Madeleine Harris

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Madeleine Harris
Born (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 22)
NationalityBritish English
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Known forMan Down (2013–2016)
Paddington (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017)

Madeleine Harris (who was born in London, England[1] on 28 April 2001) is a British actress, best known for playing Judy Brown in the 2014 live-action and computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy family film Paddington and its 2017 sequel Paddington 2. Harris is also known for playing Karen in the British sitcom Man Down.

Life and work[edit]

In 2012, Harris got her first professional acting job in the British medical drama and soap opera television series Casualty playing Izzy Forrester who caused a road collision. She appeared in the BBC One television miniseries Me and Mrs Jones and The White Queen.[2] In 2013, she played Hetty the Vampire in an episode of the British supernatural horror and comedy-drama television series Being Human.[3] In 2014 and 2017, Harris appeared in the two Paddington Bear movies as Judy Brown.[4] From 2013 to 2016, she played Karen in the British sitcom Man Down.[5][6] As of 2014, she was still attending school and managed to combine her school work and her acting jobs.[2] Harris has liked other artistic disciplines and has enjoyed writing her own stories since she was young.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Theatrical movies[edit]

Television series[edit]

  • Casualty
    • Duty of Care (2012) - Izzy Forrester
    • Death and Doughnuts (2012) - Izzy Forrester
  • Being Human
    • The Trinity (2013) - Hetty
  • Man Down (2013–2016) - Karen
  • Father Brown
    • The Missing Man (2016) - Milly Le Broc

Television movies[edit]

  • The Psychopath Next Door (2013) - Katie Moran

Television miniseries[edit]

  • The Charles Dickens Show
    • Child Labour (2012) - Betsy
  • Me and Mrs Jones (2012) - Poppy
  • The White Queen
    • The Princes in the Tower (2013) - Princess Margaret of York
    • The Final Battle (2013) - Princess Margaret of York

References[edit]

  1. ^ Henn, Peter (2 December 2014). "Schoolgirl talks of her lead role in Paddington film". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Furness, Hannah (2 December 2014). "Paddington schoolgirl set for stardom after meeting Idris Elba". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Being Human Underground". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Trim, Liam (31 October 2017). "All you need to know about Paddington 2 and its Somerset links". somersetlive. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ Lee, Veronica (19 October 2013). "Man Down, Channel 4. Promising start for Greg Davies's sitcom". Theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ^ Moody, Becca (6 July 2015). "Man Down, Series 2". Moodycomedy.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Young film stars to host Q&A at Hertford Children's Book Festival". Hertfordshiremercury.co.uk. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.[permanent dead link]

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