Annabelle Davis

Annabelle Davis
Born (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27)
Peterborough, England[1]
EducationSawtry Village Academy
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Height104 cm (3 ft 5 in)
Parent(s)Warwick Davis (father)
Samantha Davis (mother)
RelativesPeter Burroughs (grandfather)

Annabelle Davis (born 28 March 1997)[2] is a British actress. She portrayed Sasha Bellman in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground from 2015 to 2022, and from 2023, she began to play Lacey Lloyd in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She is the daughter of Warwick Davis and Samantha Davis.

Early life and education

Davis is the only daughter of Samantha Davis (née Burroughs) and actor Warwick Davis. She has a younger brother, born in 2003. She also had an older brother Lloyd, who died in infancy at nine days old. Davis inherited spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita from her father.[3]

Davis attended Sawtry Village Academy, where she took A-Levels in Media, Textiles, Art and IT.[4][5] In June 2018, she was announced as a patron for the Young People Counselling Service. She is the namesake of their first community hub.[6]

Career

In 2011, Davis appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 as a Naughty Goblin. She then joined the CBBC series The Dumping Ground as Sasha Bellman in 2015.[7] She reprised the role of Sasha in spin-off series The Dumping Ground: I'm..., a webisode series.[8] She has also appeared in two Star Wars films alongside her father.[citation needed] In 2022, Davis joined the cast of the Disney+ series Willow, a sequel to the 1988 film of the same name, as Mims, the daughter of the titular character played by Davis' father. [9] After the series was cancelled in March 2023,[10] Davis said the show "was the most magical adventure."[11] The series was later removed from Disney+ on 26 May 2023.[12] After her final appearance on The Dumping Ground had aired in 2022, it was announced that Davis had been cast as Lacey Lloyd in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She made her debut appearance in 2023.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Naughty Goblin Uncredited role
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Extra
2015 Modern Times Herself
Piers Morgan's Life Stories
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Creature Performer[14]
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dodibin

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015–2022 The Dumping Ground Sasha Bellman Main role (seasons 3–9)
2016–2021 The Dumping Ground: I'm... Main role
2017–2018, 2022 Saturday Mash-Up! Herself 4 episodes
2022–2023 Willow Mims Ufgood 2 episodes
2023–2024 Hollyoaks Lacey Lloyd 70 episodes
2023 The Witcher Warrior Walking with Pitch Pork Episode: "Shaerrawedd"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Royal Television Society NTEB Awards 2018 Performance of the Year The Dumping Ground Won [15]

References

  1. ^ Craig, Jeananne (18 April 2014). "Interview: Warwick Davis escapes with the family in TV series". Peterborough Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Annabelle Davis on Twitter". twitter.com.
  3. ^ McGrath, Nick (31 March 2012). "Warwick Davis: My family values". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ Gurney, Alison (2015). "Meet the Cast The Bristol Hippodrome Panto Family". ATG Tickets. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ Bridgeman, David (25 June 2015). "Sawtry GCSE and A Level Art Exhibition". Sawtry Village Academy. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ^ Dennett, Simon (18 June 2018). "YPCS is proud to announce a new charity patron". YPCS Linked Inn. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Neil Morrissey and Charlie Brooks to star in series three of The Dumping Ground". BBC Media Centre. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ^ "The Dumping Ground I'm...Sasha". Radio Times. 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. ^ Davids, Brian (2 December 2022). "'Willow' Star Warwick Davis Took Inspiration from Mark Hamill's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Performance". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. ^ Otterson, Joe (15 March 2023). "'Willow' Will Not Return for Season 2 at Disney+". Variety. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  11. ^ Davis, Annabelle (16 March 2023). "Willow was the most magical adventure. To see my Dad back in that iconic blue tunic and have the opportunity to stand alongside him with my brother was an honour". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  12. ^ Chan, J. Clara (2 June 2023). "Disney Takes $1.5B Write-Down After Removing Shows Off Disney+ and Hulu". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  13. ^ Lewis, George (9 December 2022). "Hollyoaks cast Annabelle Davis as newcomer Lacey Lloyd". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  14. ^ McPhee, Rod (21 December 2015). "The Force Awakens star Warwick Davis on 30 years of Star Wars and hanging out with Luke Skywalker". mirror.co.uk.
  15. ^ "RTS NTEB Awards Performance of the Year winner". Royal Television Society. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.