Georgia Pemberton is a fourteen-year-old British actress. Known for the role of the unusual girl Fiona in Tim Burton’s science fiction film “Miss Peregrine’s House of Weird Children”, as well as the role of Matilda in the famous play of the same name in the West End Theater in London.
Brief biography of the actress
Georgia Ivy Pemberton was born on November 24, 2003 in Kingston upon Thames (Kingston upon Thames) - the outer region of London in England, UK. Among friends and family, she is called Juji. A distinctive feature of Georgia are large brown eyes.
The growth of actress Georgia Pemberton is 157 centimeters.
Filmography
The main work of the actress:
- In 2013, Georgia Ivy Pemberton took part in a charity project from the Air Force channel called "Children in Need."
- In 2014, she starred in the short film Jane Sanger and Carrie Spencer with elements of a thriller and drama called "Liberated", where she played the role of a girl named Becca.
- In 2016, Georgia starred in a big movie. She appeared in the fantastic film directed by Tim Burton, Miss Peregrine's House of Weird Children (Miss Sapsan's House of Weird Children). Georgia starred in the role of Fiona, a girl who can control plants. Here is how Georgia Pemberton herself describes her character: "Fiona doesn’t care if there are a few ants crawling under her nails. She doesn’t care, because she’s almost a plant."
Working on the movie Miss Peregrine's House of Weird Children took Georgia a lot of time and effort. After filming, promotional photoshoots, and a public relations campaign, Georgia Pemberton announced that she was taking a break from her career as an actress to devote time to education and high school. The young actress made a very responsible and laudable decision, but it means that, unfortunately, in the near future the viewer will not see Pemberton on the screen, at least until after high school.
Theatrical roles
Among the theatrical works:
- At the West End Theater in London, Georgia, Pemberton played in the musical Les Miserables based on the works of Victor Hugo. She played the roles of young Eponina, the admirer of Marius.
- In the West End theater, Georgia played a major role in Matilda's musical. This is a story about an unusual girl who lives in an indifferent family and learns the world on her own. By the way, Pemberton looks like the young Mara Wilson - the performer of the role of Matilda in the 1996 film of the same name.
- Georgia played the role of Pandora Braithwaite, the first girl of the protagonist and the love of his life, in the play of the same name based on Sue Townsend ’s books “The Secret Diaries of Adrian Moul”.
- In another London theater, Miss Pemberton played the role of Blousey Brown in a British parody musical about 30s Chicago gangster, called Bugsy Malone.
- At the Sussex Theater Festival in Georgia, Pemberton performed the role of Gippy in the musical performance "Baby June."
Interesting Facts
Fans will be interested in:
- For the first time in the play "Matilda" as an actress, Georgia got on September 4, 2013, her final performance in this performance was held on April 14, 2014.
- Georgia's debut took place exactly one year after the debut of Lucy-May Beacock and exactly 83 years after the opening of the Cambridge Theater.
- Georgia played Matilda and took part in the Children in Need Air Force project during the same time period.
- When Georgia first came to the audition, she was told that she was still too small for the role of Matilda. The next time she came six months later and was successfully approved for the role.
- Together with her for the role auditioned Lolly Mackenzie, Christina Frey and Eliza Black.
Child actors are often accused of replaying or not playing well enough, but Georgia Pemberton rejects this stereotype with her own example. At 14, she has a fairly rich theatrical past.