Emily Burnett

Emily Burnett
Born (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 27)
Cardiff, Wales
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Television

Emily Burnett (born 8 August 1997)[1] is a Welsh actress. From 2017 to 2019, she portrayed the role of Charlie Morris in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground, a role for which she won the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer. In 2020, she portrayed the role of Jas Salford in fellow CBBC series So Awkward. In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.

Early life

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Burnett was born in Cardiff, Wales, where she went on to study art.[2] She has cited her father as an influence for getting into acting, recalling that he introduced her to films at a young age.[3]

Career

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In 2011, Burnett appeared in an episode of the CBBC series The Sparticle Mystery.[4] She made her professional stage debut in a production of Love is the Revolution at the Soho Theatre.[5] A year later, she starred in a production titled Beacons.[3] In 2017, Burnett was cast in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground as Charlie Morris. She stayed in the series until 2019.[6] For her role as Charlie, Burnett was awarded the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer.[7] She then starred in the S4C series Merched Parchus as Cai in 2019.[8] A year later, Burnett was cast as Jas Salford in the CBBC series So Awkward (replacing Ameerah Falzon-Ojo).[6] Later in 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Zadie Stiller.[9] In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Sparticle Mystery Daisy Episode: "The Water Rats"
2017–2019 The Dumping Ground Charlie Morris Main role
2019 Warren Hen 2 Episode: "The Holiday"
2019 Merched Parchus Cai Main role
2020 On the Edge Lauren Episode: "BBW"
2020 Doctors Zadie Stiller Episode: "Wanted"
2020 So Awkward Jas Salford Main role
2020 The Dumping Ground Survival Files Charlie Morris Main role
2021–2022 Hollyoaks Olivia Bradshaw Series regular

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2015 First Love is the Revolution Rdeca Soho Theatre [5]
2016 Karagula Various Various [11]
2016 Beacons Skye Park Theatre [3]
2017 The Snow Queen Gerda Bristol Old Vic [12]
2017 Jack and the Beanstalk Smart Simone Oxford Playhouse [13]
2019 Princess & the Hustler Lorna Bristol Old Vic [14]
2020 The Bee in Me Rachel Bagshaw Unicorn Theatre [15]

Video games

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Year Title Role
2021 Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins[16] Ayesha
2024 Metaphor: ReFantazio Eupha

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 BAFTA Children's Awards Performer The Dumping Ground Won [7]

References

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  1. ^ Still, Harry (8 August 2018). "Happy 21st Birthday to Miss Emily T Burnett!! The love and joy of my life! 🎋🎊🎉🎇✨🎆🎂". Instagram. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ "BAFTA Award-winning Welsh actress revealed as newest Hollyoaks cast member". Nation.Cymru. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Moore, Lucy (16 March 2016). "Exclusive interview with Emily Burnett on Beacons". Female First. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ Kalnejais, Kalnejais (26 October 2015). Love is the Revolution. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781783193004. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Gardner, Lyn (2 November 2015). "First Love Is the Revolution review – Romeo and Juliet, with fur". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Emily Burnett". TresA. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b BAFTA [@BAFTA] (1 December 2019). "Emily Burnett of The Dumping Ground wins the Performer award - another first-time BAFTA winner tonight" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Emily Burnett". Belfield and Ward. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. ^ Writer: Olly Perkin; Director: Nimer Rashed; Producer: David Lewis Richardson (1 June 2020). "Wanted". Doctors. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  10. ^ Hegarth, Tasha (5 July 2021). "Hollyoaks casts award-winning actress Emily Burnett for Prince's return storyline". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. ^ Latham, Rebecca (23 June 2016). "Boldness on a Budget: Karagula at The Styx". Litro. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ^ Gardner, Lyn (12 December 2016). "The Snow Queen review – a shivery, darkly comic delight". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Jack and the Beanstalk". The Stage. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Princess and the Hustler review – a crucial slice of black British history". The Guardian. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. ^ "The Bee in Me review – a bold, challenging tale of childhood fantasy". The Guardian. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  16. ^ "The Lonely Assassins, the new mobile game, is out now". Doctor Who. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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