Scarlett Hannah Hefner (née Byrne; born 6 October 1990)
is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as
Slytherin
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student
Pansy Parkinson in the ''
Harry Potter''
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and as Nora Hildegard in ''
The Vampire Diaries''.
Career
Byrne began her acting career in 2005 in the short film ''CryBaby'',
before portraying Chloe Daniels in an episode of the British TV drama ''
Doctors''.
In 2009, Byrne got the role of
Pansy Parkinson in the sixth film in the ''
Harry Potter'' series, ''
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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'',
before reprising her role in the final two films of the series.
Following the end of the ''Harry Potter'' series, she played Brittany in ''
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter'',
as well as appearing in several short videos written by fellow ''Harry Potter'' actor
Jessie Cave for her website Pindippy.
During 2013, Byrne played the role of Sarah in the short film ''Lashes''.
Byrne became a regular cast member for the fourth season of the sci-fi show ''
Falling Skies''.
She moved to
Vancouver
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for the filming of ''Falling Skies''. While she departs the series at the end of season 4, Byrne reprises the role in the penultimate episode of the series, "Reunion".
In 2015, she joined ''
The Vampire Diaries'' as witch-vampire hybrid, heretic, Nora Hildegard.
Byrne was a major recurring character in the seventh season of the series and appeared in twelve episodes of the season. The character was then killed off in the sixteenth episode along with her fiancé Mary-Louise.
She also had a guest appearance role in an episode of the
MTV comedy series, ''
Mary + Jane''.
In 2017, Byrne played the role of Lisa in the action-thriller film ''Skybound'', alongside
Gavin Stenhouse.
In February 2017, Byrne posed nude for Playboy magazine.
In October 2018, she joined
Evanna Lynch
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Born in County Louth, Ireland, Lynch made her film debut in ''Harry Potter and t ...
and her partner
Keo Motsepe
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Life and career
Motsepe sta ...
on the trios dance in week 4 on ''
Dancing with the Stars.''
In 2019, Byrne portrayed Bronwyn, a witch in
Morgan le Fey
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’s coven in
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’s ''
Runaways.''
Personal life
In August 2015, Byrne became engaged to
Cooper Hefner
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. On 4 November 2019, Byrne and Hefner announced that they had married. On 24 August 2020, Byrne gave birth to their first daughter. On 26 March 2022, she gave birth to twin daughters.
Filmography
Film
Television
Other work
References
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1990 births
21st-century English actresses
Actresses from London
English child actresses
English film actresses
English television actresses
Living people
People from Hammersmith
English female models
Hefner family