Amelia Eve Gibson (born 19 June 2004) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Indira in the

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series '' Jamie Johnson'' (2017–2018) and

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in the

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'' (2019–2022). For her portrayal of Kelly, Gibson won the

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for Best Young Performer in 2022. In November 2022, it was announced Gibson would join the cast of ''

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'' as new companion Ruby Sunday.

Early life

Gibson was born on 19 June 2004 in

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...

. She developed a scar on her left eyebrow from falling down a set of stairs as a baby. From the

Tameside The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, Greater Manchester, River Tame, which flows through the borough, and includes the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Aud ...

village of

Broadbottom Broadbottom is a village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it stands on the River Etherow which forms the border with Derbyshire. Description Home Farm dates from 1604 and Broadbottom Hall from 1680. There wa ...

, she attended the

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Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...

. She took drama classes at

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, where she was spotted by Manchester Media City talent agency Scream Management, who began representing her.

Career

Gibson made her acting debut as Indira Cave in the

television series '' Jamie Johnson''. Gibson went on to star in the second and third series, appearing in a total of 17 episodes. In November 2017, she appeared as Mia in the third episode of the

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drama series ''

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''. In October 2018, she appeared in the three-part

drama series ''

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'' as Lily Duffy, the older sister of character Maxine (Callum Booth-Ford) who realises she is a

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girl. In June 2019, Gibson joined the cast of the ITV soap opera ''

'' as

. Her character was introduced as the daughter of established character

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( Greg Wood) and she originally appeared in five episodes, before returning as a regular character in April 2020. During Gibson's time on the show, her character's storylines have included being involved in a high-profile

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storyline, being found guilty of murder, dealing with the death of her mother

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(Kel Allen) from cancer, and being kidnapped and held captive. For her portrayal of Kelly, she won the award for Best Young Actor at the 2022 British Soap Awards. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the ''Inside Soap'' Awards later that year. In August 2022, it was announced Gibson had decided to leave the soap and that she would depart later in the year. In November 2022, it was announced during the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon that Gibson would join the cast of ''

'' in 2023 as Ruby Sunday, the companion of the

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, portrayed by

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Filmography

Television

Stage

Radio

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Millie Living people 2004 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Greater Manchester Actresses from Oldham English child actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses People from Tameside (district)