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Isobel Dorothy Powley (born 7 March 1992) is an English actress. Powley was born and raised in London, where she was educated at Holland Park School. She began acting as a teenager on television, starring on the CBBC action television series M.I. High (2007–2008), the period miniseries Little Dorrit (2008), the crime series Murderland (2009), and the ITV sitcom Benidorm (2014).
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| Born | Isobel Dorothy Powley 7 March 1992 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Partner(s) | Douglas Booth (2016–present; engaged) |
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Powley gained critical praise for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in A Royal Night Out (2015), for which she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and a sexually confused teenager in the coming-of-age film The Diary of a Teenage Girl, for which she won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress and the Trophee Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. She has since starred in the films Mary Shelley (2017), White Boy Rick (2018), Ashes in the Snow (2018), and The King of Staten Island (2020) and on the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–2021).
Early life
Powley was born in the Hammersmith borough of London, England,[1] to British actor Mark Powley and casting director Janis Jaffa.[2] Her mother is Jewish, the descendant of emigrants from Russia to Dublin, Ireland.[3][4] Powley attended Holland Park School.[5]
Career
Screen
From 2007 until 2008, Powley was one of the lead characters in M.I. High, starring in 23 episodes. Powley has also appeared in several other productions such as Murderland (three episodes, 2009), Little Dorrit (2008), The Bill (2008) and The Whistleblowers (2007). In 2013, Powley was joining the cast of the ITV series Benidorm for series six.[6]
In 2015, Powley portrayed Princess Margaret in the biographical comedy-drama A Royal Night Out, alongside Sarah Gadon as Princess Elizabeth. Powley played the lead role of Minnie Goetze in the comedy-drama film The Diary of a Teenage Girl, which premiered in New York and Los Angeles on 7 August 2015. Shortly afterward, Powley starred as the titular character in the 2016 indie film Carrie Pilby, taking over the role from Hailee Steinfeld.[7]
In 2018, Powley starred opposite Liv Tyler in the horror film Wildling,[8] and appeared in the crime-drama film White Boy Rick.[9] That same year, Powley played a lead role as Holly Morten in the BBC One drama Informer.[10] In June 2020, Powley appeared in The King of Staten Island as the love interest of Pete Davidson's character.
Stage
Powley appeared as Maggie in Tusk Tusk at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in March 2009.[11] On Broadway, she was Thomasina in the 2011 revival of Arcadia at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.[12] In October 2011, she once again appeared at the Royal Court as Tilly in Jumpy,[13] a role to which she returned in the West End transfer of Jumpy to the Duke of York's Theatre in August 2012.[14] She appeared as Dawn in the March 2018 revival of Lobby Hero at the Hayes Theatre, alongside Chris Evans, Michael Cera and Bryan Tyree Henry.[15]
Personal life
In an interview in 2013, Powley said she had a spot reserved to study history at the University of Manchester.[5] It was announced on 3 July 2021 via actor Douglas Booth’s Instagram page that he and Powley are engaged to be married after meeting on the set of the film Mary Shelley in 2016.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Side by Side | Lauren Buckle | |
| 2015 | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Minnie Goetze | |
| A Royal Night Out | Princess Margaret | ||
| Equals | Rachel | ||
| 2016 | Detour | Cherry | |
| Carrie Pilby | Carrie Pilby | ||
| 2017 | Mary Shelley | Claire Clairmont | |
| Pipe Dreams | Helen | Short | |
| 2018 | Wildling | Anna | |
| White Boy Rick | Dawn Wershe | ||
| Ashes in the Snow | Lina Vilkas | ||
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Kelsey | |
| TBA | Turn Me On | [16] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Whistleblowers | Emma Clayson | Episode: "Starters" |
| 2007–2008 | M.I. High | Daisy Millar | 23 episodes |
| 2008 | The Bill | Becky Cooper | Episode: "Loved and Lost" |
| Little Dorrit | Flower Girl | Episode #1.3 | |
| 2009 | Murderland | Carrie Walsh | TV mini-series |
| Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas | Cranchesterford teenager | TV movie | |
| 2011 | The Cabin | Sydney | TV movie |
| 2014 | Benidorm | Bianca Dyke | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes | Cindy (voice) | TV movie |
| 2018 | Informer | Holly Morten | 6 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | The Morning Show | Claire Conway | Main role (season 1); guest role (season 2), 11 episodes |
