Kíla Lord Cassidy is a British-Irish child actress. She is the daughter of Irish actress

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and English actor

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. she made her feature-length film debut in '' The Doorman'' (2020). Her film roles have included a breakthrough performance as Anna the Fasting girl in Ireland-set period drama film '' The Wonder'' (2022), for which she received a nomination for Breakthrough Performance at the

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in December 2022.

Career

She made her film debut in the 2020 feature '' The Doorman'', as Lili at the age of nine year-old. In 2021, she could be seen as Caitlin, the daughter of

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in the British television series ''

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''. She had a breakthrough role when she was 13 years-old and starred as Anna the Fasting girl, in the 2022 film '' The Wonder'', alongside

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. However, Lord Cassidy was unable to attend the film premiere as it revived an age 15+ certification. For her performance in the film she received a nomination at the

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in December 2022. In 2024, she completed filming on upcoming period film '' Savage House'', in which she appears alongside

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and

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. She also filmed boxing drama '' Salvable'', alongside

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, in the spring of 2024. She has a voice acting role in 2025 animated film ''Spiked'', which was produced in Luxembourg, and in which British actor

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also appears in a voice acting role.

Personal life

She is the daughter of actress

and actor

. She has one brother.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lord Cassidy, Kila Date of birth unknown Living people British film actresses British child actresses British television actresses Irish child actresses Irish film actresses Irish television actresses