Meg Bellamy

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| birth_name = Megan Kate Smith

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| birth_place = Leeds, England

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| years_active = 2021–present

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Megan Kate Smith (born 9 October 2002),{{Cite web|last=Radloff|first=Jessica|date=2023-12-14|title=The Crown's Meg Bellamy reveals the secret to acing Kate Middleton's makeup|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/meg-bellamy-the-crown-interview|access-date=2024-05-20|website=Glamour UK|language=en-GB|quote="My middle name is Kate."}}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=Así es Meg Bellamy, la actriz que interpreta a la princesa de Gales en 'The Crown' |url=https://es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com/meg-bellamy-actriz-interpreta-princesa-063819306.html |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Yahoo |language=es-US}} known professionally as Meg Bellamy, is an English actress. She is known for her role as Kate Middleton in the sixth season of the Netflix series The Crown (2023).

Early life

Bellamy was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and moved to Wokingham, Berkshire at age five. Her mother enrolled her in local Stagecoach acting classes from a young age.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/the-crown-kate-middleton-actress-meg-bellamy/|title=Who Is Meg Bellamy, the Actress Playing Kate Middleton in 'The Crown' Season 6?|journal=Marie Claire|first=Quinci|last=LeGardye|date=17 November 2023|accessdate=28 December 2023}} Bellamy attended St Crispin's School, where she served as head girl{{Cite journal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/02/netflixs-crown-has-found-kate-middleton-former-head-girl-making/|title=The Crown has found its Kate Middleton: a former head girl making her on-screen debut|journal=The Daily Telegraph|first1=Craig|last1=Simpson|first2=Hannah|last2=Furness|date=2 September 2022|accessdate=14 September 2023}}{{Cite web |date=September 2021 |title=Open Evening |url=https://www.crispins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Evening-booklet-2021-final-version.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914021228/https://www.crispins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Evening-booklet-2021-final-version.pdf |archive-date=14 September 2022 |accessdate=2 September 2022 |website=St Crispin's School}} and took part in the performing arts,{{Cite journal|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-crown-prince-william-kate-middleton-season-six-actors-casting-filming-st-andrews-megan-bellamy-ed-mcvey-b1068109.html|title=What we know about the stars playing young William, Kate and Harry in The Crown season six|journal=Evening Standard|first=Maddy|last=Mussen|date=20 September 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/who-is-meg-bellamy-kate-middleton-the-crown|title=Who Is Meg Bellamy, the Actress Playing a Young Kate Middleton in The Crown?|journal=Vogue|first=Hayley|last=Maitland|date=4 September 2022|accessdate=27 October 2023}} including productions of Grease and Matilda.{{Cite web |last=Lutkin |first=Aimée |date=14 December 2023 |title=All About Meg Bellamy From Netflix's 'The Crown' |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a45944518/who-is-meg-bellamy/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Elle |language=en-US}}

Career

In September 2022, it was announced Bellamy would make her professional acting debut portraying a young Kate Middleton opposite Ed McVey as Prince William in the sixth and final season of the Netflix biographical series The Crown. Bellamy discovered the casting call through social media,{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Elizabeth|date=11 December 2023|title=Ed McVey, Meg Bellamy, and the Weight of The Crown|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a46064675/meg-bellamy-ed-mcvey-the-crown-interview/|website=Town & Country Magazine}} auditioned shortly after completing her A Levels,{{Cite web |last=Strunck |first=Clara |date=2 February 2024 |title=Secrets of the Stylish: getting ready with Meg Bellamy |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a46622896/secrets-of-the-stylish-meg-bellamy/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Harper's Bazaar |language=en-GB}} and learned she had been cast while working as a mascot at Legoland.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/meg-bellamy-interview-the-crown-kate-middleton-actress/|title=Before I got the role as Kate Middleton in The Crown, I was a red brick at Legoland|journal=The Daily Telegraph|first=Bethan|last=Holt|date=4 November 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023}}{{subscription required}}{{Cite journal |last=Russell |first=Scarlett |date=3 December 2023 |title=Meg Bellamy: I hope I've done Kate justice in The Crown |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/article/meg-bellamy-the-crown-interview-kate-middleton-kbmrs5bnj |journal=The Sunday Times |access-date=10 December 2023}} {{subscription required}} First look images of Bellamy and McVey in costume were revealed in March 2023,{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/gallery/william-kate-the-crown-photos-meg-bellamy-ed-mcvey/|title=When William Meets Kate In 'The Crown': First Photos Of Ed McVey And Meg Bellamy As Royal Couple|journal=Deadline|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=17 March 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023}} and the season was released later that year in November.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2023-10-09 |title='The Crown' Final Season To Launch In 2 Parts; Premiere Dates Set; Watch Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/the-crown-final-season-premiere-dates-two-parts-trailer-1235567735/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009180222/https://deadline.com/2023/10/the-crown-final-season-premiere-dates-two-parts-trailer-1235567735/ |archive-date=9 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Deadline}}

In 2024, Bellamy made her professional stage debut as Jean Purdy in A Child of Science, a play about the creation of IVF, at the Bristol Old Vic with Tom Felton and Adelle Leonce.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/full-cast-including-meg-bellamy-and-adelle-leonce-announced-for-a-child-of-science-world-premiere_1593439/|title=Full cast, including Meg Bellamy and Adelle Leonce, announced for A Child of Science world premiere|website=WhatsOnStage|first=Alex|last=Wood|date=18 April 2024|accessdate=30 May 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/the-crown-kate-middleton-meg-bellamy-a-child-of-science|title=So what comes next for The Crown's Kate Middleton? Meg Bellamy appears in behind-the-scenes snaps for her new play, A Child of Science, as she prepares to make her professional stage debut|journal=Tatler|first=Harriet|last=Johnston|date=1 May 2024|accessdate=30 May 2024}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2021 \| The Prince of Savile Row \| Janice \| Short film
2023 \| The Crown \| Kate Middleton \| 3 episodes (season 6)

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Year

! Title

! Role

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2021

| The Prince of Savile Row

| Janice

| Short film

2023

| The Crown

| Kate Middleton