Scarlett Hannah Hefner is an English actress and model. She is best known for her roles as a villainess named Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potterseries, as Lexi in the TV seriesFalling Skies, and also as Nora Hildegard in the TV series The Vampire Diaries. Byrne appeared in the Marveltelevision seriesRunaways.
Career
Byrne began her acting career in 2005 in the short filmCryBaby, before portraying Chloe Daniels in an episode of the British TV dramaDoctors. In 2009 Byrne got the role of Pansy Parkinson in the sixth film in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, before reprising her role in the final two films of the series. Following the end of the Harry Potter series, she played Brittany in , as well as appearing in several short videos written by fellow Harry Potter actor Jessie Cave for her website Pindippy. During 2013 Byrne played the role of Sarah in the short film Lashes. Byrne became a regular cast member for the fourth season of the sci-fi show Falling Skies. She moved to Vancouver for the filming of Falling Skies. While she departs the series at the end of season 4, Byrne reprises the role in the penultimate episode of the series, "Reunion". In 2015 she joined The Vampire Diaries as witch-vampire hybrid, heretic, Nora Hildegard. Byrne was a major recurring character in the seventh season of the series and appeared in twelve episodes of the season. The character was then killed off in the sixteenth episode along with her fiancé Mary-Louise. She also had a guest appearance role in an episode of the MTVcomedy series, Mary + Jane. In 2017 Byrne played the role of Lisa in the action-thriller filmSkybound, alongside Gavin Stenhouse. In February 2017, Byrne posed nude for Playboy magazine. In October 2018, she joined Evanna Lynch and her partner Keo Motsepe on the trios dance in week 4 on Dancing with the Stars. In 2019, Byrne portrayed Bronwyn, a witch in Morgan le Fey’s coven in Marvel’s Runaways.
Personal life
In August 2015, Byrne became engaged to Hugh Hefner's son, Cooper Hefner, in London. In November 2019, Byrne and Hefner both announced and confirmed on their official and verified Instagram accounts that they are married. On 10 March 2020 Scarlett announced her pregnancy via Instagram.
