Eliza Bennett is a British theater and film actress, singer. She began her career in childhood, appeared in such prominent projects as the Hollywood blockbuster "Inkheart" and the family comedy "My Terrible Nanny." In recent years, more often works on television, is also an actress of a musical theater.
Childhood and youth
Eliza Bennett was born March 17, 1992 in Reading, Berkshire. Named after the main character of the famous novel "Pride and Prejudice." There is an older brother and sister. Since early childhood, she became interested in acting, took part in school productions.
At the age of nine, she got a role in the theatrical production of the musical Peeffe-Pooh-Oh-Oh-Oh, based on the comedy film of the same name in 1968, at the London Palladium Theater.
Cinema and television
In 2004, at the age of eleven, Eliza Bennett received a supporting role in the romantic comedy "The Prince and Me." A year later, the young actress appeared in the supernova disaster film produced for television. Also in 2005, one of the most notable films in the filmography of Eliza Bennett was released - a family comedy with fantasy elements "My terrible nanny."
In 2006, the actress appeared in one series of the successful detective series "Miss Marple", and a year later she played a major role in the action movie "Shooter" with Wesley Snipes in the title role.
In 2008, Eliza Bennett played one of the central roles in the big-budget adventure film American-British production Inkheart along with star of the Mummy series Brendan Fraser and British stars Helen Mirren and Paul Bettany.
To get the role, the young actress had to go through several auditions and compete with several hundred applicants. However, in the end, the creators of the picture still chose Eliza Bennett. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was unable to recoup its box-office budget of its sixty-millionth. The girl also noted the performance of one of the songs of the official soundtrack of the project.
In 2009, Eliza Bennett played one of the main roles in the fantasy film "From Time to Time", and in 2010, in the horror film "F". In subsequent years, the actress began to appear more often in TV shows and television films, but without much success.
A new impulse to the girl’s career was given by one of the main roles in the second season of the Broadcast detective series in 2015. In the same year, she appeared in the popular British action series "Counterattack". In 2016, Eliza starred in one of the episodes of the detective series Granchester.
In 2017, Eliza Bennett won the lead role in the series of black comedy MTV's Sweet and Dangerous. However, after showing the first season, consisting of ten episodes, the channel decided to close the series due to unsatisfactory ratings. For the remainder of 2018, the actress has no other projects planned.
Theatre
After a debut in the theater for ten years, Eliza Bennett did not work as a theater actress. In 2012, she received one of the main roles in the musical "Luzerville", which first went to one of the theaters in Leeds, and then was shown in one of the theaters of the famous West End.