Amy Wren Explained

Amy Wren
Birth Date:1989 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Leicestershire, England
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2005–present

Amy Wren (born 14 October 1989)[1] is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the Disney series Life Bites, Silk (TV series), Skins (British TV series), The Last Kingdom (TV series) and Viewpoint (TV series).

Personal life

Wren attended Parsnips Youth Theatre in Harborough for four years. She was featured in the Mail in July 2006, when she and two others from Parsnips were chosen to be a part of the National Youth Theatre.[2]

Career

Wren started acting when she was talent spotted by Disney UK at the age of 16. She was then engaged for Disney’s comedy sketch show Life Bites, playing the lead role as Chloe.[3] She moved onto working with Nickelodeon in Genie In The House and Summer in Transylvania.[4] [5] In 2010 she appeared in Andrea Arnold's film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights, in which she played Frances Earnshaw.[6] In 2016 she played Lady Evelyn Herbert in Guy Burt's TV mini-series Tutankhamun which is the story of the archeologist Howard Carter, who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.[7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2008Life BitesChloeTV series, 49 episodes
2009Genie in the HouseDianaTV series, 1 episode
2010CasualtyKelly OswaldTV series, 1 episode
Summer in TransylvaniaHeidiTV series, 20 episodes
2011
Life of RileyBeaTV series, 1 episode
Wuthering HeightsFrances Earnshaw
2012SilkBethanyTV series, 13 episodes
Silent WitnessShannon Kelly TV series, 2 episodes
2013uwantme2killhim?Zoey
SkinsJaneTV series, 2 episodes
S.L.R.AlexaShort film
2014BorebOlderShort film
2014Silk: The Clerks' RoomBethanyBBC R4 series
2015The Last KingdomMildrithTV series, 4 episodes
2016TutankhamunLady Evelyn HerbertTV mini-series, 4 episodes
2017Little WomenSallie GardinerMiniseries; 1 episode
2021ViewpointGemma HillmanTV Miniseries; 5 episodes

References

  1. Littlelucyd. Lucinda Dryzek. 389124746396569600. 12 October 2013. Happy birthday @Amy_wren circa 9.23 pm.
  2. Web site: A Disney fairytale come true for Amy. https://archive.today/20130420112717/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/local-news/a_disney_fairytale_come_true_for_amy_1_1532135. dead. 20 April 2013. 16 September 2008. 16 April 2012. 18-year-old.
  3. News: Life Bites: Teens get acting break in Disney sketch show. 18 August 2008. 16 April 2012. Eighteen-year old Amy Wren. London, England. The Guardian. Ben. Dowell.
  4. Web site: Summer in Transylvania - Meet the Characters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120513073016/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/10/summer-in-transylvania-meet-characters.html. dead. 13 May 2012. 13 October 2010. 16 April 2012.
  5. Web site: Summer in Transylvania. 18 March 2010. 16 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307065046/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/03/summer-in-transylvania.html. 2012-03-07. dead.
  6. Web site: Wuthering Heights - Pressbook. 16 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120503214857/http://www.artificial-eye.com/database/cinema/wutheringheights//pdf/presssbook.pdf. 2012-05-03. dead.
  7. Tutankhamun. Radio Times. 7 September 2017.