Sennia Nanua (born 2002, Nottingham, England) is a British actress.
Sennia Nanua | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002 (age 21–22) Nottingham, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
In 2015, she appeared in the British short film Beverley, before making her full-length feature debut as the eponymous character in the BAFTA-nominated The Girl With All The Gifts when she was 13 years old.[1][2][3] Nanua appeared in Jessica Hynes' directing debut, The Fight, released in 2019.[4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Beverley | Jess | Short (as Sennia Nenua) |
| 2016 | The Girl With All The Gifts | Melanie | |
| 2018 | The Fight | Emma Bell | |
| 2018 | Casualty | Keely Arnolds | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Frankie | Maya Andoh | |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Rahima |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards / Festival | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 49th Sitges Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 19th British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | 37th London Film Critics Circle Awards | Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 22nd Empire Awards | Best Female Newcomer | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Film shot in the Midlands and Shropshire nominated for BAFTA award". Expressandstar.com. 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about The Girl With All The Gifts star Sennia Nanua". Cineworld.co.uk.
- ^ "British girl, 13, lands zombie lead". BBC News.
- ^ Jonathan Romney (19 October 2018). "'The Fight': London Review". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight.
- ^ "Nominations 2016 · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". Bifa.film.
- ^ Nugent, John (19 March 2017). "Three Empire Awards 2017: Rogue One, Tom Hiddleston And Patrick Stewart Win Big". Empireonline.com.
External links
edit- Sennia Nanua at IMDb
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