India Amarteifio

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2013–present

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India Amarteifio (born 17 September 2001) is an English actress.{{Cite magazine |last=March |first=Bridget |date=2023-10-12 |title=India Amarteifio reveals the beauty trick she learned age 12 |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/a45480871/india-amarteifio-inside-my-beauty-bag-video/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-GB}} She began her career as a child actress on the West End. In 2023, she portrayed the title role of the Netflix period drama Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, winning the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series |url=https://naacpimageawards.net/award/actress-in-a-drama-series/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=NAACP Image Awards |language=en-US}}

Early life

India Amarteifio was born in Kingston upon Thames on 17 September 2001, and she grew up in Twickenham.{{Cite journal |last=Bussman |first=Kate |date=12 July 2015 |title=Sylvia Young Theatre School: The youngsters earning fame the hard way |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/11726696/Sylvia-Young-Theatre-School-The-youngsters-earning-fame-the-hard-way.html |journal=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=14 February 2023}}{{subscription required|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215023836/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/11726696/Sylvia-Young-Theatre-School-The-youngsters-earning-fame-the-hard-way.html|archive-date=2023-02-15|url-status=live}}{{Not in citation|date=January 2025}} She is of Ghanaian and German ancestry.{{Cite web |last=Nevins |first=Jake |date=2023-06-02 |title=India Amarteifio on Claustrophobic Corsets and Queen Charlotte |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/india-amarteifio-on-claustrophoic-corsets-and-queen-charlotte |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}} She joined the Richmond Academy of Dance in 2012, through which she auditioned for and earned a scholarship to attend the Sylvia Young Theatre School.{{Cite web|url=https://richmond.academy/spotlight-on-india-amarteifio/|title=India Amarteifio|website=Richmond Academy|first=Nicola|last=Francis|date=2 March 2021 |accessdate=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122200432/https://richmond.academy/spotlight-on-india-amarteifio/ |archive-date=2023-01-22 |url-status=live}}

Career

Amarteifio made her West End debut as young Nala in The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre in 2011. She then appeared in Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre as Hortensia. Amarteifio was in the 2013 original cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the alternating role of Violet Beauregarde. That same year, she made her television debut in the BBC One film Gangsta Granny.{{Cite journal|url=https://screenterrier1.rssing.com/chan-13266720/all_p4.html|title=Gangsta Granny casting news|journal=ScreenTerrier|date=24 October 2013|accessdate=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215023833/https://screenterrier1.rssing.com/chan-13266720/all_p4.html |archive-date=2023-02-15 |url-status=live}}

In 2015, Amarteifio appeared in the miniseries The Interceptor and guest starred in the Doctor Who series 9 episode "The Magician's Apprentice",{{Cite web|url=https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=indiariaamarteifio|title=India Ria Amarteifio|website=Doctor Who Guide|accessdate=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219084555/https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=IndiaRiaAmarteifio |archive-date=2022-12-19 |url-status=live}} both on BBC One, and began starring in the Disney Channel series The Evermoor Chronicles (also known as just Evermoor in some countries) as Lacie Fairburn, a role she would play for both series. She went on to have recurring roles as Roz Huntley's (Thandiwe Newton) daughter Sophie in the fourth series of Line of Duty and Maya Roebuck in the third series of the Sky Atlantic and Canal+ crime drama The Tunnel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.themediaeye.com/News/dadb009a-8f54-468c-9fc4-af4f00c6c2c5|title=Rising Stars: India Amarteifio|website=The Media Eye|date=16 November 2022|accessdate=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215000946/https://www.themediaeye.com/News/dadb009a-8f54-468c-9fc4-af4f00c6c2c5 |archive-date=2023-02-15 |url-status=live}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/queen-charlotte-who-are-corey-mylchreest-india-amarteifio/|title=Who Are Corey Mylchreest and India Amarteifio? 5 Things to Know About the Actors Starring in the 'Bridgerton' Spinoff 'Queen Charlotte'|journal=Us Weekly|first=David|last=Hattan|date=26 September 2022|accessdate=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120121318/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/queen-charlotte-who-are-corey-mylchreest-india-amarteifio/ |archive-date=2023-01-20 |url-status=live}}

