Tamsin Olivia Egerton (born Tamsin Olivia Egerton-Dick; 26 November 1988) is a British actress known for her roles as Chelsea Parker in the 2007 film ''

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'', Holly Goodfellow in the 2005 film ''

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'', and

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in the 2011 television series ''

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''.

Early life

Egerton-Dick was born on 26 November 1988 in

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, England, to Michael Dick and wife Nicola Egerton. Her father is a businessman. She began her acting career at age 6, following her older sister, Sophia, to a local youth theatre. Egerton-Dick attended the independent

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, where she reports experiencing bullying due to being a child actor.

Career

In 2001, she played Mary Lennox (as a child) in a

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musical production of ''

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'', and appeared as young Morgaine in the television miniseries ''

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''. She soon chose to shorten her surname to Egerton to improve her career prospects. The following year she played Princess Elenora in the children's television series '' Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land''. Egerton's film debut was as Holly Goodfellow, a precocious vicar's daughter in the black comedy ''

'' (2005). , where she performed a nude scene. Her breakthrough role was as Chelsea, a member of a posh clique in ''

St. Trinian's ''St Trinian's'' is a British gag cartoon comic strip series, created and drawn by Ronald Searle from 1946 until 1952. The cartoons all centre on a boarding school for girls, where the teachers are sadists and the girls are juvenile delinquents ...

'' (2007). She reprised the role in its sequel '' St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold'' in 2009. Two years later, she starred in '' Chalet Girl'' with

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, and

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. In the same year she portrayed

in the historical fantasy drama series ''

''. In 2013, Egerton appeared in

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's biopic '' The Look of Love'' which was based on the life of strip-club owner Paul Raymond.

Personal life

Egerton has been in a long-term relationship with American actor

Josh Hartnett Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series '' Cracker''. He made his feature film debut in 1998 in th ...

, first announced in 2012. They have a daughter (born 2015), a second child (born 2017), and a third child (born 2019). In March 2022, Hartnett revealed he and Egerton had married in November 2021. They reside in

, England.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Egerton, Tamsin 1988 births Living people English television actresses English film actresses English musical theatre actresses Royal Shakespeare Company members English child actresses People educated at Ditcham Park School 21st-century English actresses