Madeleine Harris

{{Infobox person

| name = Madeleine Harris

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = London, England{{Cite news |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/542692/Schoolgirl-talks-of-her-lead-role-in-Paddington-film |title=Schoolgirl talks of her lead role in Paddington film. |last=Henn |first=Peter |date=2 December 2014 |work=Daily Express |access-date=12 April 2016}}

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2012–present

| known_for = Man Down (2013–2016)
Paddington (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017)

Paddington in Peru (2024)

}}

Madeleine Harris (born 28 April 2001) is a British actress, best known for playing Judy Brown in the 2014 live-action and animated adventure fantasy comedy family film Paddington and its sequels - Paddington 2 (2017) and Paddington in Peru (2024). Harris is also known for playing Karen in the British sitcom Man Down.

Life and work

In 2012, Harris got her first professional acting job in the British medical drama and soap opera television series Casualty playing Izzy Forrester who caused a road collision. She appeared in the BBC One television miniseries Me and Mrs Jones and The White Queen.{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11268599/Paddington-schoolgirl-set-for-stardom-after-meeting-Idris-Elba.html |title=Paddington schoolgirl set for stardom after meeting Idris Elba |last=Furness |first=Hannah |date=2 December 2014 |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=12 April 2016}} In 2013, she played Hetty the Vampire in an episode of the British supernatural horror and comedy-drama television series Being Human.{{Cite web |url=http://beinghumanunderground.weebly.com/hettie.html |title=Being Human Underground |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416030658/http://beinghumanunderground.weebly.com/hettie.html |archive-date=16 April 2015 |url-status=unfit |access-date=12 April 2016}} In 2014 and 2017, Harris appeared in the two Paddington Bear movies as Judy Brown.{{Cite news |url=http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/film/paddington-2-everything-you-need-708332 |title=All you need to know about Paddington 2 and its Somerset links |last=Trim |first=Liam |date=31 October 2017 |work=somersetlive |access-date=20 November 2017}} From 2013 to 2016, she played Karen in the British sitcom Man Down.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/man-down-channel-4 |title=Man Down, Channel 4. Promising start for Greg Davies's sitcom. |last=Lee |first=Veronica |date=19 October 2013 |website=Theartsdesk.com |access-date=12 April 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://moodycomedy.co.uk/man-down-series-2 |title=Man Down, Series 2. |last=Moody |first=Becca |date=6 July 2015 |website=Moodycomedy.co.uk |access-date=12 April 2016}} As of 2014, she was still attending school and managed to combine her school work and her acting jobs. Harris has liked other artistic disciplines and has enjoyed writing her own stories since she was young.{{Cite news |url=http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Young-film-stars-host-Q-Hertford-Children-s-Book/story-27868125-detail/story.html |title=Young film stars to host Q&A at Hertford Children's Book Festival |date=25 September 2015 |work=Hertfordshiremercury.co.uk |access-date=12 April 2016}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}