Olive Gray (born Olivia Grant; 3 December 1994) is an English actor, known for portraying Mia Stone in the children's television series ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Gray is the eldest child of '' Fame Academy'' judges and singers David and Carrie Grant. Gray has three siblings, Tylan, Arlo, and Nathan. As a teenager, Gray was diagnosed with

ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inapp ...

, and Gray's siblings also have learning difficulties. Gray studied at Queenswood School, Hertfordshire and then moved to study drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016. Gray identifies as non-binary, as

queer ''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the lat ...

, and prefers

they/them pronouns Singular ''they'', along with its inflected or derivative forms, ''them'', ''their'', ''theirs'' and ''themselves'' (or ''themself''), is a gender-neutral third-person pronoun. It typically occurs with an unspecified antecedent, in sentence ...

Career

In 2005, they made their debut acting appearance in the popular television series '' The Story of Tracy Beaker'' as Alice. In 2007 and 2008 they appeared in ''

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'' as Bernadette Logan, a girl who bullied Abi Branning (

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). In 2009, they made a major appearance, portraying Mia Stone in the TV series of ''

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''. In 2016, Grant played a Yoga Girl in BBC's '' Fleabag''. They appeared in an episode of the sitcom '' Uncle'' in 2017 as Anna. They also appeared as Miranda Keyes in the Paramount+ series '' Halo'' in 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Living people 1994 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Black British actors British non-binary actors English child actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses English LGBT actors LGBT Black British people Queer actors {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub