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Ella Purnell

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  • Producer
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Ella Purnell
Up-and-coming British actress Ella Purnell, known for her roles in 'Never Let Me Go' and 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children,' stars in the new STARZ series "Sweetbitter." "No Small Parts" takes a look at Ella's transition from a child actor to to the adult actor she is now.
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Ella Purnell was born in London, U.K. She is best known for her roles in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (2016), in BBC One's Ordeal By Innocence (2017) and Starz' Sweetbitter (2017), in which she plays the series lead role of Tess in the adaptation of Stephanie Danler's hit novel of the same name.
BornSeptember 17, 1996
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BornSeptember 17, 1996
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 5 nominations

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Dave Bautista, Nora Arnezeder, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, and Ella Purnell in Belgravia (2020)
Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)
Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)
Tom Sturridge and Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)
Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ella Purnell, and Daniyar in Sweetbitter (2018)
Evan Jonigkeit and Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)
Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)
Ella Purnell and Eden Epstein in Sweetbitter (2018)
Evan Jonigkeit, Ella Purnell, Daniyar, Eden Epstein, and Jasmine Mathews in Sweetbitter (2018)
Ella Purnell in No Small Parts (2014)
Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)

Known for

Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Pixie Davies, Lauren McCrostie, Cameron James-King, Thomas Odwell, and Joseph Odwell in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
6.7
  • Emma
  • 2016
Bruce Greenwood and Ella Purnell in Wildlike (2014)
Wildlike
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  • Mackenzie
  • 2014
Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Kick-Ass 2
6.5
  • Dolce
  • 2013
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Never Let Me Go
7.1
  • Young Ruth
  • 2010

Credits

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Actress

  • Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas
    • Kate Ward
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Fallout
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Kate Mulgrew, Dee Bradley Baker, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Star Trek: Prodigy (2021)
    Star Trek: Prodigy
    • Gwyn
    • Enderprizians
    • Female Enderprizian (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova (2022)
    Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova
    • Gwyndala (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Yellowjackets (2021)
    Yellowjackets
    • Teen Jackie
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Arcane (2021)
    Arcane
    • Jinx (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
    Army of the Dead
    • Kate Ward
    • 2021
  • Belgravia (2020)
    Belgravia
    • Lady Maria Grey
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)
    Sweetbitter
    • Tess
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Oksijan (2018)
    Oksijan
    • Inca
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Gillian Anderson, David Strathairn, and Alex Sharp in UFO (2018)
    UFO
    • Natalie
    • 2018
  • Right Place Wrong Tim (2018)
    Right Place Wrong Tim
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
    Ordeal by Innocence
    • Hester Argyll
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Jo Hartley, Nigel Lindsay, Georgie Henley, Ella Purnell, Jordan Stephens, and Edward Bluemel in Access All Areas (2017)
    Access All Areas
    • Mia
    • 2017
  • Miranda Richardson and Brian Cox in Churchill (2017)
    Churchill
    • Helen Garrett
    • 2017
  • Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Pixie Davies, Lauren McCrostie, Cameron James-King, Thomas Odwell, and Joseph Odwell in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
    • Emma
    • 2016
  • Ben Schnetzer in The Journey Is the Destination (2016)
    The Journey Is the Destination
    • Amy Eldon
    • 2016

Producer

  • Not a Mourning Person
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2022

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'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' Cast on Working With Tim Burton
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'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' Cast on Working With Tim Burton
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Personal details

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    • Ella Purnell
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  • Alternative name
    • Elena Purnell
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • September 17, 1996
    • London, England, UK
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Relatives
      Half Sibling(Half Sibling)
  • Other works
    Musical - Oliver! Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, UK
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    At the age of 12, while training at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, she was cast in a London West End theatrical production of the musical Oliver.
  • Quotes
    I love actresses that aren't afraid to look ugly. People that do a variety of roles as well and aren't afraid to step out of that 'naturalistic' box.
  • Trademarks
      Distinctive large hazel eyes

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