Annes Elwy

Annes Elwy
Born (1992-06-07) 7 June 1992 (age 32)
Penarth, Wales
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Annes Elwy (born 7 June 1992) is a Welsh actress, known for her screen roles in both English and Welsh language productions.[1]

Biography

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She starred as Beth March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women.[2]

She was brought up in Penarth, went to school in Barry,[3] and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff.[4] In 2018 she was nominated for the Best Actress award at the BAFTA Cymru awards ceremony, losing to Eve Myles.[5] She was nominated as one of Variety's "10 to watch".[6]

Her theatre work has included productions of The Crucible at Bristol Old Vic, YEN at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, and No Other Like Today/Diwrnod Heb Ei Debyg with the National Youth Theatre of Wales.[7] Her performance in the 2021 Welsh language horror Gwledd/The Feast has been described as "captivating and magnetic".[8]

She has been critical of the decision to film two versions of some Welsh television programmes in both Welsh and English, saying "it's bizarre ... because we’re so open to watching foreign language productions".[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Passing Sara [10]
2017 King Arthur: Excalibur Rising Ada
2018 Apostle Sinead Uncredited role
2021 The Toll Catrin
Gwledd (The Feast) Cadi
Sunlight Angharad Short film
2023 Y Sŵn Meinir Ffansis

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Electric Dreams Young Irma Episode: "Impossible Planet"
Little Women Beth March Mini-series, 3 episodes[11]
2019 Hidden Mia Owen 6 episodes
2022 Y Golau (The Light in the Hall) Greta 6 episodes[12]
2023 Wolf Lucia 6 episodes
2024 Bariau Elin James 6 episodes

References

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  1. ^ John Davies (29 January 2020). "Hidden, with Penarth actress Annes Elwy returns to BBC One Wales this February". Penarth View. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ Lawrence, Ben (29 December 2017). "Little Women, episode 3 review: poignant, funny, and the single best thing on TV this Christmas". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "The vastness of the Vale of Glamorgan". Visit Wales. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "A Busy Year for Annes Elwy « #RWCMD". Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2018 Cymru Actress | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ^ Variety Staff; Staff, Variety (19 February 2018). "Variety Lights Up London Honours Bash With 10 Brits to Watch". Variety. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Annes Elwy". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. ^ Muriel Del Don. "Review: The Feast". Cineuropa. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Trend towards filming Welsh language productions in English as well 'bizarre' says The Feast actress". Nation Cymru. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. ^ Daniel Bissett (12 August 2017). "Première of the gripping, dramatic film Yr Ymadawiad". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Annes Elwy". IMDb. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  12. ^ The Light in the Hall, retrieved 29 December 2022
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