Robyn Betteridge
{{Short description|English actress}}
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Robyn Betteridge (born 17 August 2011) is an English child actress, model and contortionist. On television, she is best known for her role in the Amazon Prime series My Lady Jane (2024). She also appeared in the BBC One series The Gold (2023–2024) and the Disney+ series The Stolen Girl (2025).
Early life
Betteridge grew up in Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/news/people/10-year-old-actress-will-star-in-amazons-new-fantasy-epic-the-wheel-of-time-3463095|title=10-year-old actress from Lower Stondon will star in Amazon's new fantasy epic The Wheel of Time|work=Biggleswade Today|first=Joanna|last=Gravett|date=18 November 2021|accessdate=17 August 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/news/people/12-year-old-from-lower-stondon-lands-leading-roles-on-prime-video-and-disney-shows-4349566|title=12-year-old from Lower Stondon lands leading roles on Prime Video and Disney+ shows|work=Biggleswade Today|first=Olivia|last=Preston|date=26 September 2023|accessdate=17 August 2024}}
Career
At age 7, Betteridge signed with the modeling agency Kids London. She had gigs with the likes of Next and FatFace. She also took up contortion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.livinglifemagazine.co.uk/post/kids-got-talent-robyn-betteridge-age-7|title=Kids Got Talent - Robyn Betteridge - Age 7|work=Living Life|first=Andrew|last=Martin|date=6 August 2019|accessdate=17 August 2024}}
Filmed in 2019, Betteridge made her television debut as Helga Grinwell in an episode of the 2021 Amazon Prime series The Wheel of Time.{{Cite web|url=https://reactormag.com/the-wheel-of-time-s1-episode-four-review/|title=The Wheel of Time Grapples With Uncertainty in "The Dragon Reborn"|work=Reactor|first=Sylas K|last=Barrett|date=27 November 2021|accessdate=10 April 2025}} In 2023, she and her younger sister Skylar played Marnie Palmer's (Stefanie Martin) daughters in the BBC One drama The Gold.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/national/uk-today/23314058.bbcs-gold-full-cast-will-tv/|title=BBC's The Gold full cast and when it will be on TV|work=Border Telegraph|author=Carlo Simone|date=10 February 2023|accessdate=10 April 2025}} Betteridge also guest starred in an episode of the Disney+ series Willow as a young version of Princess Kit (Ruby Cruz). She received Young Artist Award nominations for both performances in the supporting and guest categories respectively, winning the latter.
Betteridge was then cast in the 2024 Amazon Prime historical fantasy series My Lady Jane as the titular Jane's younger sister Margaret Grey.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/my-lady-jane-cast/|title=My Lady Jane cast: Who stars in the Prime Video period drama|work=Radio Times|first=Abby|last=Robinson|date=27 June 2024|accessdate=17 July 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/robyn-betteridge/|title=Robyn Betteridge|work=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=17 July 2024}} For her performance, Betteridge has been nominated for her third Young Artist Award. This was followed by a role as Josephine "Josie" Thibault in the 2025 Disney+ mystery series The Stolen Girl.{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/the-stolen-girl-review/|title='The Stolen Girl' Is One of the Best Mystery Series Since 'Mare of Easttown'|work=MovieWeb|first=Greg|last=Archer|date=11 April 2025|accessdate=12 April 2025}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2021
| Helga Grinwell | Episode: "The Dragon Reborn" |
| 2023
| Willow | Young Kit | Episode: "Children of the Wyrm" |
| 2023–2024
| The Gold | Palmer's Daughter | 6 episodes |
| 2024
| Margaret Grey | 8 episodes |
| 2025
| Josephine "Josie" Thibault | 5 episodes |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{Ref heading}} |
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| rowspan="2" | 2024
| rowspan="3" | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Youth Artist | The Gold | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" | {{Cite web|url=https://youngartistacademy.info/history/45YAA.html|title=45th YAA - 2024|work=Young Artist Academy|accessdate=10 April 2025}} |
| Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Guest Youth Artist
| Willow | {{won}} |
| 2025
| Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Leading Young Artist | My Lady Jane | {{pending}} | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|11075615}}
- [https://www.spotlight.com/3718-3425-2046 Robyn Betteridge] at Spotlight
- [https://www.instagram.com/robyn.betteridge?igsh=NXJjbm82NzVvNWRi&utm_source=qr Robyn Betteridge] at Instagram
- [https://youtube.com/@robynbetteridge Robyn Betteridge] at YouTube
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Category:Actors from Central Bedfordshire District
Category:Actresses from Bedfordshire