Annabelle Davis
{{Short description|British actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Annabelle Davis
| image =
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| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|03|28}}
| birth_place = Peterborough, England{{cite news|url=http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/what-s-on/latest-leisure-lifestyle/interview-warwick-davis-escapes-with-the-family-in-tv-series-1-6004314|title=Interview: Warwick Davis escapes with the family in TV series|work=Peterborough Telegraph|last=Craig|first=Jeananne|date=18 April 2014|accessdate=20 February 2016|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826171940/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/whats-on/interview-warwick-davis-escapes-with-the-family-in-tv-series-1-6004314|url-status=dead}}
| education = Sawtry Village Academy
| parents = Warwick Davis (father)
Samantha Davis (mother)
| relatives = Peter Burroughs (grandfather)
| occupation = Actress
| height = 104 centimetres
| yearsactive = 2011–present
}}
Annabelle Davis (born 28 March 1997){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AnnabelleLDavis/status/581746112366796800|title=Annabelle Davis on Twitter|work=twitter.com}} is a British actress. She portrayed Sasha Bellman in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground from 2015 to 2022, and from 2023, she began to play Lacey Lloyd in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She is the daughter of Warwick Davis and Samantha Davis.
Early life and education
Davis is the only daughter of Samantha Davis (née Burroughs) and actor Warwick Davis. She has a younger brother, born in 2003. She also had an older brother Lloyd, who died in infancy at nine days old. Davis inherited spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita from her father.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/mar/31/warwick-davis-my-family-values|title=Warwick Davis: My family values|work=The Guardian|last=McGrath|first=Nick|date=31 March 2012|accessdate=20 February 2016}}
Davis attended Sawtry Village Academy, where she took A-Levels in Media, Textiles, Art and IT.{{cite news|url=http://www.atgtickets.com/blog/meet-the-cast--the-bristol-hippodrome-panto-family/|title=Meet the Cast The Bristol Hippodrome Panto Family|work=ATG Tickets|last=Gurney|first=Alison|date=2015|accessdate=1 October 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001210157/http://www.atgtickets.com/blog/meet-the-cast--the-bristol-hippodrome-panto-family/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sawtryva.org/sawtry-gcse-and-a-level-art-exhibition/|title=Sawtry GCSE and A Level Art Exhibition|work=Sawtry Village Academy|last=Bridgeman|first=David|date=25 June 2015|accessdate=1 October 2016|archive-date=31 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331114226/http://www.sawtryva.org/sawtry-gcse-and-a-level-art-exhibition/|url-status=dead}} In June 2018, she was announced as a patron for the Young People Counselling Service. She is the namesake of their first community hub.{{cite news|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ypcs-proud-announce-new-charity-patron-simon-dennett|title=YPCS is proud to announce a new charity patron|work=YPCS Linked Inn|last=Dennett|first=Simon|date=18 June 2018|accessdate=29 June 2018}}
Career
In 2011, Davis appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 as a Naughty Goblin. She then joined the CBBC series The Dumping Ground as Sasha Bellman in 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/dumping-ground-morrissey-brooks|title=Neil Morrissey and Charlie Brooks to star in series three of The Dumping Ground|work=BBC Media Centre|date=30 July 2014|accessdate=20 February 2016}} She reprised the role of Sasha in spin-off series The Dumping Ground: I'm..., a webisode series.{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dyxv2w/the-dumping-ground--series-4---2-im-sasha|title=The Dumping Ground I'm...Sasha|work=Radio Times|year=2016|accessdate=20 February 2016}} She has also appeared in two Star Wars films alongside her father.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
In 2022, Davis joined the cast of the Disney+ series Willow, a sequel to the 1988 film of the same name, as Mims, the daughter of the titular character played by Davis' father. {{cite news |last1=Davids |first1=Brian |title='Willow' Star Warwick Davis Took Inspiration from Mark Hamill's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Performance |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/willow-warwick-davis-took-inspiration-mark-hamill-last-jedi-1235274302/amp/ |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2 December 2022}} After the series was cancelled in March 2023,{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2023-03-15 |title='Willow' Will Not Return for Season 2 at Disney+ |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/willow-series-canceled-disney-plus-1235555335/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Davis said the show "was the most magical adventure."{{Cite web|author=Davis, Annabelle |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Willow was the most magical adventure. To see my Dad back in that iconic blue tunic and have the opportunity to stand alongside him with my brother was an honour |url=https://twitter.com/annabelleldavis/status/1636466633353863178?s=46 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}} The series was later removed from Disney+ on 26 May 2023.{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=J. Clara |date=2023-06-02 |title=Disney Takes $1.5B Write-Down After Removing Shows Off Disney+ and Hulu |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-write-down-removing-shows-disney-plus-hulu-1235506474/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
After her final appearance on The Dumping Ground had aired in 2022, it was announced that Davis had been cast as Lacey Lloyd in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She made her debut appearance in 2023.{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=George |title=Hollyoaks cast Annabelle Davis as newcomer Lacey Lloyd |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a42198178/hollyoaks-annabelle-davis-lacey-lloyd/ |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=Digital Spy |publisher=(Hearst Communications) |date=9 December 2022}}
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Naughty Goblin | rowspan="2" | Uncredited role |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Extra | |
| rowspan="3" | 2015 | Modern Times | rowspan="2" | Herself | |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | |||
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Creature Performer{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/force-awakens-star-warwick-davis-7053210|title=The Force Awakens star Warwick Davis on 30 years of Star Wars and hanging out with Luke Skywalker|first=Rod|last=McPhee|date=21 December 2015|work=mirror.co.uk}} | ||
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Dodibin |
Television
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2015–2022
| rowspan="2" |Sasha Bellman |Main role (seasons 3–9) |
| 2016–2021
|Main role |
| 2017–2018, 2022
|Herself |4 episodes |
| 2022–2023
|Mims Ufgood |2 episodes |
| 2023–2024
|70 episodes |
| 2023
|Warrior Walking with Pitch Pork |Episode: "Shaerrawedd" |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 2018
| Royal Television Society NTEB Awards 2018 | Performance of the Year | The Dumping Ground | {{won}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6658958}}
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from Peterborough
Category:British child actresses