Abby Rakic-Platt

Abby Rakic-Platt (born 3 May 1993)^[1] is a British actress best known for her performances in the television series The Story of Tracy Beaker on the children's channel CBBC as Jackie Hopper. She appeared in a 2010 Sainsbury's Christmas advert.

Abby Rakic-Platt
Born	(1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 (age 31) London, England[citation needed]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Early and personal life

She attended Highams Park School and Grey Coat Hospital secondary school, both in London, England, and has four younger siblings, Madeline "Maddie", Jaime and Eloise Rakic-Platt (born in 2001) who are also actresses. Rakic-Platt's maternal grandfather is from Yugoslavia. Rakic-Platt was trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School, attending from the age of 7 or 8 to 18. Rakic-Platt lives in Walthamstow with her father, a taxi driver, and her mother, a school secretary.^[2]

Her sister Madeline appeared in programmes such as the last episode of The Story of Tracy Beaker, and the eldest daughter of Peter Capaldi's character in Torchwood: Children of Earth;^[3] whilst her youngest sister Eloise appeared in the Doctor Who episode Forest of the Dead.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Murder In Mind	Holly Robbins	Justice
2003–2005	The Story of Tracy Beaker	Jackie Hopper	Series 3–5
2004	Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me		TV film
	Tracy Beaker Parties With Pudsey
2006	The Bill	Keeley Tate	Episode #425
	The Inspector Lynley Mysteries	Nicky Warren	Episode: One Guilty Deed
2009	A Small Town Duet	Ruby
2010	The Bill	Abi Cole	Episode: That Type of Cop
2013	Life of Crime	Ellen Carver	S1 E1
	Breathless	Alice	S1 E4
2014	Casualty	Libby Carson	Episode: Losing Grip
2015, 2017	Chewing Gum	Kristy Raven	7 Episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs.
2012	Vera Vera Vera	Charlie	Royal Court Theatre, London	[5][6][7][8]

References

1. "Happy 21st to my @abbyrakicplatt". 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
2. "Bright Young Things". Evening Standard. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
3. "Madeleine Rakic-Platt". IMDb.
4. "Eloise Rakic-Platt". IMDb.
5. "HERO RETURNS TO PECKHAM". Southwark News. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
6. Sierz, Aleks (27 March 2012). "The Stage Reviews". The Stage. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
7. Squires, Hayley (2012). Vera vera vera. London: Methuen Drama. ISBN 9781408172711. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
8. BATTERSBY, MATILDA (12 November 2012). "Cate Blanchett makes theatre awards shortlist for first London stage performance in over a decade". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

External links

• Abby Rakic-Platt at IMDb
• Abby Rakic-Platt on Twitter