Dixie Egerickx
Born
Dixie Violet Egerickx

(2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 (age 18)
London
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Dixie Violet Egerickx (born 31 October 2005) is an English actress. Her films include The Little Stranger (2018), Summerland and The Secret Garden (both 2020).

Early life

Dixie Violet Egerickx[1] is from West London. She attended Knightsbridge School and Bute House School in Hammersmith.[2][3] She was discovered at school at the age of eight by casting director Kate Bone of Nina Gold Casting.[4]

Career

In 2015, Egerickx appeared on the London stage as Iphigenia in Robert Icke's adaptation of Oresteia. She had further roles as Rosalind in Alexi Kay Campbell's Sunset at the Villa Thalia at the National Theatre and Jenny Caroline Marx in Richard Bean and Clive Coleman's Young Marx at The Bridge Theatre, directed by Sir Nicholas Hytner.[5] She made her television debut in the television film Churchill's Secret.

Egerickx appeared in the 2017 National Geographic series Genius and the 2018 series Patrick Melrose.[6] Also in 2018, she made her feature film debut in the The Little Stranger. Egerickx appeared on Screen International's Screen Stars of Tomorrow list in 2019 at the age of 13.[5]

Egerickx starred as Edie in the 2020 drama film Summerland,[6][7] and portrayed Mary Lennox in the 2020 film The Secret Garden.[6][7][8] In 2019 she filmed HBO's Unaired Game of Thrones Prequel Pilot and can currently be seen in the role of Jo Ransome in the Apple TV+ miniseries The Essex Serpent, directed by Clio Barnard. In 2023 Egerickx completed filming the role of Anna in upcoming feature film Rich Flu, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Wyrd Beda Short film
2017 Mirette Mirette Short film
2018 The Little Stranger Gillian Baker-Hyde
2020 The Secret Garden Mary
2020 Summerland Edie
TBA Rich Flu

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Churchill's Secret Young Sarah TV film
2017 A Royal Winter Katya TV film
2017 Genius Alice Edwards Episode: "Einstein: Chapter Ten"
2017 The Watcher in the Woods Ellie Carstairs TV film
2018 Patrick Melrose Lucy Episode: "Mother's Milk"
2022 The Essex Serpent Jo Ransome

Stage

Date Title Role Notes
2015 Oresteia Iphigenia
2017 Young Marx Jenny Caroline 'Qui Qui' Marx The Bridge Theatre

References

  1. ^ Ainsley, Helen (24 February 2021). "The Secret Garden blossoms at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart following release on disc". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dukes Alumni: Where are they now?". Dukes Education Annual Report 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Knightsbridge School - About". ISS. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ "The Secret Garden - Dixie Egerickx interview". Smart Entertainment Group. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Gant, Charles (8 July 2019). "Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Dixie Egerickx (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Mackenzie, Steven (25 October 2020). "Budding star: The Secret Garden's Dixie Egerickx has a message for the world". The Big Issue. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b Smith, Josh (23 October 2020). "Meet Dixie Egerickx: the teenage star of The Secret Garden & new-gen role model who has a lot to say about climate change and mental health". Glamour. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ Cerabona, Ron (28 August 2020). "The Secret Garden stars Dixie Egerickx as an unhappy, spoiled girl who changes for the better". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

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