Liv Hill (born 22 June 2000) is a British actress. She received accolades for her roles in the BBC miniseries Three Girls (2017) and the films Jellyfish and The Little Stranger (2018). She has since appeared in The Fight (2018), Elizabeth is Missing (2019), and The Great (2020). She played a young Catherine de' Medici in The Serpent Queen (2022).
Liv Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 2000 Haverfordwest, Wales |
| Alma mater | The Talent 1st Organisation |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Life
editHill was born in Haverfordwest, Wales.[1] Her father was an Army Officer which led to her living in Cardiff, Germany, Oxford and Nottingham before her family settled in Derbyshire, when she was 9 years old.[1] At age 15, Hill joined Talent 1st actors’ studio in Nottingham.[2][1]
Career
editIn 2017, Hill was BAFTA nominated for best supporting actress in her debut role in the BBC miniseries Three Girls,[1] which was based on the Rochdale child sex abuse ring.[3] In 2018, Hill was cast in the James Gardner directed British film Jellyfish,[2] receiving a BIFA Nominated Most promising newcomer for her performance as young carer Sarah.[4] The same year, Hill played Eve in episode 5: "Reclaim the Night" of Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives, a series which also included Jodie Comer.[5]
In 2022, she portrayed the younger Catherine de' Medici in the TV series The Serpent Queen.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes/ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Three Girls | Ruby Bowen | BAFTA Nominated: Best supporting actress[3] |
| 2018 | Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives | Eve | |
| 2018 | Jellyfish | Sarah | BIFA Nominated Most promising newcomer[4] |
| 2018 | The Little Stranger | Betty | Film |
| 2018 | The Fight | Jordan | Film |
| 2019 | Elizabeth is Missing | Young Maud | TV film |
| 2020 | The Great | Angeline | Episode - Angeline |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Young Catherine de' Medici | 10 episodes |
| 2023 | Black Dog | film | |
| TBA | Miss Austen | TBA | In-production[7] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | British Academy Television Awards | BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress | Three Girls | Nominated | [8][9] |
| 2018 | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Best Performance in a British Feature Film | Jellyfish | Won | [8][9] |
| 2018 | Dinard British Film Festival | Special Mention Interpretation Award | Won | [10][9] | |
| 2018 | British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | [4][9] | |
| 2019 | National Film Awards UK | Best Newcomer | Nominated | [9] | |
| 2019 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Jellyfish and The Little Stranger | Nominated | [11][9] |
| 2019 | The Stage Awards | Best Actress in a Play | Top Girls, Royal National Theatre | Nominated | [12] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Liv Hill (actor)". Screen Daily. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b Clarke, Cath (24 January 2019). "From Three Girls to Jellyfish: Liv Hill, the young star giving a voice to outsiders". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Three Girls star Liv Hill's dad says the teenager slept through her Bafta nomination". radiotimes.com. 4 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Liv Hill". bifa.film. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "'Snatches: Moments From 100 Years Of Women's Lives' TV Review". readysteadycut.com. 6 August 2018.
- ^ "'The Serpent Queen': Liv Hill on Catherine's Shocking Decision and Playing a Young Samantha Morton". collider.com. 8 October 2022.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (7 December 2023). "'Miss Austen': Keeley Hawes & Rose Leslie Join TV Adaptation For Masterpiece". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Liv Hill". nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Liv Hill Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Dinard film festival edition 2018". nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Nominations for London Critics Circle Awards". hollywoodreporter.com. 18 December 2018.
- ^ "The Stage Nominees and winners". thestage.co.uk. 22 September 2022.