Eliza Bennett (born 17 March 1992) is an English actress and singer. Her most notable roles have been those of Meggie Folchart in the film ''

Inkheart ''Inkheart'' (german: Tintenherz) is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and the first book of the ''Inkheart'' series, which was continued with ''Inkspell'' (2005) and ''Inkdeath'' (2007). The novel won the 2004 BookSense Book ...

'', Tora in the film ''

Nanny McPhee ''Nanny McPhee'' is a 2005 comedy drama fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, coproduced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels ...

'', Susan in '' From Time to Time'' and Holly Manson in the West End musical ''

Loserville ''Loserville'' is a musical with music and lyrics by James Bourne and Elliot Davis, originally created for Youth Music Theatre UK. The story is based on an album, ''Welcome to Loserville'' from Bourne's second band, Son of Dork. ''Loserville'' ...

''. Bennett starred on the

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

black comedy series ''

Sweet/Vicious ''Sweet/Vicious'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson for MTV. The series revolves around the activities of Jules and Ophelia, two college students who secretly act as vigilantes on-campus that target ...

'' as Jules Thomas. In 2021, Bennett began playing

Amanda Carrington Amanda Carrington is a fictional character from the ABC prime time soap opera ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. She was portrayed by Catherine Oxenberg for two seasons from 1984 to 1986, and then by Karen Cellini for 13 episodes f ...

in the CW series ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Bennett was born and grew up in

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, Berkshire with her older brother and sister and attended

Leighton Park School Leighton Park School is a co-educational Independent school (United Kingdom), independent school for both day and boarding pupils in Reading, Berkshire, Reading in South East England. The school's ethos is closely tied to the Quaker values, havin ...

Career

Film

Bennett landed her first role as Jemima in ''

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' is a 1968 musical-fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel '' Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car'' (1964). The film stars ...

'' at the

London Palladium The London Palladium () is a Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street, London, in the famous area of Soho. The theatre holds 2,286 seats. Of the roster of stars who have played there, many have televised performances. Between 1955 an ...

in 2002 aged nine. She got her first film role playing Princess Arabella in 2004's ''

The Prince & Me ''The Prince & Me'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably and Ben Miller, with Miranda Richardson, James Fox and Alberta Watson. The film focuses on Paige Morgan, a pre-med col ...

''. In 2005 Bennett landed one of her biggest film roles, playing Tora in ''

''. In 2005, she played Hayley in the TV movie ''

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'', Young Anne in the 2006 film ''Victims'', Emily in '' The Contractor'' with

Wesley Snipes Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), ''New Jack City'' (1991), ''White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), ''Passenger 57'' (1992), '' R ...

and television work as Nora in the ''

Agatha Christie's Marple ''Agatha Christie's Marple'' (or simply ''Marple'') is a British ITV (TV network), ITV television programme loosely based on the books and short stories by British crime novelist Agatha Christie. The title character was played by Geraldine McEw ...

'' episode "

By the Pricking of My Thumbs ''By the Pricking of My Thumbs'' is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1968Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. ''Collins Crime Club – A checklist of F ...

". In 2006, Bennett played the role of Meggie Folchart in the film ''

'', based on the novel by

Cornelia Funke Cornelia Maria Funke () (born 10 December 1958) is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 19 ...

. In 2009, she went on to land the role of Susan in

Julian Fellowes Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, (born 17 August 1949) is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, and a Conservative peer of the House of Lords. He is primarily known as the author of s ...

' film '' From Time to Time''. In 2010, Bennett played the role of Kate Anderson in

Johannes Roberts Johannes Roberts (born 24 May 1976) is a British film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed the film ''47 Meters Down'' and its sequel, as well as ''The Other Side of the Door'', '' The Strangers: Prey at Night'' and '' Resident Evil ...

' thriller film '' F'', and appeared in ''

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'' in 2011. In 2012, she portrayed the psychopathic character of Kayleigh in the thriller film ''Confine''; a role for which she received a best supporting actress nomination at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, eventually receiving a distinctive achievement award. and also winning Best Actress Award for Confine at CYIFF 2013 Bennett played Alex/Brittany in the 2015 film ''

H8RZ ''H8RZ'' (pronounced "Haters") is an American mystery drama-thriller film, directed by Derrick Borte, and co-written by Borte and Daniel Forte. It stars Israel Broussard, Abigail Spencer, Jeremy Sisto, Eliza Bennett, Malcolm Mays, and Cary Elwes ...

'' and Agathe Von Trapp in the 2015 film '' The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music''. From 2016 to 2017, Bennett starred as Jules Thomas in ''

''. In 2021, she began playing

in the CW series ''

''.

Music

Bennett performed a song for ''Inkheart'' soundtrack, called "My Declaration", originally written and performed by

Tom Baxter Tom Baxter (born Thomas Baxter Gleave, 29 October 1973) is an English singer-songwriter based in London. He was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and grew up in Camborne Cornwall with his 4 siblings. The second son of Jeff and Julie Gleave (who were r ...

. In 2012, Bennett went back to musical theatre when she was cast as Holly in the West End musical ''

''. This was first performed at the

West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds Playhouse is a theatre in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Having originally opened in 1970 in a different location in Leeds, it reopened as West Yorkshire Playhouse, on Quarry Hill, in March 1990. After a refurbishment in 2018-20 ...

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

, before getting a West End transfer to the

Garrick Theatre The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with ''The Profligate'', a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play ...

in 2012. Bennett released her new EP "Late Twenties" in November 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Other appearances

Music videos

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Eliza 1992 births English child actresses English film actresses English television actresses Living people Actresses from Reading, Berkshire People educated at Leighton Park School English stage actresses 21st-century English actresses 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers