Amelia Shankley (born 18 June 1972) is a British actress, the daughter of actor and singer Jeff Shankley.

Career Shankley is known for her role as the young Alice Liddell in the film Dreamchild (1985), from a script by Dennis Potter, and Sara Crewe in the LWT version of A Little Princess (1986), based upon the novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Shankley also portrayed Vicki Lovejoy in seasons two and three of the television series Lovejoy.

Filmography

+Film and television Year Title Role Notes1985DreamchildAlice Liddell1987Sara CreweTV miniseries1989Red Riding HoodLinet1989Mother LoveHarrietTV miniseries1990CasualtyNikkiEpisode: "Street Life"1990BoonJustina BradleighEpisode: "The Belles of St. Godwalds"1991–92LovejoyVicky LovejoyGuest role (series 2–3)1992Mistress of SuspenseEpisode: "The Cat Brought It In"2009East of EverythingWoman DriverEpisode: "Weather Man"2010Butterfly CrushStar

Awards Winner: 1986 Paris Film Festival - Best Actress, Dreamchild

Nominated: 1986: Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Dreamchild

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