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Hannah van der Westhuysen

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Hannah van der Westhuysen
Born
Hannah Jo van der Westhuysen

(1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29)
Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Alma materDrama Centre London
OccupationActor
Years active2004–2005, 2014–present

Hannah Jo van der Westhuysen (fan-dər-vest-hay-zehn; born 26 August 1995) is an English actor. They began their career as a child actor on the CITV series The Fugitives (2005).[1] More recently, they played Stella in the Netflix series Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022).

Early life and education

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Van der Westhuysen was born in Hammersmith, West London to a British mother and a South African father and grew up in South West London.[2] They have dual citizenship.[3][4] They took a year-long foundation course at the LAMDA before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from Drama Centre London in 2018.[5][6]

Since 2022, Hannah is dating Phoebe Campbell.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 The Bay of Silence Becca
2021 A Little Italian Vacation Claire
2022 Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend Clelia Monti

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Keen Eddie Edwina Weatherhead Episode: "Inciting Incident"
2004 Frankenstein Eva Miniseries
2005 The Fugitives Fleecey Keaton Main role[7]
2018 Get Lost! Amy Television film
2020 Grantchester Heather 1 episode
2021–2022 Fate: The Winx Saga Stella Main role[8][9]
2022 The Sandman The Princess Episode: "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
2024 Sexy Beast Arabella Thornton 4 Episodes

Music videos

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Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Chalet Lines Jolene Bridewell Theatre, London[6]
2015 King Lear Cordelia Theatro Technis, London; Bois de Boulogne, Paris
2016 Lipstick & Scones Liz Leicester Square Theatre, London
2017 Lunch Hour One Southwark Playhouse[10]
2019 An Enemy of the People Hannah Playground Theatre, London[11]
2022 Autopilot Nic Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2023 Salty Irina Anna Edinburgh Fringe Festival[12]
2024 Fabulous Creatures Charybdis Arcola Theatre, London

References

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  1. ^ Thomas, Leah Marilla (26 January 2021). "All About the 'Fate: The Winx Saga' Cast & How Old she *Really* Are". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ Caryn Welby-Solomon (8 February 2021). "Riven and Other Bad Boy Crushes (w/ The Cast of Fate: The Winx Saga)". What's IGN Crushing On (Podcast). Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Hannah van der Westhuysen". Spotlight. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ Palmer, Katie (16 February 2021). "Hannah van der Westhuysen nationality: Where is Hannah van der Westhuysen from?". Daily Express. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ "BA Acting - Class of 2017/2018". UAL Central Saint Martins. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "King Lear". Tower Theatre Company. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Hannah Van Der Westhuysen". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Who plays Stella in Fate: The Winx Saga? – Hannah van der Westhuysen". PopBuzz. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  9. ^ Klohk, Cailin (April 2021). "Hannah van der Westhuysen on the magic of Fate: The Winx Saga". Vingt Sept Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Lunch Hour". Sebastian Rex. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  11. ^ "An Enemy Of The People - Review - Playground Theatre". London Theatre Reviews. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Salty Irina at Edinburgh Festival Fringe – review". 14 August 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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