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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 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>


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>
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 (TV network)|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==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 18:57, 23 September 2022

Ella Purnell
Purnell in 2017
Born
Ella Summer Purnell

(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28)
Whitechapel, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2009-present

Ella Summer Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress best known for her roles as Jackie in the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets, Jinx in the Netflix animated television 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 (2016), Churchill (2017), and Army of the Dead (2021).

Early life

Ella Summer Purnell[1] was born in the Whitechapel area of East London on 17 September 1996 and raised in Bethnal Green.[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.

Career

Film

In 2008, Purnell beat hundreds of other girls for a role in Oliver! at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.[4] Towards the end of her time in Oliver!, she won the role of Young Ruth in Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go – a feature film based on the book by Kazuo Ishiguro.[5] 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,[6] and as Mia in the Juan Carlos Fresnadillo film Intruders.[7] Purnell was named by Screen International as one of 10 UK Stars of Tomorrow.[8] She also appeared in the BBC HD Film Short Candy in June 2011.

In 2013, Purnell appeared in the feature 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's 2014 film Maleficent. In 2016, Purnell starred in Tim Burton's adaptation of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, based on the novel of the same name, by Ransom Riggs.[9] In 2017, she played Mia in Access All Areas.[10] Later that year, Purnell appeared in the historical drama film Churchill, playing Winston Churchill's secretary Helen Garrett.[11]

TV

In 2018, Purnell appeared in the BBC mini-series Ordeal By Innocence, based on the Agatha Christie book of the same name.[12] Purnell played Hester Argyll, the youngest adopted child of the mysterious Argyll family.[13]

Purnell starred in the leading role of the Starz show Sweetbitter, based on Stephanie Danler's internationally best-selling novel of the same name.[14] 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.[15] After its first season aired in early 2018, Sweetbitter was renewed for a second season.[16] It was announced in December 2019 that Starz had cancelled the series.[17] In 2020, Purnell played Lady Maria Grey in Julian Fellowes's period drama Belgravia, co-produced by ITV and Epix.[18] In 2021, she began starring as Jackie in the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets.[19]

Personal life

As of 2019, Purnell resides in Los Angeles, California. [20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Never Let Me Go Young Ruth
Ways to Live Forever Kayleigh
2011 Candy Candy Short film
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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Cyberbully Megan Television film
2018 Ordeal by Innocence Hester Argyll Miniseries, 3 episodes
2018–2019 Sweetbitter Tess Main role, 14 episodes
2020 Belgravia Lady Maria Grey Miniseries, 6 episodes
2021–present Star Trek: Prodigy Gwyn Voice role
Main role, 10 episodes
2021-present Yellowjackets Jackie Main role, 10 episodes
2021-present Arcane Jinx Voice role
Main role, 9 episodes
2022 Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas Kate Ward Voice role, upcoming series
TBA Fallout Main role, upcoming series

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Natives A Southwark Playhouse

Awards and nominations

Year Work Organizations Category Result
2015 WildLike Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Best Actress Won
Hill Country Film Festival Best Actress Nominated
Gasparilla International Film Festival Best Female Performance Won
Naperville Independent Film Festival Best Actress Nominated
Twister Alley International Film Festival Best Actress – Feature Film Won
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival Best Actress Won
Richmond International Film Festival Best Actress Won
2021 Arcane Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Won

References

  1. ^ "Ella Summer PURNELL". Companies House service. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ Nugent, Annabel (23 April 2022). "Yellowjackets' Ella Purnell:". The Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Asa Butterfield and Ella Purnell Interview at Young Actors Theatre Islington – YouTube". 8 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Ella Purnell | Screen". Screendaily.com. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. ^ "First trailer for 'Never Let Me Go' with Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan". Moviejungle.com. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Ways to live forever – The Movie". Waystoliveforever.com. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  7. ^ Cooper, Sarah (14 July 2010). "Fersnadillo starts shooting thriller Intruders in London". Screendaily.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Stars of Tomorrow 2010". Screenterrier.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Two teenage British stars are set to join Eva Green". Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. ^ Clarke, Cath (19 October 2017). "Access All Areas review – Hollyoaks goes Bestival in a teen music festival caper". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  11. ^ "'Churchill' shoot begins; cast revealed". Screen. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  12. ^ Billen, Andrew (31 March 2018). "Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away". The Times. No. 72497. Saturday Review. pp. 4–5. ISSN 0140-0460.
  13. ^ "BBC – Interview with Ella Purnell – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (6 October 2017). "'Sweetbitter': Ella Purnell To Star In Starz Drama Series Based On Book". Deadline. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Ella Purnell on the Starz Series 'Sweetbitter' and Her Disastrous Audition". Collider. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  16. ^ Otterson, Joe (13 July 2018). "'Sweetbitter' Renewed for Season 2 at Starz". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  17. ^ "'Sweetbitter' Canceled at Starz (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  18. ^ Bahr, Robyn (10 April 2020). "'Belgravia': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  19. ^ Haylock, Zoe (17 January 2022). "Ella Purnell on Surviving Yellowjackets as 'Queen Bee' Jackie". Vulture. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Yellowjackets' Ella Purnell on the secrets of the show". The Face. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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