Kerry Danielle Ingram (born 26 May 1999) is an English actress, known for her roles as Shireen Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Rebecca Sidebottom in the Netflix series Free Rein.
Career
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. 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. 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. In 2013, she appeared at the Doctor Who Prom 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, 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 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. Ingram lives in Warfield. Ingram has a form of osteogenesis imperfecta; having regularly fractured her bones, she requires periodic infusions to increase her bone mass.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009Robin HoodVillage childUncredited 2010Burke and HareChild thiefUncredited 2012 Les Misérables Turning Women 8 Cut from final edit 2018 Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas Becky Netflix original 2019 Free Rein: Valentine's Day Becky Netflix original
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013Doctor Who at the PromsThe Queen of Years Soloist 2013–2015Game of ThronesShireen Baratheon10 episodes 2014Doctors Lois WrenEpisode: "Unsolved Mysteries" 2015Wolf Hall Young Alice WilliamsonEpisode: "Entirely Beloved" 2016Barbarians RisingHildeEpisode: "Boudica"DoctorsHannah Devlin3 episodesThronecastHerself1 episode 2017–2019 Free Rein Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom Season regular (32 episodes)
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2010Oliver!Workhouse childTheatre Royal, Drury Lane 2010–2011 Matilda the Musical Matilda WormwoodCourtyard Theatre9 November 2010 29 January 2011 2011–2012 Matilda the Musical Matilda WormwoodCambridge Theatre26 October 2011 12 April 2012 2017 Animalphabet Metro the Gnome The Fringe, as well as nationwide UK tour2026Bugsy MaloneTallulahThe Malthouse Theatre, Canterbury
Radio Year Title Role Company Notes 2011Chitty Chitty Bang BangJemima PottsBBCOriginal recording
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2011 WhatsOnStage.com Awards Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) Matilda the Musical 2012 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox)
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