Emily Joanna Carey (born 30 April 2003) is an English actor. She began her career as a child actor on stage and in the

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soap opera ''

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'' (2014–2017, 2021). She went on to play young versions of characters, such as

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in ''

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'' (2017),

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in ''

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'' (2018), and

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in the

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fantasy series ''

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'' (2022). She also appeared in

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teen series '' Get Even'' (2020).

Early life

Carey was born in the

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. Her family is in the theatre industry. When Carey was as young as three she would help her grandmother, a former West End wardrobe mistress, pair socks backstage. She was scouted by an agent when she was eight. She was invited by

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, whom she met through ''The Sound of Music'', to take weekend acting classes at his MX Masterclass, of which she is now a patron.

Career

Carey began her career in 2013 in the West End production of ''

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'' at the

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and as Marta von Trapp in the

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-nominated ''

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'' at Regents Park Open Air Theatre. The following year, Carey joined the cast of ''

'' as Grace Beauchamp, a role she would play until 2017 and reprise in 2021. She also appeared in the video for

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and

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's cover of "

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". She played Mary Conan Doyle in the

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''. Carey was listed in a ''

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'' article as one of the top five child stars of 2016. Carey made her feature film debut as young

(Wonder Woman) in the 2017

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film ''

''. This was followed by a role as young

in the 2018 ''

'' reboot film. She signed with

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in 2019. In 2020, Carey played Mika Cavanaugh in BBC iPlayer teen series '' Get Even'', which was distributed internationally on

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, as well as the titular

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in the film '' Anastasia: Once Upon a Time'', also on Netflix. She voiced

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and Mila in the animated films '' Where is Anne Frank'' and ''

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'' respectively. In July 2021, it was announced Carey had been cast as young

(later played by

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) in the 2022

fantasy series ''

'', a ''

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'' prequel and adaptation of

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's fictional history book '' Fire and Blood''. She also portrayed Teen Wendy in the film adaption of Laurie Fox's novel '' The Lost Girls''.

Personal life

Carey identifies as

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and uses "she/they" pronouns. Carey helped

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launch the #MyBrave campaign. As of October 2022, she is in a relationship with musician Kellimarie Willis, who performs in the band

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Stage

Video games

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carey, Emily Living people 2003 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London English television actresses English soap opera actresses English film actresses English stage actresses English musical theatre actresses English child actresses IMG Models models English LGBT actors People from the London Borough of Barnet Queer actresses