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Bel Powley

Isobel Dorothy Powley Booth (born 7 March 1992) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Powley was educated at Holland Park School. She began acting as a teenager on television, starring on the CBBC action television series M.I. High (2007–2008). Powley gained critical praise for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in A Royal Night Out (2015), for which she was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and a sexually confused teenager in the coming-of-age film The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and won the Trophée Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. On television, Powley starred in the National Geographic miniseries A Small Light (2023). For her performance as Miep Gies, Powley received critical acclaim and was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and Screen Actors Guild Award.

Infobox

Born
Isobel Dorothy Powley (1992-03-07) 7 March 1992 (age 33)Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2007–present
Spouse
mw- Douglas Booth (m. 2023)
Father
Mark Powley

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2013
Side by Side
Role(s)
Lauren Buckle
2015
Role(s)
Minnie Goetze
Role(s)
Princess Margaret
Role(s)
Rachel
2016
Role(s)
Cherry
Role(s)
Carrie Pilby
2017
Role(s)
Claire Clairmont
Pipe Dreams
Role(s)
Helen
Notes
Short
2018
Role(s)
Anna
Role(s)
Dawn Wershe
Role(s)
Lina Vilkas
2020
Role(s)
Kelsey
2023
Role(s)
Mia Scott
2024
Role(s)
Joy
TBA
Role(s)
Savage House
Notes
TBA
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2013
Side by Side
Lauren Buckle
2015
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Minnie Goetze
A Royal Night Out
Princess Margaret
Equals
Rachel
2016
Detour
Cherry
Carrie Pilby
Carrie Pilby
2017
Mary Shelley
Claire Clairmont
Pipe Dreams
Helen
Short
2018
Wildling
Anna
White Boy Rick
Dawn Wershe
Ashes in the Snow
Lina Vilkas
2020
The King of Staten Island
Kelsey
2023
Cold Copy
Mia Scott
2024
Turn Me On
Joy
TBA
Savage House
TBA
Upcoming film
· Filmography › Television
2007
Role(s)
Emma Clayson
Notes
Episode: "Starters"
2007–2008
Role(s)
M.I. High
Notes
Daisy Millar
2008
Role(s)
Becky Cooper
Notes
Episode: "Loved and Lost"
Role(s)
Flower Girl
Notes
Episode #1.3
2009
Role(s)
Carrie Walsh
Notes
TV mini-series
Role(s)
Cranchesterford teenager
Notes
TV movie
2011
The Cabin
Role(s)
Sydney
Notes
TV movie
2014
Role(s)
Bianca Dyke
Notes
5 episodes
2016
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
Role(s)
Cindy (voice)
Notes
TV movie
2018
Role(s)
Holly Morten
Notes
6 episodes
2019–2021, 2025
Role(s)
The Morning Show
Notes
Claire Conway
2019–2022
Role(s)
Moominvalley
Notes
Little My (voice)
2022
Role(s)
Birdy
Notes
Main role
2023
Role(s)
Miep Gies
Notes
Miniseries; lead role
2024
Role(s)
Sandra Wesgate
Notes
Miniseries
2027
Role(s)
Petunia Dursley
Notes
TV Series
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2007
The Whistleblowers
Emma Clayson
Episode: "Starters"
2007–2008
High
Daisy Millar
23 episodes
2008
The Bill
Becky Cooper
Episode: "Loved and Lost"
Little Dorrit
Flower Girl
Episode
2009
Murderland
Carrie Walsh
TV mini-series
Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas
Cranchesterford teenager
TV movie
2011
The Cabin
Sydney
TV movie
2014
Benidorm
Bianca Dyke
5 episodes
2016
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
Cindy (voice)
TV movie
2018
Informer
Holly Morten
6 episodes
2019–2021, 2025
The Morning Show
Claire Conway
Main role (seasons 1–2); guest role (season 4); 12 episodes
2019–2022
Moominvalley
Little My (voice)
39 episodes
2022
Everything I Know About Love
Birdy
Main role
2023
A Small Light
Miep Gies
Miniseries; lead role
2024
Masters of the Air
Sandra Wesgate
Miniseries
2027
Harry Potter
Petunia Dursley
TV Series
· Filmography › Audio
2021
2021
Year
2021
Show
Soft Voice
Role
Soft Voice
Notes
Podcast
2023
2023
Year
2023
Show
Told You So
Role
Lucie
Notes
Audible Original
Year
Show
Role
Notes
2021
Soft Voice
Soft Voice
Podcast
