Amelia Flanagan
{{Short description|English actress (born 2008)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amelia Flanagan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2008|06|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2014–present
| television = Emmerdale
}}
Amelia Flanagan (born 6 June 2008){{cite web|title=It's Miss Amelia Flanagan's 7th birthday!!!! Happy birthday Missy!! Have a fabulously sensational day! @pinkferg84|url=https://twitter.com/VerityRushworth/status/607106066342658048|website=Twitter|accessdate=17 March 2018|language=en|date=6 June 2015|archive-date=2 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102043833/https://twitter.com/VerityRushworth/status/607106066342658048|url-status=live}} is an English actress who has appeared as April Windsor in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 2014.{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/18/exclusive-emmerdales-amelia-flanagan-dancing-to-uptown-funk-is-officially-the-cutest-thing-ever-5204182/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Emmerdale's Amelia Flanagan dancing to Uptown Funk is officially the cutest thing ever|work=Metro|last=Campbell|first=Tina|date=18 May 2015|accessdate=17 March 2018|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015832/https://metro.co.uk/2015/05/18/exclusive-emmerdales-amelia-flanagan-dancing-to-uptown-funk-is-officially-the-cutest-thing-ever-5204182/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/feature/a801189/the-soap-kids-who-stole-the-show/|title=9 soap kids who stole the show, from Emmerdale's April Windsor to Hollyoaks' Tom Cunningham|work=Digital Spy|last=Beresford|first=Adam|date=13 July 2016|accessdate=17 March 2018|archive-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909181637/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/feature/a801189/the-soap-kids-who-stole-the-show/|url-status=live}}
Early and personal life
Flanagan was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, to parents Rachel and Chris Flanagan.{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/coronation-street-hope-isabella-flanagan-13477263|title=Eagle-eyed Coronation Street fans spot a new Hope on the soap|work=Manchester Evening Post|last=Bourne|first=Dianne|date=14 August 2017|accessdate=17 March 2018|archive-date=18 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318054811/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/coronation-street-hope-isabella-flanagan-13477263|url-status=live}} Her younger twin siblings, Isabella and William, have been playing the roles of cousins Hope Stape and Joseph Brown in Coronation Street since 2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a842713/coronation-street-joseph-brown-hope-stape-twins-william-isabella-flanagan/|title=Coronation Street child stars are revealed to be twins – did you notice the resemblance?|work=Digital Spy|last=Davies|first=Megan|date=9 November 2017|accessdate=17 March 2018|archive-date=18 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318060216/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a842713/coronation-street-joseph-brown-hope-stape-twins-william-isabella-flanagan/|url-status=live}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref(s) |
|---|
| 2014
| Best Young Actor | Emmerdale | {{Won}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Best Young Performance | Emmerdale | {{Won}} |
| Inside Soap Awards
| Best Young Actor | Emmerdale | {{Won}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| The British Soap Awards | Best Young Performance | Emmerdale | {{Nom}} |
| Inside Soap Awards
| Best Young Actor | Emmerdale | {{Won}} |
| rowspan=2 | 2017
| Yorkshire Choice Awards | Young Achiever of the Year | Emmerdale | {{Nom}} |
| Inside Soap Awards
| Best Young Actor | Emmerdale | {{Nom}} |
| 2022
| The British Soap Awards | Best Young Performer | Emmerdale | {{Nom}} | {{cite news |title=British Soap Awards 2022! |url=https://www.itv.com/emmerdale/articles/british-soap-awards-2022 |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=ITV |date=21 April 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421155401/https://www.itv.com/emmerdale/articles/british-soap-awards-2022 |url-status=live }} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6558665}}
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Category:English television actresses
Category:English soap opera actresses
Category:English child actresses