Ella Purnell
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Ella Summer Reed Purnell is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in West End theatre and films including Never Let Me Go (2010), Intruders (2011) and Maleficent (2014). Her other films include Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017) and Army of the Dead (2021).
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Ella Summer Purnell is a British actor and model born on September 17, 1996, in Whitechapel, London. She holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. Her professional career in acting began in 2009. She has worked as a stage actor and film actor.
Purnell was educated at the City of London School for Girls and the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She currently resides in London and Los Angeles. Her field of work is acting.
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Whitechapel, London, England, UK
Ella Summer Reed Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress who began her career as a child actress in West End theatre. Purnell used to attend weekly classes at Sylvia Young Theatre School studying acting, singing, and dance. Purnell's film roles include Never Let Me Go (2010), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017), and Army of the Dead (2021), among…
Known for
- ViQueens — Ingrid (voice)2026
- Fallout — Lucy MacLean2024
- Sweetpea — Rhiannon2024
- Junk Male — Decency 'Dee' DiMartini2023
- Toast — Narrator (voice)2023
- Arcane: Bridging the Rift — Self / Jinx (voice)2022
- Army of the Dead — Kate Ward2021
- Creating an Army of the Dead — Self2021
- Yellowjackets — Jackie Taylor2021
- Star Trek: Prodigy — Gwyn (voice)2021
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- Born
- Ella Summer Reed Purnell , ( 1996-09-17 ) 17 September 1996 (age 29) , London , England
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 2009–present
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Whitechapel
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Ella Purnell at MEGACON Orlando 2025.png
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- 1996-09-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ella Summer Reed Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in West End theatre and films, including Never Let Me Go (2010), Intruders (2011) and Maleficent (2014). Her other films include Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017) and Army of the Dead (2021).
On television, Purnell starred in the series Ordeal by Innocence (2018) and Belgravia (2020). She is known for her work in the critically acclaimed series, Yellowjackets (2021–present), Fallout (2024–present) and Sweetpea (2024–present). She voiced Jinx in Arcane (2021–2024) and Gwyndala in Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–2024).
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