Dakota Blue Richards

Dakota Blue Richards
Richards in 2012
Born (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30)
Chelsea, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Dakota Blue Richards (born 11 April 1994) is an English actress. Her film debut at the age of 13 was in The Golden Compass, as the lead character Lyra Belacqua.[1][2] Other lead roles include the wayward teenager April in Dustbin Baby and Maria in the 2009 film The Secret of Moonacre.[3] In 2011 she played Franky Fitzgerald in the third generation cast of British teen drama Skins. She has also played roles in television, film and on stage.

  1. ^ "Lyra cast in Dark Materials film". CBBC Newsround. 29 June 2006.
  2. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (30 June 2006). "Dark Materials film gets green light". The Guardian. London.
  3. ^ "Richards Returns in Moonacre". SciFi Wire. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008.