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Pixie Love Davies (born 9 December 2006) is an English actress. Born and raised in England, she began her career in 2012, starring in the
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''. After making her film debut in '' Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger'' (2012), she appeared in several other features, including '' Out of the Dark'' (2014) and ''
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'' (2016). In 2018, she had her
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as Annabel Banks in
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''. Davies also voiced Adel in
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's '' The Magician's Elephant''.


Life and career

Pixie Love Davies was born and raised in England. Davies played her first role in 2012 as Cally Caleigh, the youngest daughter, in the
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's television drama ''
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''. Her performance was well received by critics; for example, ''
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'' called her great, favourably stating that while she was humorous, she "never seem dprecocious". In the same year, Davies made her film debut in
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'' Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger''. She then performed in guest roles before playing Hannah Harriman in '' Out of the Dark'' at age seven. While the film was generally negatively received, Davies' performance garnered praise. '' RogerEbert.com'' said, "Davies is cute enough, she understandably doesn't have much range beyond pouting, and smiling." In 2016, she played the role of Bronwyn Bruntley, a girl who possesses superhuman strength, in
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of ''
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''. The film was released on 30 September 2016, and received generally favourable reviews from critics. Writing for
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, S. Jhoanna Robledo called the cast "pretty strong". In 2018, Davies played her breakout role as Annabel Banks in ''
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'' sequel, ''
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''. The film grossed $349.5 million at the box office and was complimented by critics. The child performances garnered critical acclaim. Rachit Gupta of ''
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'' called them "perfectly cute" and ''
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'' David Rooney wrote that they were exemplary. For their work, she and the cast of ''Mary Poppins Returns'' received an Ensemble Cast Award at the 2019
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. In 2020, Davies was announced to have joined the cast of
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animated film '' The Magician's Elephant''. She will voice Adel, the long-lost sister of protagonist Peter.


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