Amber Louisa Oatley Beattie (born 22 July 1993) is a former English actress, mainly known for her roles as Lulu Baker in ''

Jinx A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck. The word ''"jynx"'' meaning the bird wryneck and sometimes a charm or spell has been in use in English since the seventeen ...

'' (2009) and as Gretel in ''

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' is a 2006 Holocaust novel by Irish novelist John Boyne. Much like the process he undertakes when writing most of his novels, Boyne has said that he wrote the entire first draft in two and a half days, without ...

'' (2008).

Acting career

Beattie got her big break in the 2008

Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...

film ''

'', where she played the character of the main protagonist's older sister, Gretel. She had previously appeared in the television film ''Empathy''. In 2009 she voiced Claire in the English dub of '' Mr. Baby'' and played Lulu Baker in ''

''. Other television roles include guest appearances on ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

'' (2008), '' Doctors'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), ''

The Sarah Jane Adventures ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC ...

'' (2010)'','' and ''

The Sparticle Mystery ''The Sparticle Mystery'' is a British science fiction television series written and created by Alison Hume and produced by Sparticles Productions for CBBC. The series follows a group of ten children within modern Britain, where an experiment ...

'' (2011).

Personal life

Beattie attended William Tyndale Primary School, underwent secondary education at Stoke Newington School in Hackney, attended La SWAP sixth form in London, and studied

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at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

. While at university she spent a year at

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning Wo ...

, in Canada, as an exchange student. Beattie has an older sister, Daisy, and a younger brother, Ewan.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* English film actresses English television actresses Living people 1993 births 21st-century English actresses Alumni of the University of Leeds {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub