Fay Masterson (born 15 April 1974) is an
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actress and voice actress. She is best known for her roles as Head Girl in ''
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
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,
Andrea Garnett in ''
The Last Ship'' and Gail Jones in ''
Fifty Shades Darker (film)'' and ''
Fifty Shades Freed (film)
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''.
Career
Masterson's performance career began as a dancer which she gave up at age 11 after being cast in ''The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking''. Masterson started her acting career as a child actress at age 14 with her first appearance as Head Girl in "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking", a fantasy-adventure, musical, family film based on the books by the late
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-t ...
. Fay originally auditioned for the role of Pippi Longstocking, but the role went to her former co-star
Tami Erin
Tamara Erin Klicman (born July 8, 1974), known professionally as Tami Erin, is an American former actress, model, singer, and fashion designer. She is best known for her role as Pippi Longstocking in the 1988 movie ''The New Adventures of Pippi ...
. Ken Annakin liked her so much that he wrote the part of the head girl at the children's home just for her.
Since then she has appeared in over twenty-five films and over thirty-five television productions.
She has additionally voiced characters in several video games.
[
In 1986 she was interviewed by a stand-in presenter ]Kenneth Williams
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on the British tv show Wogan
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.
These roles include guest appearances on the television series '' Jupiter Moon'' (1990 and 1996), '' Casualty'' (1993),[ '' Game On'' (1996) and '']The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
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'' (1991).
She has appeared in American films including '' The Power of One'' (1992), '' The Man Without a Face'' (1993) and ''A Christmas Carol
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'' (2009).
Filmography
Partial television work
Partial video-game work
References
External links
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Fay Masterson
at Instagram
English emigrants to the United States
Living people
English child actresses
English film actresses
English television actresses
English voice actresses
English video game actresses
1974 births
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