Liv Hill Explained

Liv Hill
Birth Date:2000 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Haverfordwest, Wales
Alma Mater:The Talent 1st Organisation
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2017–present

Liv Hill (born 22 June 2000) is a British actress. She received accolades for her roles in the BBC miniseries Three Girls (2017) and the films Jellyfish and The Little Stranger (2018). She has since appeared in The Fight (2018), Elizabeth is Missing (2019), and The Great (2020). She played a young Catherine de' Medici in The Serpent Queen (2022).

Life

Hill was born in Haverfordwest, Wales.[1] Her father was an Army Officer which led to her living in Cardiff, Germany, Oxford and Nottingham before her family settled in Derbyshire, when she was 9 years old.[1] At age 15, Hill joined Talent 1st actors’ studio in Nottingham.[1]

Career

In 2017, Hill was BAFTA nominated for best supporting actress in her debut role in the BBC miniseries Three Girls,[1] which was based on the Rochdale child sex abuse ring.[2] In 2018, Hill was cast in the James Gardner directed British film Jellyfish,[3] receiving a BIFA Nominated Most promising newcomer for her performance as young carer Sarah.[4] The same year, Hill played Eve in episode 5: "Reclaim the Night" of Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives, a series which also included Jodie Comer.[5]

In 2022, she portrayed the younger Catherine de' Medici in the TV series The Serpent Queen.[6]

Filmography

Year Title RoleNotes/ref
2017 Three Girls Ruby Bowen BAFTA Nominated: Best supporting actress
2018 Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives Eve
2018 Jellyfish Sarah BIFA Nominated Most promising newcomer
2018 The Little Stranger BettyFilm
2018 The Fight JordanFilm
2019 Elizabeth is Missing Young MaudTV film
2020 The Great AngelineEpisode - Angeline
2022 The Serpent Queen Young Catherine de' Medici10 episodes
2023 Black Dog film
TBAMiss AustenTBAIn-production[7]

Awards and nominations

Year AwardCategoryWorkResult
2018British Academy Television AwardsBAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting ActressThree Girls [8] [9]
2018Edinburgh International Film FestivalBest Performance in a British Feature FilmJellyfish
2018Dinard British Film FestivalSpecial Mention Interpretation Award[10]
2018British Independent Film AwardsMost Promising Newcomer
2019National Film Awards UKBest Newcomer
2019London Critics Circle Film AwardsYoung British/Irish Performer of the YearJellyfish and The Little Stranger [11]
2019The Stage AwardsBest Actress in a PlayTop Girls, Royal National Theatre[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Liv Hill (actor) . 11 March 2019 . Screen Daily . 4 October 2018 . https://archive.today/20190311003121/https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2018-liv-hill-actor/5133178.article . 11 March 2019 . live .
  2. News: Three Girls star Liv Hill's dad says the teenager slept through her Bafta nomination . radiotimes.com . 4 April 2018 .
  3. News: Clarke . Cath . From Three Girls to Jellyfish: Liv Hill, the young star giving a voice to outsiders . 10 March 2019 . The Guardian . 24 January 2019 . https://archive.today/20190310034004/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/24/from-three-girls-to-jellyfish-liv-hill-the-young-star-giving-a-voice-to-outsiders . 10 March 2019 . live .
  4. News: Liv Hill . bifa.film . 22 September 2022.
  5. News: 'Snatches: Moments From 100 Years Of Women's Lives' TV Review . readysteadycut.com . 6 August 2018 .
  6. News: 'The Serpent Queen': Liv Hill on Catherine's Shocking Decision and Playing a Young Samantha Morton . collider.com . 8 October 2022.
  7. Web site: 'Miss Austen': Keeley Hawes & Rose Leslie Join TV Adaptation For Masterpiece. Deadline Hollywood. 8 December 2023. Lynette . Rice. December 7, 2023.
  8. Web site: Liv Hill. nationaltheatre.org.uk . 23 September 2022.
  9. Web site: Liv Hill Awards. IMDB (Index source only). 23 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Dinard film festival edition 2018. nationaltheatre.org.uk . 23 September 2022.
  11. Web site: Nominations for London Critics Circle Awards. hollywoodreporter.com . 18 December 2018.
  12. Web site: The Stage Nominees and winners. thestage.co.uk. September 22, 2022.