Markella Kavenagh
Born (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 24)
 Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/markella.kavenagh

Markella Kavenagh (born 30 January 2000)[1] is an Australian actress. She is best known for her starring role as the harfoot Nori Brandyfoot in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Career

After appearing in several television shows, Kavenagh landed her first film role with True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) as Jane Cotter.[2] In July 2019, she gained attention when she was cast as Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022), becoming the first actress to be attached in the high-profile project.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 True History of the Kelly Gang Jane Cotter [2]
2020 My First Summer Claudia [4]
Furlough Sara Short film[4]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Romper Stomper Cindi 6 episodes[5]
Picnic at Hanging Rock Myrtle 6 episodes[6]
The Cry Chloe 4 episodes[7]
2019 My Life Is Murder Cassie Malone 1 episode[8]
2020 The Gloaming Daisy Hart 8 episodes[3]
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot 6 episodes[9]
2023 Bad Behaviour Portia 4 episodes[10]

References

  1. ^ "She was working at Sportsgirl when she got the call to join J.R.R. Tolkien's world". Sunday Morning Herald. August 13, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Groves, Don (July 23, 2019). "Markella Kavenagh set for Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings'". If Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (July 22, 2019). "'Lord of the Rings' Series at Amazon Taps First Cast Member (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Seigh, Steve (July 22, 2019). "'The Lord of the Rings' TV Series Casts Markella Kavenagh as Series Regular". Joblo.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Baxter, Joseph (July 22, 2019). "'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Reveals First Cast Member Markella Kavenagh". Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Levine, Nick (July 23, 2019). "The 'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Has Found Its First Cast Member: Markella Kavenagh". BBC America. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (September 25, 2018). "Meet the cast of Jenna Coleman drama 'The Cry'". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  8. ^ DeBolt, Virginia (August 6, 2019). "My Life is Murder Looks Like a Winner". OldAintDead. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Scheeden, Jesse (July 22, 2019). "Amazon's The Lord of The Rings Reportedly Casts Markella Kavenagh". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "Bad Behaviour: Berlinale Series". Berlinale. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

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