| 2019 | Moominvalley | Little My (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2022 | Everything I Know About Love | Birdy | Main role[17] |
| TBA | Masters of the Air | Sandra Wingate | Upcoming miniseries |
| TBA | A Small Light | Miep Gies | Upcoming miniseries |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role[18] | Company | Director |
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| 2009 | Tusk Tusk | Maggie | The Royal Court Theatre | Jeremy Herrin |
| 2011 | Arcadia | Thomasina | Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway) | David Leveaux |
| Jumpy | Tilly | Royal Court Theatre & Ambassadors Theatre Group | Nina Raine | |
| 2013 | Raving | Tabby | Hampstead Theatre | Edward Hall |
| 2014 | Elephants | Daisy | Hampstead Theatre | Tamara Harvey |
| 2018 | Lobby Hero | Dawn | Helen Hayes Theatre (Broadway) | Trip Cullman |
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Work | Association | Award | Result |
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| 2015 | A Royal Night Out | Hamptons International Film Festival | Breakthrough Performer | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | ||
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Gotham Independent Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| Niagara Integrated Film Festival | NIFF Rising Star | Won | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Breakthrough Artist | Nominated | |||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Most Promising Performer | Nominated | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Nominated | ||
| Women's Image Network Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Nominated | ||
| Women Film Critics Circle | Best Young Actress | Nominated | ||
| Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| New York Film Critics Circle | Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | ||
| Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Lead Actress | Nominated | ||
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Cannes Film Festival | Trophée Chopard - Female Revelation | Won | |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | BAFTA Rising Star Award | Nominated | ||
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | Nominated | ||
| Empire | Best Female Newcomer | Nominated | ||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | ||
| Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| FEST International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won |
References
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- Synnot, Siobhan (2 August 2015). "Actress Bel Powley comes of age as 1970s adolescent". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- https://www.twitter.com/bdpowley/status/440852184889327616 [bare URL]
- "Bel Powley Adds Staten Island to Her Accent Repertoire". The New Yorker. 29 May 2020.
- Arcadia - Broadway (17 March 2011). "Arcadia's Bel Powley on Coming to Broadway as a Brainy Teen | Broadway Buzz". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- Lazarus, Susanna (12 April 2013). "Benidorm series 6 confirmed". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- Ford, Rebecca (5 August 2015). "'Diary of a Teenage Girl' Actress Bel Powley to Star in 'Carrie Pilby' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- Jaafar, Ali (5 October 2015). "Rising Star Bel Powley To Topline 'Wildling'; Liv Tyler and Trudie Styler's Maven To Produce". Deadline. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- Pedersen, Erik (7 September 2018). "'White Boy Rick' Clip: Exclusive Look At Matthew McConaughey & Family – Toronto". Deadline. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- "When is BBC1's Informer on TV? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- Spencer, Charles (2 April 2009). "Tusk Tusk at the Royal Court". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- Brantley, Ben (18 March 2011). "Arcadia:The 180-Year stitch, Metaphysically Speaking". The New York Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- Spencer, Charles (19 October 2011). "Jumpy, Royal Court". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- "Observations' One To Watch: Bel Powley, Actress, 20 - Features - Films". The Independent. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- Stasio, Marilyn (27 March 2018). "Broadway Review: Chris Evans in Kenneth Lonergan's 'Lobby Hero'". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- Wiseman, Andreas (10 February 2022). "Nick Robinson & Bel Powley To Star In Sci-Fi Rom-Com 'Turn Me On'; Film Constellation Launches Sales — EFM". Deadline Hollywood.
- "First-look images released for Dolly Alderton's highly anticipated adaptation of Everything I Know About Love, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
External links
Media related to Bel Powley at Wikimedia Commons- Bel Powley at IMDb
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