012-05-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-10-16/meet-the-cast-of-itvs-tutankhamun|title=Tutankhamun|magazine=[[Radio Times]]|date=7 September 2017}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 4 June 2024

Amy Wren
Born (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 35)
Leicestershire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2005–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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Lucinda Dryzek [@Littlelucyd] (12 October 2013). "Happy birthday @Amy_wren circa 9.23 pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Summer in Transylvania - Meet the Characters". 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Summer in Transylvania". 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Wuthering Heights - Pressbook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Tutankhamun". Radio Times. 7 September 2017.
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