Ellie Beaven


Ellie Beaven is an English actress.

Personal life

Beaven was educated at St Mary's R.C. Primary School in Isleworth then at Gumley House Convent School, Isleworth.

Career

Film & television

Her acting debut was in 1988 in the film Buster where she played the young Nicky Edwards alongside Phil Collins. Another one of her first roles included Earth Warp where she starred in all 10 episodes. After parts in The Laughter of God, Mole's Christmas and The Snow Queen, she also provided voices for two other animated series, The Dreamstone and Bimble's Bucket, in the 1990s, both of which were created by Michael Jupp. In 1995 she made her stage debut as Wendla in an RSC production of Spring Awakening, and the following year saw her TV debut as Natalie Wild in the BBC series The Wild House. This was followed by a role in the ITV series Wavelength, about a children’s radio station, in which she played Kyla Kane.
2000 saw Beaven take more roles in shows aimed at adults rather than children. The first one of these was that of teenage rebel Sarah Addis in the series Down to Earth. This was followed by her portrayal of Carys in Arthur's Dyke as well as small parts in Doctors

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Between 10 August and 2 September 2006 she played Ela Delahay in Charley's Aunt at the Oxford Playhouse, and then Cecily Cardew in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest at the Derby Playhouse in January 2007. She starred in She Stoops To Conquer at the Nottingham Playhouse.