Eleanor Worthington Cox

Eleanor Worthington Cox
Eleanor Worthington Cox in September 2018
Cox in September 2018
Born
Eleanor Winifred Worthington Cox

(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)
Merseyside, England, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Known forMatilda the Musical
The Enfield Haunting

Eleanor Winifred Worthington Cox (born 21 June 2001) is an English actress from Merseyside[1] best known for portraying Matilda Wormwood in Matilda the Musical. Eleanor won a 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical along with the three other child actresses playing Matilda: Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, and Sophia Kiely. Upon winning, 10-year-old Eleanor became the youngest Olivier Award winner in any category at the time.[2][3][4][5][6] She received a nomination for a British Academy Television Award for playing Janet Hodgson in The Enfield Haunting.[7][8][9][10][11] She is also known for portraying Polly Renfrew in the CBBC TV adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Hetty Feather and Cait in the Sky Atlantic series Britannia.[12][13]

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  3. ^ Gardner, Lyn (25 November 2011). "Matilda - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ Rustin, Susanna (6 April 2012). "Matilda the musical: Daughters on stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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  6. ^ "Review Round-up: Matilda is Top of the Class | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ^ Raeside, Julia (11 May 2015). "The Enfield Haunting review: an outstanding chiller of gothic goings-on". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ^ Hogan, Michael (3 May 2015). "The Enfield Haunting: 'like The Good Life with ghosts'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. ^ Lowry, Brian (8 October 2015). "TV Review: 'The Enfield Haunting'". Variety. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "2016 TV BAFTA Award Nominees". BAFTA. 2016.
  11. ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2016: Winners list". BBC News. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  12. ^ White, Peter (15 January 2020). "'Britannia' Renewed For Third Season By Sky Atlantic As Amazon Exits Fantasy Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. ^ Jones, Paul. "Sky Atlantic's Britannia: "Game of Thrones meets the most debauched year you ever had at Glastonbury"". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 December 2020.