Jordana Beatty (born 30 January 1998) is an Australian award-winning actress best known for playing the title role of Judy Moody in the feature film ''

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer ''Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer'' is a 2011 American comedy film based on Megan McDonald's '' Judy Moody'' book series. Directed by John Schultz from a screenplay by McDonald and Kathy Waugh, it introduces Australian actress Jordana Beatty ...

'' and Susan Parks in the 10th anniversary tour of ''

Billy Elliot the Musical ''Billy Elliot: The Musical'' is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a m ...

''.

History

Beatty started acting in 2002, and appeared in Australian television commercials. She has played roles in the ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' and '' All Saints'' television series. She also played the character Rachel in the television series ''

Legend of the Seeker ''Legend of the Seeker'' is an American television series created by Sam Raimi, based on the fantasy novel series ''The Sword of Truth'' by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series ...

''. In 2012, she was nominated for the

Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

as Best Leading Young Actress for her role in the film ''

''. She was also cast to play the title role in '' Eloise in Paris'' alongside

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, but the film was never made. In 2013, she was cast as Optimism in ''

Mind Over Maddie ''Mind Over Maddie'' is an Australian family television series that airs on Disney Channel Australia. The show first aired on 25 February 2013 and stars Jessica Nash as the titular Maddie. As of March 2013, eleven 8 minute episodes have aired. ...

'', a local children's program on

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, and in 2019, she was cast as ballerina Susan Parks in the 10th anniversary Australian tour of ''Billy Elliot the Musical''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1998 births Living people Australian child actresses Australian film actresses Australian television actresses 21st-century Australian actresses {{Australia-film-actor-stub