Georgie Henley

Georgie Henley

Henley at the UK premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Born Georgia Laura Henley
9 July 1995 (1995-07-09) (age 15)
Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Website
http://www.GeorgieHenley.com

Georgia Laura "Georgie" Henley (born 9 July 1995) is an English child actress. She is known for her portrayal of Lucy Pevensie in the The Chronicles of Narnia film series, for which she won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth Female in a Lead or Supporting Role in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2005.[1]

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Career

Henley made her debut as Lucy Pevensie in 2005 film The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, based on the C.S. Lewis novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The film grossed $745,011,272 worldwide.[2] Henley has won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth Female in a Lead or Supporting Role and the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Age Ten or Younger in 2006.[3]

Henley reprised her role of Lucy Pevensie in the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2008 sequel Prince Caspian.[4] She will also star as Lucy Pevensie in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, due in 2010.[5]

Since the release of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Henley has appeared in the stage play Babes in the Wood at her local theatre group, which ran from 27 January to 4 February 2006. She also appeared as the young Jane Eyre in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre.[6]

The filming for her upcoming movie,The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is complete. Filming for this project began in July, and was expected to finish in November 2009, but was stretched to March 2010. The film is set to be released on 10 December 2010.

Personal life

Henley was born on 9 July 1995, to Helen Henley Wone and Mike Henley, and has two older sisters, Rachael and Laura.[6] Rachael played the older version of Lucy Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.[6] She lives in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, and attends Bradford Grammar School, where she is a member of the Ilkley Upstagers' Theatre Group.[6]

Henley is a supporter of SOS Children's Villages, an international orphan charity providing homes and mothers for orphaned and abandoned children.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lucy Pevensie Main Role
2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Jane Eyre Young Jane Eyre 2 episodes

Nominations

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Phoenix Film Critics Society Past Winners". December 20, 2005. http://cinemaclips.com/PFCSarchive.htm. Retrieved February 2, 2007. 
  2. ↑ The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe gross revenue
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Georgie Henley at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ "Caspian to be second Narnia movie". BBC. 2006-01-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4625478.stm. Retrieved 2006-12-01. 
  5. ↑ "Narnia Voyage Postponed to 2010". http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=20901. Retrieved 2009-03-02. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Georgie Henley at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ↑ WOW Celebrity supporters

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