Amelia Louise Crouch (born 27 March 2004) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress on the
West End. Her films include ''
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death'' (2014), ''
Alice Through the Looking Glass'' (2016), ''
The Limehouse Golem'' (2016), ''
Extinction
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'' (2018), and ''
The Cursed'' (2021).
Early life
Crouch is from
Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London. The town is first recorded as ''Ebesham'' in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain ...
. Her brother Oliver is also an actor, and they took classes at Stagecoach Sutton, which their mother Rachel runs in addition to Audition Ready and Happy Feet Management. Crouch attended Southfield Park Primary School and then
Rosebery School for Girls. She went on to train at
Arts Educational School
Arts Educational Schools, or ArtsEd, is an independent performing arts school in Chiswick, West London, England.
Overview
ArtsEd provides specialist vocational training at secondary, further and higher education level in musical theatre and ...
(ArtsEd).
Career
Crouch made her professional stage debut in 2011 as a munchkin in
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway theatre, Broad ...
's ''
The Wizard of Oz
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'' at the
London Palladium
The London Palladium () is a Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street, London, in Soho. The theatre was designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1910. The auditorium holds 2,286 people. Hundreds of stars have played there, many wit ...
. She then appeared in an alternating role in ''
Fatal Attraction
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'' at the
Theatre Royal Haymarket
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in 2014. That same year, Crouch made her film debut in ''
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death'' followed by her television debut in an installment of the
Sky Arts
Sky Arts (originally launched as Artsworld) is a British free-to-air television channel offering 24 hours a day of programmes dedicated to highbrow arts, including theatrical performances, films, documentaries and music (such as opera perfor ...
anthology ''
Playhouse Presents
''Playhouse Presents'' is an anthology series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Arts. Each episode is written by a different writer and stars a different cast. The ...
'' the following year.
In 2016, Crouch played younger versions of characters, including
Sophie Cookson's Pippa in ''
The Huntsman: Winter's War'',
Anne Hathaway
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's White Queen in ''
Alice Through the Looking Glass'',
Olivia Cooke's Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cree in ''
The Limehouse Golem'', as well as
Ellise Chappell's Jennifer Strange in the
Sky One
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television film ''
The Last Dragonslayer''. This was followed by a starring role as Hanna in the 2018 science fiction film ''
Extinction
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''. In 2021, she played Charlotte in ''
The Cursed''
and a younger version of
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was that of Jessica Bennett (Passions), Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera ''Passions'' (1999–2000). She came to wider attention for h ...
's titular character in ''
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''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Stage
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
Amelia Crouchat
Curtis Brown agency
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2004 births
English child actresses
English musical theatre actresses
Actors educated at the Arts Educational Schools
Actresses from Epsom
Talent managers
Living people