Emily Burnett Explained

Emily Burnett
Birth Date:8 August 1997
Birth Place:Cardiff, Wales
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2010–present

Emily Burnett (born 8 August 1997)[1] is a Welsh actress. From 2017 to 2019, she portrayed the role of Charlie Morris in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground, a role for which she won the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer. In 2020, she portrayed the role of Jas Salford in fellow CBBC series So Awkward. In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.

Early life

Burnett was born in Cardiff, Wales, where she went on to study art.[2] She has cited her father as an influence for getting into acting, recalling that he introduced her to films at a young age.

Career

In 2011, Burnett appeared in an episode of the CBBC series The Sparticle Mystery.[3] She made her professional stage debut in a production of Love is the Revolution at the Soho Theatre. A year later, she starred in a production titled Beacons. In 2017, Burnett was cast in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground as Charlie Morris. She stayed in the series until 2019.[4] For her role as Charlie, Burnett was awarded the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer.[5] She then starred in the S4C series Merched Parchus as Cai in 2019.[6] A year later, Burnett was cast as Jas Salford in the CBBC series So Awkward. Later in 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Zadie Stiller.[7] In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.[8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011The Sparticle MysteryDaisyEpisode: "The Water Rats"
2017–2019The Dumping GroundCharlie MorrisMain role
2019WarrenHen 2Episode: "The Holiday"
2019Merched ParchusCaiMain role
2020On the EdgeLaurenEpisode: "BBW"
2020DoctorsZadie StillerEpisode: "Wanted"
2020So AwkwardJas SalfordMain role
2020The Dumping Ground Survival FilesCharlie MorrisMain role
2021–2022HollyoaksOlivia BradshawSeries regular

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2015First Love is the RevolutionRdecaSoho Theatre[9]
2016KaragulaVariousVarious[10]
2016BeaconsSkyePark Theatre[11]
2017The Snow QueenGerdaBristol Old Vic[12]
2017Jack and the BeanstalkSmart SimoneOxford Playhouse[13]
2019Princess & the HustlerLornaBristol Old Vic[14]
2020The Bee in MeRachel BagshawUnicorn Theatre[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Still . Harry . Happy 21st Birthday to Miss Emily T Burnett!! The love and joy of my life! ✨ . . 10 September 2021 . 8 August 2018 . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922135152/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/ . live .
  2. News: BAFTA Award-winning Welsh actress revealed as newest Hollyoaks cast member . 15 September 2021 . Nation.Cymru . 8 July 2021 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210555/https://nation.cymru/culture/bafta-award-winning-welsh-actress-revealed-as-newest-hollyoaks-cast-member/ . live .
  3. Book: Kalnejais . Kalnejais . Love is the Revolution . 26 October 2015 . Bloomsbury . 9781783193004 . 15 September 2021 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210555/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BZ38DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover . live .
  4. News: Emily Burnett . 15 September 2021 . TresA . 10 September 2020 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210600/https://tresamagazine.com/2020/09/10/emily-burnett/ . live .
  5. 1201229901388496896. Emily Burnett of The Dumping Ground wins the Performer award - another first-time BAFTA winner tonight. BAFTA. BAFTA. BAFTA. 1 December 2019.
  6. News: Emily Burnett . 15 September 2021 . Belfield and Ward . 4 June 2019 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210558/http://www.belfieldandward.co.uk/emily-burnett-6/ . live .
  7. Wanted. Doctors. Doctors (2000 TV series). Writer: Olly Perkin; Director: Nimer Rashed; Producer: David Lewis Richardson. BBC. BBC One. 1 June 2020. 1 June 2020. 1 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101035651/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jrqd. live.
  8. News: Hegarth . Tasha . Hollyoaks casts award-winning actress Emily Burnett for Prince's return storyline . 15 September 2021 . . 5 July 2021 . 5 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210705232508/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a36931416/hollyoaks-emily-burnett-prince-mcqueen-return/ . live .
  9. News: Gardner . Lyn . First Love Is the Revolution review – Romeo and Juliet, with fur . 15 September 2021 . . 2 November 2015 . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922135238/https://amp.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/02/first-love-is-a-revolution-review-soho-theatre-london . live .
  10. News: Latham . Rebecca . Boldness on a Budget: Karagula at The Styx . 15 September 2021 . Litro . 23 June 2016 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210556/https://www.litromagazine.com/arts-and-culture/karagula-at-the-styx/ . live .
  11. News: Moore . Lucy . Exclusive interview with Emily Burnett on Beacons . 15 September 2021 . Female First . 16 March 2016 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210556/https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/culture/emily-burnett-beacons-929433.html . live .
  12. News: Gardner . Lyn . The Snow Queen review – a shivery, darkly comic delight . 15 September 2021 . . 12 December 2016 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210556/https://amp.theguardian.com/stage/2016/dec/12/snow-queen-review-bristol-old-vic . live .
  13. News: Jack and the Beanstalk . 15 September 2021 . . 4 December 2017 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915212058/https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/jack-and-the-beanstalk-review-at-oxford-playhouse--brilliantly-engaging-theatricality . live .
  14. News: Princess and the Hustler review – a crucial slice of black British history . 15 September 2021 . . 24 February 2019 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210559/https://amp.theguardian.com/stage/2019/feb/24/princess-and-the-hustler-bristol-old-vic-review . live .
  15. News: The Bee in Me review – a bold, challenging tale of childhood fantasy . 15 September 2021 . . 13 February 2020 . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915210557/https://amp.theguardian.com/stage/2020/feb/13/the-bee-in-me-review-unicorn-theatre-london . live .
  16. Web site: The Lonely Assassins, the new mobile game, is out now . 2021-03-19 . Doctor Who . en-gb.

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