Dakota Blue Richards
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| Dakota Blue Richards | |
 Dakota to the left of Nicole Kidman in her debut role as Lyra |
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| Born | 1994 |
| Notable roles | Lyra Belacqua in His Dark Materials: Northern Lights |
Dakota Blue Richards (born 1994) is an English actress who will play Lyra Belacqua in the upcoming film His Dark Materials: Northern Lights. Ten thousand girls turned up for open auditions in Cambridge, Oxford, Exeter and Kendal for the role of Lyra Belacqua in the adaptation of Northern Lights. In June 2006, twelve-year-old Dakota, a schoolgirl from London, was awarded the part after the casting directors took a shine to her in the Cambridge auditions.
