Raffey Camomile Cassidy (born 12 November 2001) is a British actress. She first appeared as a child actress in the

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'' Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen'' (2009), adding her first brief film role in ''

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'' (2012), her first main cast television role in ''32 Brinkburn Street'' (2011), and main cast film role in ''

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'' (2015). She followed this with a

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in director

Brady Corbet Brady James Monson Corbet ( ; born August 17, 1988) is an American filmmaker and former actor. He had roles in films such as ''Thirteen (2003 film), Thirteen'' (2003), ''Mysterious Skin'' (2004), ''Funny Games (2007 film), Funny Games'' (2007), ...

's ''

Vox Lux ''Vox Lux'' is a 2018 American musical drama film written and directed by Brady Corbet, from a story by Corbet and Mona Fastvold. The film stars Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin and Jennifer Ehle. ''Vox Lux'' had its w ...

'' (2018) and her first top billing in ''

The Other Lamb ''The Other Lamb'' is a 2019 horror film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and written by C.S. McMullen. It stars Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman and Denise Gough. Plot summary Selah is a teenage girl who is living in a remote forest compoun ...

'' (2019). She had another dual role in the 2024 drama film ''

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'', also directed by Corbet.

Early life

Raffey Camomile Cassidy was born on 12 November 2001 in

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. Her father teaches acting, and she grew up in a family where her siblings were also involved in the entertainment business. Cassidy took acting classes at David Johnson Drama in

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. Her first part came unexpectedly as she was accompanying her older brother, Finney Cassidy on an audition for a role on a BBC drama. The casting crew needed a girl and, according to Cassidy, she "just happened to be there”.

Career

Cassidy's credits in 2012 include brief film roles in

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' ''

'', directed by

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and starring

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, as well as

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' ''

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'', opposite

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, and

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. In 2015, Cassidy completed production as Molly in Amber Entertainment's ''

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism ''Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism'' is a 2015 British fantasy film directed by Christopher N. Rowley and starring Dominic Monaghan, Lesley Manville, Emily Watson, Joan Collins and Raffey Cassidy. It is based on Georgia Byng's 200 ...

'', with

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and

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, and starred as the

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Athena in

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's ''

'', with

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, and

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. On television, she co-starred in '' Mr. Selfridge'', alongside

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. In 2013, Cassidy was named to ''

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'' magazine's Stars of Tomorrow. At that time, she was the youngest actor ever to be featured on the annual list.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cassidy, Raffey English television actresses Living people Actresses from Greater Manchester English film actresses British child actresses English people of Irish descent 2001 births 21st-century English actresses People from Worsley Actors from the City of Salford