Skye Lourie
{{Short description|New Zealand-British actress}}
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| birth_name = Skye Josephine Marshall Lourie
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = New Zealand
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{marriage|Joe Drake|2022}}
| children =
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| yearsactive = 2010–present
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Skye Josephine Marshall Lourie (born 15 December 1990) is a New Zealand-British actress and playwright. She is known for her role as Elizabeth of Weymouth in the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010). Her films include The Holding (2011) and Farming (2018).
Early life
Lourie was born in New Zealand, and grew up in Tuscany and Perthshire near the coast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/news/2012/09/a-cup-of-tea-with-donnys-brain-actor-skye-lourie/|title=A cup of tea with... Donny's Brain actor Skye Lourie|website=Hampstead Theatre|date=26 September 2012|accessdate=5 June 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/17443|title=TEDxUAL - Theme: State of the Art|website=TED|date=2016|accessdate=5 June 2023}} She attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire and Hurtwood House in Surrey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurtwoodhouse.com/alumni/hall-of-fame/|title=Hall of Fame - Alumni|website=Hurtwood House|accessdate=5 June 2023}}
Career
Lourie was 18 when she was cast in her debut television role as Elizabeth of Weymouth in the miniseries adaptation of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, which aired in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oprah.com/entertainment/the-pillars-of-the-earth-cast-and-character-guide/all|title=The Pillars of the Earth Cast|website=Oprah|date=9 April 2010|accessdate=5 June 2023}} This was followed in 2011 by her feature film debut in The Holding. She also appeared in Guinea Pigs. She guest starred in an episode of the series Hustle (2012). In 2011, she featured in the music video "Time", written by drum-and-bass duo Chase & Status' for their second studio album, No More Idols.{{Cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=22829|title = Time by Chase & Status - Songfacts}}
In 2015, Lourie played Bethany Tull in the Syfy television film Lake Placid vs. Anaconda. She wrote and starred in a play titled Elsie Thatchwick, which ran at the Edinburgh Fringe Fringe Festival as well as the Latchmere in London. Lourie worked with director Jamie Patterson on the films Star Dogs (2020) and God's Petting You (2022).
Personal life
Lourie married Joe Drake in July 2022 in Tuscany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfisZJiIERo/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==|title=Groovy times|author=Skye Lourie|via=Instagram|date=3 July 2022|accessdate=5 June 2023}} She co-founded a London-based catering company with fellow actress Grace Carter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.graceandskye.com/catering|title=Bespoke Catering UK|website=Grace & Skye|accessdate=5 June 2023}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Hannah | |
| 2012
| The Facility | Carmen | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Jess | |
| Starvecrow
| Skye |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Farming | Paula | |
| Tracks
| Mia | |
| 2022
| God's Petting You | Tattoo Girl |
| TBA
| Kinked | | Anthology |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| Elizabeth of Weymouth | 8 episodes |
| 2012
| Hustle | Kat Farmer | Episode: "Curiosity Caught the Kat" |
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| Uncle | Belle | 1 episode |
| Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
| Bethany Tull | Television film |
| No Offence
| Jogger | 1 episode |
| 2018
| Hard Sun | Rebecca Leaver | Episode: "Can You Hear Him Now?" |
| 2020
| Star Dogs | Arana | Television film |
| 2021
| Katie | Pilot |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Song
! Year ! Artist ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| "Time"
| 2011 | |
| "Ashes"
| 2018 | St. Blue | |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| Donny's Brain | Flea | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| 2013
| Nothing is the End of the World | Jessica Shaw | rowspan="2" | Finborough Theatre, London |
| 2014
| Everyday Maps for Personal Use | Maggie |
| 2018
| Elsie Thatchwick | Elsie | Playwright |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|3913331}}
- [https://www.spotlight.com/profile/6298-9087-3445 Skye Lourie] at Spotlight
- [https://actors.mandy.com/uk/view.php?uid=447418 Skye Lourie profile at Mandy Actors]
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Category:21st-century New Zealand actresses
Category:21st-century Scottish actresses
Category:21st-century Scottish dramatists and playwrights
Category:New Zealand expatriates in Italy
Category:New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:New Zealand people of Scottish descent
Category:Actors educated at Hurtwood House
Category:Actors educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts