Eleanor Worthington Cox
| Eleanor Worthington Cox | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Eleanor Winifred Worthington Cox 21 June 2001 Crosby, Merseyside, England, UK |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for |
Matilda the Musical The Enfield Haunting |
Eleanor Worthington Cox (born 21 June 2001) is a British child actress from Crosby, Merseyside[1] most known for portraying Matilda Wormwood in Matilda the Musical for which she won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress,[2] and Janet Hodgson in The Enfield Haunting, for which she received a British Academy Television Award nomination.[3] Worthington Cox is the youngest recipient of an Olivier Award award at the age of 10.[4]
Career
Prior to starring in Matilda, she was in the chorus for a Bill Kenwright production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat[5] at the Liverpool Empire.
In September 2011, she was announced to be one four girls playing the lead role of Matilda in Matilda the Musical along with: Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram and Sophia Kiely.[6] She made her debut in October 2011 and performed in the show 2 nights a week. It was a critical success and Matilda was nominated for 10 Olivier awards among the nominations was Best Actress in a Musical for which Demetriou, Ingram, Kiely and Worthington Cox were all nominated. On awards night, Matilda won seven out of the ten nominations. Worthington Cox won Best Actress in a Musical along with her co-stars and currently holds the record for the youngest winner of an Olivier award.[7]
She continued to appear in Matilda until 19 August 2012 this time sharing the role with Demetriou, Hayley Canham, Jade Marner and Isobelle Molloy.[8] After finishing Matilda, she filmed the role of Young Princess Aurora in the 2014 film Maleficent.[9]
In May 2013, she played Scout in a stage production of To Kill a Mockingbird at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, sharing her role with Lucy Hutchinson and Izzy Lee.[10]
From April to August 2015, she played the role of Blousey Brown in a production of Bugsy Malone at the Lyric Hammersmith. This was the debut production following the theatre's reopening after a £16.5 million redevelopment project.[11]
In October 2015, she played Jess in Tomcat, a new play by James Rushbrooke, at Southwark Playhouse, London.[12]
In 2016, she received a British Academy Television Award nomination for her performance in the Sky One mini-series The Enfield Haunting. She was also featured as one of Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow", the film magazine's annual showcase highlighting outstanding young actors from the UK and Ireland.[13]
In 2017, Worthington Cox will star as Cait in Britannia, a new television series from Sky and Amazon.[14]
Personal life
Eleanor Winifred Worthington Cox was born in 2001. She has two elder brothers. She has been training at the Formby School of Performing Arts since the age 2[8] and attends school in Crosby, Merseyside.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Maleficent[9] | Young Princess Aurora | Supporting role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cucumber | Molly Whitaker | 7 episodes |
| The Enfield Haunting | Janet Hodgson | Main role Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2015–16 | Hetty Feather | Polly | 11 episodes |
| 2017 | Britannia | Cait | 10 episodes |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Chorus | Liverpool Empire |
| 2011 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Cambridge Theatre 25 October 2011 – 19 August 2012 |
| 2013 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Scout | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 16 May – 15 June 2013 |
| 2015 | Bugsy Malone | Blousey Brown | Lyric Hammersmith 11 April 2015 – 1 August 2015 |
| 2015 | Tomcat | Jess | Southwark Playhouse 28 October 2015 – 21 November 2015 |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | WhatsOnStage.com Awards | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram and Sophia Kiely) | Matilda the Musical | Nominated |
| 2012 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram and Sophia Kiely) | Won | |
| 2016 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Enfield Haunting | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Formby Schoolgirl Makes History". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ Eleanor Harding (14 September 2011). "Matilda times four: Group of schoolgirls chosen to play lead role in West End musical". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ "2016 TV BAFTA Award Nominees". BAFTA. 2016.
- ↑ Tim Masters (16 April 2012). "Matilda star, 10, is youngest Olivier winner". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ Anita Singh (15 April 2012). "Young stars steal the show as Matilda sets Olivier records". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ "Dahl Day Delights - More Matilda Magic". TimMichin.com. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ Susanna Rustin (16 April 2012). "A Day in the Life of four girls called Matilda". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- 1 2 Tina Miles (17 April 2012). "Olivier Award winning actress Eleanor Worthington Cox to continue her starring role in Matilda until August". Liverpool.com. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- 1 2 Miles, Tina. "Young Formby actress to play Sleeping Beauty in Angelina Jolie's Disney movie Maleficent". LiverpoolEcho.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "To Kill a Mockingbird". Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ Alistair Foster (13 October 2014). "Bugsy Malone to re-open the new Lyric Hammersmith". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ Tomcat. Southwark Playhouse. Retrieved 22 November 2015
- ↑ "Stars of Tomorrow". Screen International. 2016.
- ↑ "Sky and Amazon US announce major new drama co-production". Sky. 3 August 2016.