Coral Amiga is an English actress and screenwriter born in London. She is best known for her portrayal of Vorena the Elder, in the

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''. After attending

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, she went on to receive a bachelor's degree at

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. The miniseries ''

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'', in which she played the role of Mattie, was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2014. In 2020 Amiga wrote and starred in a short horror thriller, ''MJ'', directed by Jamie Delaney which was screened at the

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, the

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, and the

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. Also in 2020 Amiga and Nicole Hartley wrote, and starred in, a short film called ''Bored'' that was directed by Georgia Oakley. It was a TV pilot that was selected for the 2020

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, until the festival was cancelled, but did continue to receive positive reviews from critics including going on to win the Best Series at the London Short Series Festival and being awarded a

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Staff Pick. Hartley and Amiga collaborated on a further short film, ''Bug'', for Hulu’s ‘Bite Size Halloween’ in 2022.

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* Living people English television actresses Actresses from London People educated at The American School in London New York University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-actor-stub