Kerry Ingram

Kerry Danielle Ingram (born 26 May 1999)^[1] is an English actress, known for her roles as Shireen Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones^[2][3][4] and Rebecca Sidebottom in the Netflix series Free Rein.

Kerry Ingram
Ingram in 2020
Born	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) Slough, Berkshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Game of Thrones Free Rein Matilda the Musical

Career

Kerry Ingram, July 2017

Before being cast in Matilda, Ingram played a workhouse child in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. From November 2010 to January 2011 she played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda the Musical in Stratford-upon-Avon.^[5] She was the only original Matilda transferred to the West End cast, where she shared the role with three other girls at the Cambridge Theatre. In April 2012, just after departing the show, she received an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.^[5][6] After completing Matilda, she played a small role in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Miserables.

From 2013 to 2015, Ingram portrayed Shireen Baratheon in the third through fifth seasons of HBO's fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.^[2][3][4] In 2013, she appeared at the Doctor Who Prom^[7][8] as the Queen of Years, where she sang "The Rings of Akhaten" with Allan Clayton. Other roles include Lois Wren in an episode of Doctors,^[9] and a role in the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall alongside Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis. From 2017 to 2019 Ingram portrayed series regular Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom in the Daytime Emmy award-winning Netflix original Free Rein^[10] and also reprised the role for two special film episodes.

Personal life

Kerry Danielle Ingram is of Maltese descent, with her grandfather being from Mqabba.^[11] Ingram lives in Warfield.^[12] Ingram has a form of osteogenesis imperfecta; having regularly fractured her bones, she requires periodic infusions to increase her bone mass.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2009	Robin Hood	Village child	Uncredited	[citation needed]
2010	Burke and Hare	Child thief	Uncredited	[citation needed]
2012	Les Misérables	Turning Women 8	Cut from final edit	[citation needed]
2018	Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas	Becky	Netflix original	[citation needed]
2019	Free Rein: Valentine's Day	Becky	Netflix original	[10]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2013	Doctor Who At The Proms	The Queen of Years	Soloist	[citation needed]
2013–2015	Game of Thrones	Shireen Baratheon	10 episodes	[2][3][4]
2014	Doctors	Lois Wren	Episode: "Unsolved Mysteries"	[9]
2015	Wolf Hall	Young Alice Williamson	Episode: "Entirely Beloved"	[citation needed]
2016	Barbarians Rising	Hilde	Episode: "Boudica"	[13]
2016	Doctors	Hannah Devlin	3 episodes	[14]
2016	Thronecast	Herself	1 episode	[citation needed]
2017–2019	Free Rein	Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom	Season regular (32 episodes)	[10]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2010	Oliver!	Workhouse child	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane	[citation needed]
2010	Matilda the Musical	Matilda Wormwood	Courtyard Theatre 9 November 2010 – 29 January 2011	[15][16]
2011	Matilda the Musical	Matilda Wormwood	Cambridge Theatre 26 October 2011 – 12 April 2012	[17][18]
2017	Animalphabet	Metro the Gnome	The Fringe, as well as nationwide UK tour	[19]

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Company	Notes	Ref(s)
2011	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Jemima Potts	BBC	Original recording	[20]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref(s)
2011	WhatsOnStage.com Awards	Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox)	Matilda the Musical	Nominated	[21]
2012	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox)		Won	[22][23]

References

1. ""Getting ready to go to @LesMiserables filming today on my birthday xxxx :0D x"". 26 May 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
2. Jeffery, Morgan (1 June 2012). "'Game of Thrones' casts 'Matilda' star". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. Burns, Justin (30 January 2013). "Redroofs pupil to star in smash-hit TV series Game of Thrones". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. Prudom, Laura (6 April 2019). "Kerry Ingram: When I Died on Game of Thrones - IGN". IGN. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
5. Rustin, Susanna (7 April 2012). "Matilda the musical: Daughters on stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
6. "Youngest ever Olivier award winner". BBC News. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
7. "Prom 2: Doctor Who Prom". BBC Music Events. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
8. "Doctor Who at the Proms". BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
9. "Unsolved Mysteries - Doctors". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
10. Whelan, Zara (27 September 2018). "Everything you need to know about Free Rein - the Netflix show filmed in N Wales". North Wales Live. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
11. "Game of Thrones actress back for Mqabba feast". Times of Malta. 16 June 2016.
12. Fort, Hugh. "Help Matilda star Kerry Ingram win award". Get Surrey. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
13. "'Barbarians Rising', Roman & Barbarian battle on History TV18". Indian Television.Com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
14. "Below the Belt - Doctors". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
15. Spencer, Charles (10 December 2010). "Matilda, Courtyard Theatre, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
16. Woodforde, Giles (4 November 2010). "Matilda, A Musical: Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
17. Woddis, Carole (25 November 2011). "Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
18. Massey, Nina (29 December 2011). "Review of Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre *****". News Shopper. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
19. Blackham, Daniel (28 June 2017). "Game Of Thrones star to feature in South Hill Park musical". Bracknell News. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
20. "BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA Sunday 3 April 2011 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
21. "Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award winners". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
22. Tim Masters (16 April 2012). "Matilda star, 10, is youngest Olivier winner". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
23. "Olivier Winners 2012". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

External links

• Kerry Ingram at IMDb