Elinor Crawley

Elinor Crawley
Born (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 33)[1]
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Elinor Crawley (born 8 November 1991) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her role as Thyri in the television series Vikings and for portraying Cecily of York in The White Queen.

Early life and education

Crawley was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was nine years old.[3] She attended Whitchurch High School[4] and trained at The Workshop, a film and television performance training project that is based in Cardiff.[5]

Personal life

She is a supporter of the charity Diabetes UK.[6] Her sister is a paediatrician.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Submarine Abby Smuts
2014 The Tap Tap Lady Jennifer Short film
2015 Bridgend Laurel
2016 The Thunderers Mari Filming
Victrix Viviane (Lady of the Lake) Pre-production
2019 Burning Men Susie
2020 Glia Catherine Devereux

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Sarah Jane Adventures 'Bubbleshock' advert girl Episode: Invasion of the Bane
2011 Young Dracula School Girl
Tati's Hotel Dizzee
Ideal Jess
2012 Doctors Millie Bowman Episode: The Cat's Meow
World Without End Joan
2013 The White Queen Cecily of York
2013–15 Vikings Thyri Recurring in series 1, guest in series 3
2014 Law & Order: UK Abby Glendon Episode: Hard Stop
2015 Ordinary Lies Sarah-Jane
2023 Steeltown Murders Young Karina Bethell

References

  1. ^ Elinor Crawley [@elinor_crawley] (8 November 2015). "I've been so spoilt this year, thank you to @rebecca12488408 for my gorgeous gluten-free birthday cake! #24" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Elinor Crawley [@elinor_crawley] (8 April 2013). "@SarahBastien1 Yeh I'm from Cardiff :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Crawley, Elinor (13 November 2015). "Take Control this World Diabetes Day". Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Whitchurch High School Governors' Report 2009–10" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Schools for Acting - Cardiff | the Workshop". Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. ^ "ELINOR CRAWLEY". Diabetes UK. Retrieved 23 March 2016.


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