Daisy Waterstone (born 13 June 1994) is a British actress, best known for playing

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in the

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family drama ''

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''.

Early life

Waterstone was born on 13 June 1994 in Hammersmith,

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, the daughter of film director and producer Rosie Alison and bookshop chain founder Sir

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. She attended Francis Holland School, Sloane Square. Waterstone became a member of the National Youth Theatre when she was thirteen, and later took a one-year foundation course at the Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts before moving on to her acting career.

Career

Waterstone started her professional career on stage at The Pleasance Theatre, Islington, as Lucy/Nibs in the original production of ''Peter Pan Goes Wrong'', followed by playing Susanna Walcott at

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's production of ''

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'', and has also played Emma in '' Rules for Living'' at the Royal National Theatre. In 2014 she appeared as Katie Bowman in two episodes of the TV series '' Silent Witness'', as Beatrice in the TV miniseries ''

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'', and as Clare Leighton in ''

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''. In 2015 she had parts in ''

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'' and ''Dark Was the Night''. From 2015 to 2019, Waterstone played the role of Margo Durrell, a main character in the family comedy drama series ''

'' which ran for four series finishing in May 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

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The Durrells in Corfu: A Day in the Life of Daisy Waterstone
Living people 1994 births 21st-century English actresses English film actresses English television actresses People educated at Francis Holland School National Youth Theatre members {{UK-actor-stub