Abigail Hardingham (born circa 1991)
is a British actress. Hardingham's roles include Alice Webster in the BBC Drama ''
The Missing'' (2016)
and Holly in the British horror comedy film ''
Nina Forever''.
In 2015, Hardingham was awarded "Most Promising Newcomer" by the
British Independent Film Awards
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports, and promotes British independent cinema and film-making talent in the United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early Nov ...
.
Early life and education
Hardingham's stepfather is in the
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ...
and as a child, her family was stationed in Germany, where she lived for three years. She calls herself a "
military brat
A military brat (colloquial or military slang) is a child of serving or retired military personnel. Military brats are associated with a unique subcultureDavid C. Pollock, Ruth E. van Reken. ''Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds'', Revise ...
." Hardingham expressed at age ten, to her mother, that she wanted to try acting. Her mother enrolled her in an acting club, which resulted in Hardingham hiring an agent. Her first acting job was when she was eleven.
Hardingham lived in
High Wycombe
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye, Buckinghamshire, River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, ...
and when she was sixteen, she moved to London so she could pursue her acting career.
Career
In 2015, Hardingham was named "Most Promising Newcomer" by the
British Independent Film Awards
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports, and promotes British independent cinema and film-making talent in the United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early Nov ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1991 births
Actresses from High Wycombe
21st-century English actresses