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Raffey Cassidy
Cassidy in 2015
Born
Raffey Camomile Cassidy

(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23)
Worsley, Salford, England
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
RelativesGrace Cassidy (sister)

Raffey Camomile Cassidy (born 12 November 2001) is a British actress. She first appeared as a child actress in the television movie Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen (2009), adding her first brief film role in Dark Shadows (2012), her first main cast television role in 32 Brinkburn Street (2011), and main cast film role in Tomorrowland (2015). She followed this with a dual role in director Brady Corbet's Vox Lux (2018) and her first top billing in The Other Lamb (2019). She had another dual role in the 2024 drama film The Brutalist, also directed by Corbet.

Early life

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Raffey Camomile Cassidy was born on 12 November 2001[1] in Salford, England.[2][3] Her father teaches acting, and she grew up in a family where her siblings were also involved in the entertainment business. Cassidy took acting classes at David Johnson Drama in Manchester.[4][5] Her first part came unexpectedly as she was accompanying her older brother, Finney Cassidy on an audition for a role on a BBC drama. The casting crew needed a girl and, according to Cassidy, she "just happened to be there”.[6]

Career

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Cassidy's credits in 2012 include brief film roles in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, as well as Snow White and the Huntsman, portraying the young version of Kristen Stewart's Snow White. In 2015, Cassidy completed production as the title character of Molly in Amber Entertainment's Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism, and starred as the Audio-Animatronic Athena in Disney's Tomorrowland, as an assistant to Hugh Laurie's character.[7] On television, she co-starred in Mr. Selfridge, alongside Jeremy Piven.[7]

In 2013, Cassidy was named to Screen International magazine's Stars of Tomorrow. At that time, she was the youngest actor ever to be featured on the annual list.[8][9]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Dark Shadows Young Angélique Bouchard
Snow White and the Huntsman Young Snow White
2013 The Beast Mia Short film
2015 Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism Molly Moon
Tomorrowland Athena
Rust Georgie Short film
2016 Miranda's Letter Miranda Short film
Allied Anna Vatan
2017 The Killing of a Sacred Deer Kimberly "Kim" Murphy
2018 Vox Lux Young Celeste / Albertine
2019 The Other Lamb Selah
2020 Nightwalk Girl Short film
2022 White Noise Denise Gladney
2023 Kensuke's Kingdom Becky (voice)
2024 The Brutalist Zsófia / Zsófia's daughter
 TBA The Silence of Mercy † Arild Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen Ellen TV movie
2011 32 Brinkburn Street Nora Main cast
2012 Stepping Up Freya Episode: "The Cloudwatch Club"
2013 Mr Selfridge Beatrice Selfridge Recurring role (series 1)
2024 Secret Level Felicity Karo Episode: "The Outer Worlds: The Company We Keep" (voice and motion capture role)

References

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  1. ^ Raffey Cassidy (30 August 2017). Raffey Cassidy Vox Lux Movie Premiere. YouTube (YouTube interview). Black Hollywood Live. Event occurs at 0:07. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (26 May 2015). "Meet Raffey Cassidy: The 12-year-old tipped to be the next big name in Hollywood". Manchester Evening News.
  3. ^ Furness, Hannah (22 May 2017). "Manchester schoolgirl soaks up glory at Cannes Film Festival before heading home for exams". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Alumni of David Johnson". David Johnson Drama. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (17 July 2015). "Meet David Johnson - the drama tutor whose past students include Anna Friel and the late Anne Kirkbride". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ BJ Panda Bear (9 November 2017). "Why young actress Raffey Cassidy is the next British breakout star". Interview Magazine.
  7. ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Katie (26 May 2015). "Raffey Cassidy: George Clooney's Tomorrowland co-star winning rave reviews". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. ^ Lachno, James (28 June 2013). "Raffey Cassidy: 11-year-old British actress could be next Carey Mulligan". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  9. ^ "One to watch: Raffey Cassidy, Actress, 11". The Independent. London. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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