Sennia Nanua

Sennia Nanua
Born2002 (age 21–22)
Nottingham, England
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Sennia Nanua (born 2002, Nottingham, England) is a British actress.

In 2015, she appeared in the British short film Beverley, before making her full-length feature debut as the eponymous character in the BAFTA-nominated The Girl With All The Gifts when she was 13 years old.[1][2][3] Nanua appeared in Jessica Hynes' directing debut, The Fight, released in 2019.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Beverley Jess Short (as Sennia Nenua)
2016 The Girl With All The Gifts Melanie
2018 The Fight Emma Bell
2018 Casualty Keely Arnolds 1 episode
2019 Frankie Maya Andoh
2022 The Serpent Queen Rahima

Awards and nominations

Year Awards / Festival Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 49th Sitges Film Festival Best Actress
The Girl with All the Gifts
 Won
19th British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Nominated
[5]
2017 37th London Film Critics Circle Awards Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Nominated
22nd Empire Awards Best Female Newcomer Nominated
[6]

References

  1. ^ "Film shot in the Midlands and Shropshire nominated for BAFTA award". Expressandstar.com. 10 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Everything you need to know about The Girl With All The Gifts star Sennia Nanua". Cineworld.co.uk.
  3. ^ "British girl, 13, lands zombie lead". BBC News.
  4. ^ Jonathan Romney (19 October 2018). "'The Fight': London Review". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight.
  5. ^ "Nominations 2016 · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". Bifa.film.
  6. ^ Nugent, John (19 March 2017). "Three Empire Awards 2017: Rogue One, Tom Hiddleston And Patrick Stewart Win Big". Empireonline.com.


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