About Ellie Bamber
Born 1997. Ellie Bamber is a British actor, film actor, stage actor and model.
Eleanor Elizabeth Bamber (born 2 February 1997) is an English actress. She won third prize at the Ian Charleson Awards for her 2017 performance in The Lady from the Sea at the Donmar Warehouse. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series Les Misérables, The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019–2020), and The Serpent (2021), and the Disney+ series Willow (2022).
Early life Bamber was born in Surrey, England, and has a younger brother, Lucas. Her father, David, works in finance and her mother, Zoe, is her manager. She was educated at Eagle House School, Hawley Place School (Hurst Lodge School), where she was awarded a drama scholarship, and Wellington College for Sixth Form.
Career Theatre At the age of 12, Bamber became the youngest member of the Players' Theatre Club. At the age of 13 she was chosen by Sir Trevor Nunn to play the role of ‘Young Jenny’ in his production of Aspects of Love at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
After roles in TV and film, she returned to musical theatre when she was selected for a lead role as the disruptive teenager ‘Dinah Lord’ in High Society at The Old Vic, London. Directed by Maria Friedman, this was the last production under Kevin Spacey’s tenure as Artistic Director. Following the run, in November 2015, she was nominated for the ‘Evening Standard Theatre Award’ for ‘Best Newcomer in a Musical’. In 2017 she played Hilde in The Lady from the Sea, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah at the Donmar Warehouse, and her performance won third prize at the Ian Charleson Awards. In the same year she starred as Lydia Bennet, the youngest of the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, In 2015, Bamber was chosen as one of the British Film Institute and Screen Daily – Screen Stars of Tomorrow. In 2016, she appeared in Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals, Also that year, she filmed the feature film Extracurricular Activities. In 2018 Bamber was in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, In 2022, she starred as Dove/Elora Danan in Willow, the Disney+ sequel to the 1988 film of the same name. Nocturnal Animals India Hastings Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble 2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Louise 2020 The Show Becky Cornelius 2023 Red, White & Royal Blue Princess Beatrice "Bea" 2024 William Tell Bertha
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British actress and model
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Ellie Bamber was born on 2 February 1997 in Surrey.
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