Ellie Charlotte Dadd (born 15 March 2005) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of

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on the

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'' since 2022.

Life and career

Ellie Charlotte Dadd was born on 15 March 2005 in

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...

, Kent. She has been training at the D&B Academy of Performing Arts since she was a child. In 2013, at the age of eight, Dadd made her acting debut as Sophia in the short film ''Lipstick'', about a brother and sister playing at their grandma's house until they realise she has died and have to deal with her death on their own. In 2016, Dadd played Amanda Thripp in the West End production of ''

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''. In January 2020, Dadd appeared in two episodes of the

crime drama ''

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'' as Cat Shaw, the daughter of Jenny and Robbie, the former of whom is found dead on the train tracks and is later found to be the victim of domestic violence at the hands of Cat's father. In March 2022, Dadd appeared in the first episode of the seventh series of ITV detective drama ''

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''. In August 2022, Dadd joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''

'' as

. She took over the role from Abbie Burke, who had played the part of Amy for eight years, with bosses deciding to recast the character to allow the writers to tackle more sensitive and mature storylines. Early into Dadd's tenure, the character of Amy was placed at the centre of a

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storyline which results in her being hospitalised and subsequently attending therapy sessions.

Filmography

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dadd, Ellie 2005 births 21st-century English actresses Actors from the London Borough of Bromley Actresses from London English child actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Living people People from Bromley