Freya Mavor

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Freya Mavor
Born (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]

Freya Mavor (born 13 August 1993) is a Scottish actress and model best known for playing Mini McGuinness in the E4 teen drama Skins.

Early life

Mavor was born in Glasgow but grew up in Inverleith, Edinburgh.[2] For a period she also lived in La Rochelle, France.[3] She studied at Collège Eugène Fromentin in La Rochelle and at Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh[4] and is a member of the National Youth Theatre since 2008. Her first acting experience was in school productions of Shakespeare’s The Tempest as Miranda and in The Merchant of Venice prior to a stint in the National Youth Theatre.[5]

Career

In 2011 Mavor made her professional debut, when she gained a lead role as Mini McGuinness in the fifth and sixth series of E4 BAFTA-winning drama Skins, after originally auditioning for the role of Grace Blood.[6] She described her character as "quite a feisty and witty figure, but she doesn't really think about the consequences of her actions."[7] For her role as Mini Mcguinness she got a nomination for Best Actress at TV Choice Awards 2012.[8]

In July 2012, Mavor landed the role of Nicola Ball in John McKay's romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending alongside Karen Gillan, first screened at the 2013 EIFF Closing Night. The film, written by David Solomon and filmed in Glasgow, is about a writer suffering writers block and her publisher’s campaign to get her writing again.[9] In the same year she was casted as Liz in Sunshine on Leith, a movie adaptation of a stage musical based on the lyrics of Scottish band The Proclaimers, first screened at TIFF 2013.[10]

Mavor played the character of Princess Elizabeth of York in the 2013 period drama The White Queen for BBC One.[11] Recently Channel 4 has announced the cast set to star in a new four-part historical drama New Worlds, produced by Company Pictures and created by Peter Flannery. Mavor will play a lead role alongside Skins actor Joe Dempsie.[12]

Mavor continues to work on the stage as well as in film and television. In October 2013 she joined the cast of Boys alongside Skins co-star Will Merrick at the Arcola Theatre, London.[13]

Modelling

Mavor was enlisted as the face of Pringle of Scotland for its 2011 spring/summer campaign.[14] She also won the Fashion Icon of the Year Award at the 2011 Scottish Fashion Awards.[15]

Personal life

Mavor has two brothers Hugo and Alex.[2] Her father, James Mavor is an award-winning playwright who heads up the MA screenwriting course at Napier University. Her grandfather, Ronald Bingo Mavor, was The Scotsman's theatre critic in the early 1960s before he became the director of the Scottish Arts Council.[16] Mavor’s great-grandfather, Oswald Henry Mavor, aka James Bridie, changed the Scottish theatrical landscape, setting up in 1950 a college of Drama, the forerunner of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[5]

Mavor declared she first became interested in acting after watching Stanley Kubrick's The Shining when she was ten.[2] She speaks fluent French and can play piano. In 2005 she was a mezzo-soprano at the National Youth Choir of Scotland.[1]

Mavor was voted 78th in the UK edition of FHM's 100 World's Sexiest Women 2012.[17] In 2013, Screen International named Mavor as one of the UK Stars of Tomorrow.[18]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011–2012 Skins Mini McGuinness E4 TV series (18 episodes)
Nominated—TV Choice Award for Best Actress
2013 The White Queen Princess Elizabeth of York BBC One TV series
Casting(s) Canal + (France)
2014 New Worlds Beth Channel 4 mini-series

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Disco Girl in queue Short film written by James Mavor[19]
2013 Hamburger Girl French short film, directed by Arnaud Gomez-Thebaud[20]
Not Another Happy Ending Nicola Ball John McKay (writer: David Solomon)
Sunshine on Leith Liz Henshaw Dexter Fletcher

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Boys Sophie Arcola Theatre, London; 7 – 12 October

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Freya Mavor Credits". hamiltonhodell. Retrieved 31 August 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Freya Mavor interview". SkinsFansite. 11 January. 
  3. ↑ "10 things you need to know about Freya Mavor". InstyleUK. February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012. 
  4. ↑ News of the World: Now I am a Freya woman
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The new star of Skins - Freya". SkinsFansite. Retrieved 5 April 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Mini menace". thesun. Retrieved 14 May 2012. 
  7. ↑ Channel 4: Freya Mavor plays Mini
  8. ↑ "Nominations TV Choice Awards 2012". tvchoicemagazine. Retrieved 22 May 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Shooting begins in Glasgow on Not Another Happy Ending". Screendaily. 
  10. ↑ Kemp, Stuart (5 Nov 2012). "The Proclaimers Musical Adaptation 'Sunshine on Leith' Begins Filming". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 Nov 2012. 
  11. ↑ "The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One". BBC. 31 Aug 2012. Retrieved 18 Jul 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Young cast announced for New Worlds". ScreenTerrier. 19 Jul 2013. Retrieved 20 Jul 2013. 
  13. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (7 Oct 2013). "Will Merrick, Freya Mavor on new play 'Boys', 'Skins' and what's next". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 Oct 2013. 
  14. ↑ Vogue: Skins actress Freya Mavor for Pringle of Scotland
  15. ↑ STV News: Fashion Icon Freya Mavor talks style secrets
  16. ↑ "Freya Mavor Skins Actress". Scotsman. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012. 
  17. ↑ Gold, Adam (2 May 2012). "100 sexiest women in the world 2012". FHM. Retrieved 6 May 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Screen unveils 2013 UK Stars of Tomorrow"
  19. ↑ "Disco short film". IMDb Pro. Retrieved 28 August 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Hamburger, short film with Freya Mavor". youtube. Retrieved 18 Jul 2013. 

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