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)
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.