Kerry Danielle Ingram (born 26 May 1999) is an English actress, known for her roles as Shireen Baratheon in the HBO series ''

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'' and Rebecca 'Becky' Sidebottom in the

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series '' Free Rein''.

Career

Before being cast in ''Matilda'', Ingram played a workhouse child in ''

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'' at the

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. From November 2010 to January 2011 she played the title role in the

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's '' Matilda the Musical'' in

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. She was the only original Matilda transferred to the West End cast, where she shared the role with three other girls at the

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. In April 2012, just after departing the show, she received an

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for Best Actress in a Musical. After completing Matilda, she played a small role in

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's film adaptation of '' Les Miserables.'' From 2013 to 2015, Ingram portrayed Shireen Baratheon in the third through fifth seasons of HBO's fantasy TV series ''

''. In 2013, she appeared at the Doctor Who Prom as the Queen of Years, where she sang " The Rings of Akhaten" with Allan Clayton. Other roles include Lois Wren in an episode of '' Doctors'', and a role in the BBC

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of ''

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'' alongside

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and Damian Lewis. From 2017 to 2019 Ingram portrayed series regular Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom in the Daytime Emmy award-winning

original '' Free Rein'' and also reprised the role for two special film episodes.

Personal life

Kerry Danielle Ingram is of Maltese descent, with her grandfather being from Mqabba. Ingram lives in

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. Ingram has a form of

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; having regularly fractured her bones, she requires periodic infusions to increase her bone mass. She received her Maltese citizenship in September 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Radio

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingram, Kerry 1999 births Living people 21st-century English actresses English child actresses English musical theatre actresses English people of Maltese descent English television actresses Laurence Olivier Award winners People from Slough People with osteogenesis imperfecta