Daisy Carmen Bevan (born 28 March 1992) is a British actress. She is the daughter of actress

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and

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Tim Bevan Timothy John Bevan, (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer, the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner) of the production company Working Title Films. Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era, ...

Acting

She made her screen debut in 1998 in the film '' Elizabeth'' (produced by her father's company,

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) at the age of five. She and her mother played daughter and mother Madame Royal and

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in the 2001 film, ''

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''. A date with dynasty for acting royalty, Daisy Bevan
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novel ''

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'', and starred in a stage adaptation of

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's ''

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'' at the

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in London.Daisy Bevan interview: The new face of a fabled dynasty
/ref> In July 2015, Bevan played the role of Tamsin Carmichael in the BBC's two-part television adaptation of

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’ debut novel ''The Outcast''. In June 2022, Bevan made a guest appearance in ITV's ''

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'' - episode "'' A Billion Beats''".

Education

Bevan attended

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in Hampshire, and then the

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. Her parents forbade her from pursuing an acting career until she graduated.

Illness

At the age of one, Bevan was diagnosed with a rare circulatory condition that affected her legs. At 15 she had to undergo a series of operations, causing her mother to suspend her role on the TV series ''

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'' for a year.Career versus childcare: Joely: The biggest role of her life
/ref>

Family

Bevan is a member of the Redgrave acting family, marking the fifth generation of her family to enter the profession. As the daughter of

, she is also the niece of

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and

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and granddaughter of

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. Her parents divorced when she was nine. She has two half-siblings, Nell (b. 2001) and Jago (b. 2003), from her father's second marriage. She currently lives with her mother in London.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bevan, Daisy English film actresses English stage actresses Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People educated at Bedales School Redgrave family 1992 births