Eliza Bennett (born 17 March 1992) is an English actress and singer. Her most notable roles have been those of Meggie Folchart in the film ''

Inkheart ''Inkheart'' () is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and is the first book of the ''Inkheart'' series, with '' Inkspell'' (2005) and '' Inkdeath'' (2007) succeeding it. The novel became one of the finalists of 2004 BookSense ...

'', Tora in the film ''

Nanny McPhee ''Nanny McPhee'' is a 2005 comedy drama fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, coproduced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels ...

'', Susan in '' From Time to Time'' and Holly Manson in the West End musical ''

Loserville ''Loserville'' is a musical with music and lyrics by James Bourne and Elliot Davis, originally created for Youth Music Theatre UK. The story is based on an album, '' Welcome to Loserville'' from Bourne's second band, Son of Dork. ''Loservill ...

''. Bennett starred on the black comedy series '' Sweet/Vicious'' as Jules Thomas. In 2021, Bennett played

Amanda Carrington Amanda Carrington is a fictional character from the ABC prime time soap opera ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. She was portrayed by Catherine Oxenberg for two seasons from 1984 to 1986, and then by Karen Cellini for 13 episode ...

in the final two seasons (2021–2022) of the series ''

Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a "house", "family" or "clan", among others. H ...

''.

Early and personal life

Bennett was born and grew up in

Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifacete ...

, Berkshire with her older brother and sister and attended

Leighton Park School Leighton Park School is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school for both day and boarding pupils in Reading, Berkshire, Reading in South East England. The school's ethos is closely tied to the Quaker values, having ...

Career

Film

Bennett landed her first role as Jemima in ''

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' is a 1968 children's film, children's Musical film, musical fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. It stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle, ...

'' 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 ...

in 2002 aged nine. She got her first film role playing Princess Arabella in 2004's ''

The Prince & Me ''The Prince & Me'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably and Ben Miller, with Miranda Richardson, James Fox and Alberta Watson. The film focuses on Paige Morgan, a pre-med co ...

''. In 2005 Bennett landed one of her biggest film roles, playing Tora in ''

''. In 2005, she played Hayley in the TV movie ''

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'', Young Anne in the 2006 film ''Victims'', Emily in '' The Contractor'' with

Wesley Snipes Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. In a film career spanning more than thirty years, Snipes has appeared in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, th ...

and television work as Nora in the ''

Agatha Christie's Marple ''Agatha Christie's Marple'' (or simply ''Marple'') is a British ITV television programme loosely based on books and short stories by British crime novelist Agatha Christie. The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the first t ...

'' episode "

By the Pricking of My Thumbs ''By the Pricking of My Thumbs'' is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1968Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. ''Collins Crime Club – A checklist of F ...

". In 2006, Bennett played the role of Meggie Folchart in the film ''

'', based on the novel by

Cornelia Funke Cornelia Maria Funke (; born 10 December 1958) is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a Book illustration, book illustrator. She began writing no ...

. In 2009, she went on to land the role of Susan in

Julian Fellowes Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford (born 17 August 1949), known professionally as Julian Fellowes, is an English actor, novelist, writer, producer, film director, and Conservative peer. He has received nume ...

' film '' From Time to Time''. In 2010, Bennett played the role of Kate Anderson in

Johannes Roberts Johannes Roberts is a British filmmaker who directed the horror films ''The Other Side of the Door (2016 film), The Other Side of the Door'', ''47 Meters Down'' and 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, its sequel, ''The Strangers: Prey at Night'', and ''Res ...

' thriller film '' F'', and appeared in ''

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'' in 2011. In 2012, she portrayed the psychopathic character of Kayleigh in the thriller film ''Confine''; a role for which she received a best supporting actress nomination at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, eventually receiving a distinctive achievement award. and also winning Best Actress Award for Confine at CYIFF 2013 Bennett played Alex/Brittany in the 2015 film ''

H8RZ ''H8RZ'' (pronounced "Haters") is an American mystery drama-thriller film, directed by Derrick Borte, and co-written by Borte and Daniel Forte. It stars Israel Broussard, Abigail Spencer, Jeremy Sisto, Eliza Bennett, Malcolm Mays, and Cary Elwes ...

'' and Agathe Von Trapp in the 2015 film '' The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music''. From 2016 to 2017, Bennett starred as Jules Thomas in '' Sweet/Vicious''. In 2021, she began playing

in the CW series ''

''.

Music

Bennett performed a song for ''Inkheart'' soundtrack, called "My Declaration", originally written and performed by

Tom Baxter Thomas Baxter Gleave (born 29 October 1973) is a British singer-songwriter based in London. He was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and grew up in Camborne, Cornwall, with his four siblings. The second son of Jeff and Julie Gleave (who were regulars ...

. In 2012, Bennett went back to musical theatre when she was cast as Holly in the West End musical ''

''. This was first performed at the

West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds Playhouse is a theatre in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1990 in the Quarry Hill area of the city as the West Yorkshire Playhouse, successor to the original Leeds Playhouse, and was rebranded in June 2018 ...

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

, before getting a West End transfer to the

Garrick Theatre The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with ''The Profligate'', a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play, ...

in 2012. Bennett released her new EP "Late Twenties" in November 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Other appearances

Music videos

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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