Madeleine Harris

Madeleine Harris
Born (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23)
London, England[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Known forMan Down (2013–2016)
Paddington (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Paddington in Peru (2024)

Madeleine Harris (born 28 April 2001) is a British actress, best known for playing Judy Brown in the 2014 live-action and animated adventure fantasy comedy family film Paddington and its sequels - Paddington 2 (2017) and Paddington in Peru (2024). Harris is also known for playing Karen in the British sitcom Man Down.

Life and work

In 2012, Harris got her first professional acting job in the British medical drama and soap opera television series Casualty playing Izzy Forrester who caused a road collision. She appeared in the BBC One television miniseries Me and Mrs Jones and The White Queen.[2] In 2013, she played Hetty the Vampire in an episode of the British supernatural horror and comedy-drama television series Being Human.[3] In 2014 and 2017, Harris appeared in the two Paddington Bear movies as Judy Brown.[4] From 2013 to 2016, she played Karen in the British sitcom Man Down.[5][6] As of 2014, she was still attending school and managed to combine her school work and her acting jobs.[2] Harris has liked other artistic disciplines and has enjoyed writing her own stories since she was young.[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Casualty Izzy Forrester Episodes: "Duty of Care" and "Death and Doughnuts"
The Charles Dickens Show Betsy Episode: "Child Labour"
Me and Mrs Jones Poppy Miniseries
2013 Being Human Hetty Episode: "The Trinity"
The Psychopath Next Door Katie Moran Television film
The White Queen Princess Margaret of York Episodes: "The Princes in the Tower" and "The Final Battle"
2013–2016 Man Down Karen 14 episodes
2016 Father Brown Milly Le Broc Episode: "The Missing Man"

References

  1. ^ Henn, Peter (2 December 2014). "Schoolgirl talks of her lead role in Paddington film". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Furness, Hannah (2 December 2014). "Paddington schoolgirl set for stardom after meeting Idris Elba". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Being Human Underground". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Trim, Liam (31 October 2017). "All you need to know about Paddington 2 and its Somerset links". somersetlive. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ Lee, Veronica (19 October 2013). "Man Down, Channel 4. Promising start for Greg Davies's sitcom". Theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ^ Moody, Becca (6 July 2015). "Man Down, Series 2". Moodycomedy.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Young film stars to host Q&A at Hertford Children's Book Festival". Hertfordshiremercury.co.uk. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.[permanent dead link‍]