Dixie Egerickx | |
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Born | Dixie Violet Egerickx 31 October 2005 London |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Dixie Violet Egerickx (born 31 October 2005) is an English actress. Her films include The Little Stranger (2018), Summerland and The Secret Garden (both 2020).
Early life
Dixie Violet Egerickx[1] is from West London. She attended Knightsbridge School and Bute House School in Hammersmith.[2][3] She was discovered at school at the age of eight by casting director Kate Bone of Nina Gold Casting.[4]
Career
In 2015, Egerickx appeared on the London stage as Iphigenia in Robert Icke's adaptation of Oresteia. She had further roles as Rosalind in Alexi Kay Campbell's Sunset at the Villa Thalia at the National Theatre and Jenny Caroline Marx in Richard Bean and Clive Coleman's Young Marx at The Bridge Theatre, directed by Sir Nicholas Hytner.[5] She made her television debut in the television film Churchill's Secret.
Egerickx appeared in the 2017 National Geographic series Genius and the 2018 series Patrick Melrose.[6] Also in 2018, she made her feature film debut in The Little Stranger. Egerickx appeared on Screen International's Screen Stars of Tomorrow list in 2019 at the age of 13.[5]
Egerickx starred as Edie in the 2020 drama film Summerland,[6][7] and portrayed Mary Lennox in the 2020 film The Secret Garden.[6][7][8] In 2019, she filmed HBO's Unaired Game of Thrones Prequel Pilot and can currently be seen in the role of Jo Ransome in the Apple TV+ miniseries The Essex Serpent, directed by Clio Barnard. In 2023, Egerickx completed filming the role of Anna in upcoming feature film Rich Flu, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | The Wyrd | Beda | Short film |
2017 | Mirette | Mirette | Short film |
2018 | The Little Stranger | Gillian Baker-Hyde | |
2020 | The Secret Garden | Mary | |
2020 | Summerland | Edie | |
TBA | Rich Flu |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Churchill's Secret | Young Sarah | TV film |
2017 | A Royal Winter | Katya | TV film |
2017 | Genius | Alice Edwards | Episode: "Einstein: Chapter Ten" |
2017 | The Watcher in the Woods | Ellie Carstairs | TV film |
2018 | Patrick Melrose | Lucy | Episode: "Mother's Milk" |
2022 | The Essex Serpent | Jo Ransome |
Stage
Date | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Oresteia | Iphigenia | |
2017 | Young Marx | Jenny Caroline 'Qui Qui' Marx | The Bridge Theatre |
References
- ^ Ainsley, Helen (24 February 2021). "The Secret Garden blossoms at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart following release on disc". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Dukes Alumni: Where are they now?". Dukes Education Annual Report 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Knightsbridge School - About". ISS. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "The Secret Garden - Dixie Egerickx interview". Smart Entertainment Group. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b Gant, Charles (8 July 2019). "Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Dixie Egerickx (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Mackenzie, Steven (25 October 2020). "Budding star: The Secret Garden's Dixie Egerickx has a message for the world". The Big Issue. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b Smith, Josh (23 October 2020). "Meet Dixie Egerickx: the teenage star of The Secret Garden & new-gen role model who has a lot to say about climate change and mental health". Glamour. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Cerabona, Ron (28 August 2020). "The Secret Garden stars Dixie Egerickx as an unhappy, spoiled girl who changes for the better". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 3 November 2021.