Mya-Lecia Naylor (6 November 2002 – 7 April 2019) was an English actress, model and singer, known for her roles as Fran in the

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series’ ''

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'' and Mya in ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Naylor was born on 6 November 2002 in

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, England to Zena and Martin Naylor. She lived in

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in the

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with her parents and three younger siblings, Ellis, Oscar and Angel Naylor. Ellis was also an actor. She was educated at

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and

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Career

Naylor's first television role was in 2004 in ''

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'' as Jane. In 2011, she played Tati in ''Tati's Hotel'' and appeared in an episode of '' Cartoonito Tales'' as Little Red Riding Hood. In 2012, she appeared in two episodes of '' The Last Weekend''. She then appeared in the film, ''

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'' as Miro. She appeared in ''Code Red'' as Miriam in 2013, and ''Index Zero'' in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, she appeared in ''

'' as Fran. In 2015, she played Samantha Reasonable in the radio play ''Mr Reasonable''. In 2019, she played Mya in CBBC's musical drama, ''

''. Naylor was a member of the band Angels N' Bandits.

Death

Naylor was found hanging in a marquee at her home on 7 April 2019 by her mother and was in cardiac arrest when emergency services were called to the address at 10:00am; Naylor was pronounced dead at 11:30am the same day at

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. Naylor's father stated that his daughter "had not been her normal self" due to stress of her upcoming GCSEs and was also grounded and banned from attending a party; Naylor's father also added his belief "she was just making some sort of point" and "did not mean to do it", calling it "a silly spur of the moment thing." Croydon Coroner's Court investigated the cause of her death and in September 2019, assistant coroner Toby Watkin believed Naylor did not intend to end her life and ruled that Naylor's death was

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. A memorial service for Naylor was held at Our Lady of The Annunciation Catholic Church in Croydon on 19 May 2019.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Naylor, Mya-Lecia 2002 births 2019 deaths 21st-century British actresses Accidental deaths in London Actresses from London Actresses from Warwickshire Deaths by hanging English child actresses English child singers English film actresses English television actresses People educated at Royal Russell School People from South Norwood British people of Jamaican descent 21st-century English women 21st-century English people