Georgia Laura "Georgie" Henley (born 9 July 1995) is an
English teen 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.
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.
[The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe gross revenue] 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.
[Georgie Henley at the Internet Movie Database]
Henley reprised her role of Lucy Pevensie in the
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2008 sequel Prince Caspian.
She will also star as Lucy Pevensie in
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, due in 2010.
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.
[Georgie Henley at the Internet Movie Database]
She is currently filming the
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Filming for this project began in July, and is expected to finish in November 2009.
Personal life
Henley was born on
July 9,
1995, to Helen and Mike Henley, and has two older sisters,
Rachael and Laura.
[Georgie Henley at the Internet Movie Database] Rachael Henley played the older version of
Lucy Pevensie in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
[Georgie Henley at the Internet Movie Database]
Henley attends Bradford Grammar School, and is the part of the
Ilkley Upstagers' Theatre Group.
[Georgie Henley at the Internet Movie Database] While filming
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, she wrote two books —
The Snow Stag and
A Pillar of Secrets.
Henley is a supporter of
SOS Children's Villages, an international orphan charity providing homes and mothers for orphaned and abandoned children.
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Filmography
Television
Nominations
Awards
- Phoenix Film Critics Awards
- 2006: Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role — Female (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — Won
- Young Artist Awards
- 2006: Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — Won
- UK Kids Choice Awards
- 2008: Kids Choice Film Actress (for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) - Won