Amarteifio made her feature film debut in the 2019 comedy-drama Military Wives. In 2022, she played Nora Randall in the Sky Max science fiction series The Midwich Cuckoos.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/india-amarteifio-bridgerton-young-queen-charlotte-spinoff-bio-instagram-line-of-duty|title=India Amarteifio Will Play Young Queen Charlotte In Bridgerton Spinoff|journal=Bustle|first=Rachel|last=Mantock|date=12 April 2022|accessdate=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122195426/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/india-amarteifio-bridgerton-young-queen-charlotte-spinoff-bio-instagram-line-of-duty |archive-date=2023-01-22 |url-status=live}} The following year, she starred in the leading role of a young version of Golda Rosheuvel's titular character in the Netflix period drama prequel Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bridgerton-prequel-queen-charlotte-cast-india-amarteifio-1235219269/|title='Bridgerton' Prequel at Netflix About Queen Charlotte Sets Full Cast With India Amarteifio in Lead Role|journal=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=30 March 2022|accessdate=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215153720/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bridgerton-prequel-queen-charlotte-cast-india-amarteifio-1235219269/ |archive-date=2023-02-15 |url-status=live}} For her acting performance she was nominated at the NAACP Image Awards and Astra TV Awards.{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Colman Domingo, Keke Palmer, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét Lead NAACP Image Awards Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/2024-naacp-image-awards-nominations-list-1235804254/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{cite press release |url=https://hollywoodcreative.org/press-releases/hollywood-critics-association-reveals-the-nominees-for-the-2023-hca-tv-awards-streaming-edition/ |title=Hollywood Creative Alliance Reveals the Nominees for the 2023 HCA TV Awards Streaming Edition |publisher=Hollywood Creative Alliance |date=July 11, 2023 |access-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208111657/https://hollywoodcreative.org/press-releases/hollywood-critics-association-reveals-the-nominees-for-the-2023-hca-tv-awards-streaming-edition/ |url-status=dead }} She appeared on the 2023 Variety list of 10 Brits to Watch{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/actors/10-brits-to-watch-bella-ramsey-leo-woodall-yasmin-finney-1235488048/|title=Variety Announces 10 Brits to Watch for 2023|journal=Variety|first=Jenelle|last=Riley|date=13 January 2023|accessdate=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120183229/https://variety.com/2023/film/actors/10-brits-to-watch-bella-ramsey-leo-woodall-yasmin-finney-1235488048/ |archive-date=2023-01-20 |url-status=live}} and was named a Bright Young Thing by Tatler.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.tatler.com/bright-young-things-class-of-2023|title=Bright Young Things Class of 2023: Tatler crowns the next generation of glam, gifted actors to watch in the April issue|journal=Tatler|first=Lola|last=Hanover|date=2 March 2023|accessdate=3 March 2023}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2013 \| Gangsta Granny \| Florence \| Television film
rowspan="4" \| 2015 \| The Interceptor \| Hannah / Chloe \| 7 episodes
Doctor Who \| Alison \| Episode: "The Magician's Apprentice"
Hank Zipzer \| Simone Green \| Episode: "Ballot Box Blunder"
Fungus the Bogeyman \| Ella \|3 episodes
2015–2017 \| The Evermoor Chronicles \| Lacie Fairburn \| Main role
2017 \| Line of Duty \| Sophie Huntley \|3 episodes
2017–2018 \| The Tunnel \| Maya Roebuck \| Recurring role (season 3)
2018 \| Unforgotten \| Kaz \| rowspan="2" \| 1 episode
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Sex Education \| Lizzie Peach
Military Wives \| Frankie \|
2022 \| The Midwich Cuckoos \| Nora Randall \| rowspan="2" \| Main role
2023 \| Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story \| Young Queen Charlotte

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2013

| Gangsta Granny

| Florence

| Television film

rowspan="4" | 2015

| The Interceptor

| Hannah / Chloe

| 7 episodes

Doctor Who

| Alison

| Episode: "The Magician's Apprentice"

Hank Zipzer

| Simone Green

| Episode: "Ballot Box Blunder"

Fungus the Bogeyman

| Ella

|3 episodes

2015–2017

| The Evermoor Chronicles

| Lacie Fairburn

| Main role

2017

| Line of Duty

| Sophie Huntley

|3 episodes

2017–2018

| The Tunnel

| Maya Roebuck

| Recurring role (season 3)

2018

| Unforgotten

| Kaz

| rowspan="2" | 1 episode

rowspan="2" | 2019

| Sex Education

| Lizzie Peach

Military Wives

| Frankie

2022

| The Midwich Cuckoos

| Nora Randall

| rowspan="2" | Main role

2023

| Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

| Young Queen Charlotte

= Music videos =

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Year ! Title ! Artist(s) ! class="unsortable" \| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
2023 \| Mosquito \| PinkPantheress \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://people.com/pinkpantheress-mosquito-music-video-yara-shahidi-charithra-chandran-india-amarteifio-8293624\|title=PinkPantheress Shops with Yara Shahidi, Charithra Chandran, India Amarteifio in Adorable 'Mosquito' Video\|last=Bell\|first=Sadie\|date=2023-09-29\|access-date=2024-05-24\|website=People}}
2024 \| End Game \| Cat Burns \|

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Year

! Title

! Artist(s)

! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2023

| Mosquito

| PinkPantheress

| style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://people.com/pinkpantheress-mosquito-music-video-yara-shahidi-charithra-chandran-india-amarteifio-8293624|title=PinkPantheress Shops with Yara Shahidi, Charithra Chandran, India Amarteifio in Adorable 'Mosquito' Video|last=Bell|first=Sadie|date=2023-09-29|access-date=2024-05-24|website=People}}

2024

| End Game

| Cat Burns

Stage

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2009 \| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs \| Dancer \| Richmond Theatre
2011–2012 \| The Lion King \| Young Nala \| Lyceum Theatre, London
2012–2013 \| Matilda the Musical \| Hortensia \| Cambridge Theatre, London
2013 \| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \| Violet Beauregarde \| Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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Year

! Title

! Role

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2009

| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

| Dancer

| Richmond Theatre

2011–2012

| The Lion King

| Young Nala