2023
Told You So
Lucie
Audible Original
· Theatre
2009
Tusk Tusk
Role(s)
Maggie
Notes
The Royal Court Theatre
2011
Role(s)
Thomasina
Notes
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)
Jumpy
Role(s)
Tilly
Notes
Royal Court Theatre & Ambassador Theatre Group
2013
Raving
Role(s)
Tabby
Notes
Hampstead Theatre
2014
Elephants
Role(s)
Daisy
Notes
Hampstead Theatre
2018
Role(s)
Dawn
Notes
Helen Hayes Theatre (Broadway)
2024
Role(s)
Annie
Notes
The Old Vic
Year
Title
Role
Company
Director
2009
Tusk Tusk
Maggie
The Royal Court Theatre
Jeremy Herrin
2011
Arcadia
Thomasina
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)
David Leveaux
Jumpy
Tilly
Royal Court Theatre & Ambassador Theatre Group
Nina Raine
2013
Raving
Tabby
Hampstead Theatre
Edward Hall
2014
Elephants
Daisy
Hampstead Theatre
Tamara Harvey
2018
Lobby Hero
Dawn
Helen Hayes Theatre (Broadway)
Trip Cullman
2024
The Real Thing
Annie
The Old Vic
Max Webster
· Awards and nominations
2015
Role(s)
Hamptons International Film Festival
Notes
Breakthrough Performer
Role(s)
Most Promising Newcomer
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Notes
Best Actress
Niagara Integrated Film Festival
Role(s)
NIFF Rising Star
Notes
Won
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Nominated
Breakthrough Artist
Role(s)
Nominated
Role(s)
Most Promising Performer
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Pauline Kael Breakout Award
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Young Actress
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Breakthrough Performance
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Lead Actress
Notes
Nominated
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Nominated
2016
Role(s)
Trophée Chopard - Female Revelation
Notes
Won
Role(s)
BAFTA Rising Star Award
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Female Lead
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Female Newcomer
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Breakthrough Performance
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Nominated
FEST International Film Festival
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Won
2024
Role(s)
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Notes
Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
Role(s)
Outstanding Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Notes
Nominated
Year
Work
Association
Award
Result
2015
A Royal Night Out
Hamptons International Film Festival
Breakthrough Performer
Won
British Independent Film Awards
Most Promising Newcomer
Nominated
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Best Actress
Won
Niagara Integrated Film Festival
NIFF Rising Star
Won
Detroit Film Critics Society
Best Actress
Nominated
Breakthrough Artist
Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association
Most Promising Performer
Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle
Pauline Kael Breakout Award
Nominated
Women's Image Network Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film
Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle
Best Young Actress
Nominated
Village Voice Film Poll
Best Actress
Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle
Breakthrough Performance
Nominated
Indiewire Critics' Poll
Best Lead Actress
Nominated
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Best Actress
Nominated
2016
Cannes Film Festival
Trophée Chopard - Female Revelation
Won
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA Rising Star Award
Nominated
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Best Female Lead
Nominated
Empire
Best Female Newcomer
Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards
Best Actress
Nominated
FEST International Film Festival
Best Actress
Won
2024
A Small Light
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Nominated

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  5. "Arcadia's Bel Powley on Coming to Broadway as a Brainy Teen | Broadway Buzz"
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