Hannah Francesca Katie Dodd (born 17 May 1995) is an English actress and model. She began her career in modeling and trained as a dancer before starring in the

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teen series ''

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'' (2018–2020). She has since appeared in the

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film ''

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'' (2022). She is set to play Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child, in the period drama ''

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'', also on Netflix.

Early life

Dodd was born in

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and grew up in Leavenheath on the

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–

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border. She attended Ormiston Sudbury Academy. She has been dancing since she was two years old. She took a course at Evolution Foundation College, of which she is now a patron, before going on to graduate with a

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in Theatre Dance from the

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in 2017.

Career

Dodd began her career in modeling and was 16 when she signed with

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, using the money she made from it to fund her dance training. She modeled for

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, Boden, and

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in 2014 when she was 19 alongside

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. In 2018, Dodd made her television debut in the

series ''

'' and ''

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'' as Thea Raphael, a main role, and Sophia Fitzwilliam, a recurring role respectively. She played Sandra, the illusionary adult form of Sprite in the 2021

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-directed

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film '' Eternals''. The following year, Dodd appeared as a young version of

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's character during her university years in the 2022

miniseries ''

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''. Also in 2022, Dodd played

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in the Netflix film ''

'' and Corinne Foxworth in ''Flowers in the Attic: The Origin'', a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel '' Garden of Shadows''. In May 2022, it was announced Dodd would replace

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in third series of the

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-produced

period drama ''

'' as Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

References

External links

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