Kerry Danielle Ingram (born 26 May 1999) is an English actress, known for her roles as Shireen Baratheon in the HBO series ''

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'' and Rebecca 'Becky' Sidebottom in the

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series '' Free Rein''.

Career

Before being cast in ''Matilda'', Ingram played a workhouse child in ''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before ...

'' at the

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. From November 2010 to January 2011 she played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's ''

Matilda the Musical ''Roald Dahl's Matilda'', simply known as ''Matilda'' or ''Matilda the Musical'', is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly, based on the 1988 novel '' Matilda'' by Roald Dahl. The musical's narrativ ...

'' in

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. She was the only original Matilda transferred to the

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cast, where she shared the role with three other girls at the Cambridge Theatre. In April 2012, just after departing the show, she received an

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for Best Actress in a Musical. After completing Matilda, she played a small role in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of '' Les Miserables.'' From 2013 to 2015, Ingram portrayed Shireen Baratheon in the third through fifth seasons of HBO's fantasy TV series ''

''. In 2013, she appeared at the Doctor Who Prom as the Queen of Years, where she sang " The Rings of Akhaten" with Allan Clayton. Other roles include Lois Wren in an episode of '' Doctors'', and a role in the BBC adaptation of ''

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'' alongside Mark Rylance and

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. From 2017 to 2019 Ingram portrayed series regular Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom in the

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award-winning

original '' Free Rein'' and also reprised the role for two special film episodes.

Personal life

Kerry Danielle Ingram is of

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descent, with her grandfather being from

Mqabba Mqabba ( mt, L-Imqabba) is a town in the Southern Region of Malta. It has a traditional Maltese village layout, with a population of about 3,300 inhabitants. The focal point is the Parish Church of the Assumption, found at the core of the villag ...

. Ingram lives in Warfield. Ingram has a form of

osteogenesis imperfecta Osteogenesis imperfecta (; OI), colloquially known as brittle bone disease, is a group of genetic disorders that all result in bones that break easily. The range of symptoms—on the skeleton as well as on the body's other organs—may b ...

; having regularly fractured her bones, she requires periodic infusions to increase her bone mass. She received her Maltese citizenship in September 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Radio

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingram, Kerry 1999 births Living people 21st-century English actresses English child actresses English musical theatre actresses English people of Maltese descent English television actresses Laurence Olivier Award winners People from Slough People with osteogenesis imperfecta