Kerry Ingram
English actress (born 1999)
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::summary English actress (born 1999) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kerry Ingram |
| image | Kerry ingram 2020 1 (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Ingram in 2020 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Slough, Berkshire, England |
| known_for | Game of Thrones |
| Free Rein | |
| Matilda the Musical | |
| occupation | Actress |
| years_active | 2009–present |
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| name = Kerry Ingram | image = Kerry ingram 2020 1 (cropped).jpg | caption = Ingram in 2020 | birth_date = | birth_place = Slough, Berkshire, England | known_for = Game of Thrones Free Rein Matilda the Musical | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2009–present Kerry Danielle Ingram (born 26 May 1999) is an English actress, known for her roles as Shireen Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Rebecca Sidebottom in the Netflix series Free Rein.
Career
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Before being cast in Matilda, Ingram played a workhouse child in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. From November 2010 to January 2011 she played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda the Musical in Stratford-upon-Avon. She was the only original Matilda transferred to the West End cast, where she shared the role with three other girls at the Cambridge Theatre. In April 2012, just after departing the show, she received an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After completing Matilda, she played a small role in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Miserables.
From 2013 to 2015, Ingram portrayed Shireen Baratheon in the third through fifth seasons of HBO's fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. In 2013, she appeared at the Doctor Who Prom as the Queen of Years, where she sang "The Rings of Akhaten" with Allan Clayton. Other roles include Lois Wren in an episode of Doctors, and a role in the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall alongside Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis. From 2017 to 2019 Ingram portrayed series regular Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom in the Daytime Emmy award-winning Netflix original Free Rein and also reprised the role for two special film episodes.
Personal life
Kerry Danielle Ingram is of Maltese descent, with her grandfather being from Mqabba. Ingram lives in Warfield. Ingram has a form of osteogenesis imperfecta; having regularly fractured her bones, she requires periodic infusions to increase her bone mass.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Robin Hood | Village child | Uncredited | |
| 2010 | Burke and Hare | Child thief | Uncredited | |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Turning Women 8 | Cut from final edit | |
| 2018 | Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas | Becky | Netflix original | |
| 2019 | Free Rein: Valentine's Day | Becky | Netflix original | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Doctor Who At The Proms | The Queen of Years | Soloist | |
| 2013–2015 | Game of Thrones | Shireen Baratheon | 10 episodes | |
| 2014 | Doctors | Lois Wren | Episode: "Unsolved Mysteries" | |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Young Alice Williamson | Episode: "Entirely Beloved" | |
| 2016 | Barbarians Rising | Hilde | Episode: "Boudica" | |
| 2016 | Doctors | Hannah Devlin | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | Thronecast | Herself | 1 episode | |
| 2017–2019 | Free Rein | Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom | Season regular (32 episodes) | |
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Theatre
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oliver! | Workhouse child | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | |
| 2010 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Courtyard Theatre | |
| 9 November 2010 29 January 2011 | ||||
| 2011 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Cambridge Theatre | |
| 26 October 2011 12 April 2012 | ||||
| 2017 | Animalphabet | Metro the Gnome | The Fringe, as well as nationwide UK tour | |
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Radio
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| Year | Title | Role | Company | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Jemima Potts | BBC | Original recording | |
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Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | WhatsOnStage.com Awards | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) | Matilda the Musical | ||
| 2012 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) | |||
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References
References
- (26 May 2012). ""Getting ready to go to @LesMiserables filming today on my birthday xxxx :0D x"".
- (1 June 2012). "'Game of Thrones' casts 'Matilda' star".
- (30 January 2013). "Redroofs pupil to star in smash-hit TV series Game of Thrones".
- (6 April 2019). "Kerry Ingram: When I Died on Game of Thrones - IGN".
- Rustin, Susanna. (7 April 2012). "Matilda the musical: Daughters on stage". [[The Guardian]].
- (16 April 2012). "Youngest ever Olivier award winner".
- "Prom 2: Doctor Who Prom".
- "Doctor Who at the Proms".
- "Unsolved Mysteries - Doctors".
- (27 September 2018). "Everything you need to know about Free Rein - the Netflix show filmed in N Wales".
- (16 June 2016). "Game of Thrones actress back for Mqabba feast". Times of Malta.
- Fort, Hugh. "Help Matilda star Kerry Ingram win award". Get Surrey.
- (23 January 2017). "'Barbarians Rising', Roman & Barbarian battle on History TV18".
- "Below the Belt - Doctors".
- (10 December 2010). "Matilda, Courtyard Theatre, review".
- (4 November 2010). "Matilda, A Musical: Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon".
- (25 November 2011). "Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre".
- (29 December 2011). "Review of Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre *****".
- (28 June 2017). "Game Of Thrones star to feature in South Hill Park musical".
- "BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA Sunday 3 April 2011 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".
- "Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award winners".
- Tim Masters. (16 April 2012). "Matilda star, 10, is youngest Olivier winner". BBC.
- "Olivier Winners 2012".
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