Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor
Born 13 August 1993
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2011–present
Relatives James Bridie

Freya Mavor (born 13 August 1993) is a Scottish actress and model. She is 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.[1] Her father, James Mavor, is an award-winning playwright who leads 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.[2] Her great-grandfather, James Bridie (real name Osborne Mavor), changed the Scottish theatrical landscape by setting up in 1950 a college of drama, the forerunner of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[3] Her mother is Irish, and has some Danish ancestry.[4][5]

Mavor first became interested in acting after watching The Shining when she was 10 years old.[1] For a period, she lived in La Rochelle, France.[6] She studied at Collège Eugène Fromentin in La Rochelle and at Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh,[7][8] and has been a member of the National Youth Theatre since 2008.[9] Her first acting experience was in school productions of Shakespeare’s The Tempest as Miranda[7] and in The Merchant of Venice prior to a stint in the National Youth Theatre.[3][9]

Career

In 2011, Mavor made her professional debut as Mini McGuinness in the fifth and sixth series of E4 drama Skins, after originally auditioning for the role of Grace Blood.[10] She described her character as "quite a feisty and witty figure, but she doesn't really think about the consequences of her actions".[11] For her role, she was nominated for Best Actress at the TV Choice Awards 2012.[12]

Mavor was enlisted as the face of Pringle of Scotland for its 2011 spring/summer campaign.[13] She also won the Fashion Icon of the Year Award at the 2011 Scottish Fashion Awards.[14]

In 2013, Mavor played Nicola Ball in the romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending. It was first screened at the 2013 EIFF Closing Night. The film is about a writer suffering from writer's block and her publisher’s campaign to get her writing again.[15] In the same year, she appeared as Liz in Sunshine on Leith, an adaptation of a stage musical based on the lyrics of The Proclaimers, first screened at TIFF 2013.[16] In 2015, she'll star in Joann Sfar's French film La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil ('The lady in the car with glasses and a rifle') alongside Benjamin Biolay and Italian actor Elio Germano.[17]

On television, Mavor portrayed Princess Elizabeth of York in the 2013 period drama The White Queen for BBC One.[18] Later that year, she joined Will Merrick in stage production Boys at the Arcola Theatre in London.[19] Mavor's next television role was in Channel 4 historical miniseries New Worlds. She played Jamie Dornan's love interest in a 17th century story set in England.[20]

Personal life

Mavor has two brothers, Hugo and Alex.[1] She speaks fluent French and can play the piano. In 2005, she was a mezzo-soprano at the National Youth Choir of Scotland.[21] She was voted 78th in the UK edition of FHM‍‍ '​‍s 100 World's Sexiest Women 2012.[22] In 2013, Screen International named her as one of the UK Stars of Tomorrow.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Disco Girl in Queue Short film[24]
2013 Hamburger Girl Short film[25]
Not Another Happy Ending Nicola Ball
Sunshine on Leith Liz Henshaw
2015 La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil Dany

Television

Year Title Role Notes Foreign dubbing
2011–2012 Skins Mini McGuinness E4 series, 18 episodes
Nominated — TV Choice Award for Best Actress
2013 The White Queen Princess Elizabeth of York BBC One series, 3 episodes French : Anne Tilloy ; Italian : Letizia Ciampa
German : Julia Stoepel
Casting(s) Canal+ sitcom
2014 New Worlds Beth Fanshawe E4 Miniseries,[26] 4 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Boys Sophie Arcola Theatre

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Freya Mavor interview". SkinsFansite. 19 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Freya Mavor Skins Actress". Scotsman. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The new star of Skins - Freya". SkinsFansite. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Daphne Lockyer (22 February 2014). "The world according to Freya: Meet the young actress who has stepped up from teen soap to serious drama". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Freya Mavor". 25 June 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "10 things you need to know about Freya Mavor". InstyleUK. February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Leonard, Sue (2012) In Tune with the Times The Sunday Times, Retrieved 8 March 2014
  8. ↑ News of the World: Now I am a Freya woman
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Christie, Janet (27 July 2013)Freya Mavor: ‘The best female characters are mad’ The Scotsman, Retrieved 8 March 2014
  10. ↑ "Mini menace". thesun. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  11. ↑ Channel 4: Freya Mavor plays Mini
  12. ↑ "Nominations TV Choice Awards 2012". tvchoicemagazine. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  13. ↑ Vogue: Skins actress Freya Mavor for Pringle of Scotland
  14. ↑ STV News: Fashion Icon Freya Mavor talks style secrets
  15. ↑ "Shooting begins in Glasgow on Not Another Happy Ending". Screendaily.
  16. ↑ Kemp, Stuart (5 Nov 2012). "The Proclaimers Musical Adaptation 'Sunshine on Leith' Begins Filming". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 Nov 2012.
  17. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (27 October 2014). "La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil in post-production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One". BBC. 31 Aug 2012. Retrieved 18 Jul 2013.
  19. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (7 Oct 2013). "Will Merrick, Freya Mavor on new play 'Boys', 'Skins' and what's next". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 Oct 2013.
  20. ↑ "Young cast announced for New Worlds". ScreenTerrier. 19 Jul 2013. Retrieved 20 Jul 2013.
  21. ↑ "Freya Mavor Credits". hamiltonhodell. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  22. ↑ Gold, Adam (2 May 2012). "100 sexiest women in the world 2012". FHM. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  23. ↑ "Screen unveils 2013 UK Stars of Tomorrow"
  24. ↑ "Disco short film". IMDb Pro. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  25. ↑ "Hamburger, short film with Freya Mavor". youtube. Retrieved 18 Jul 2013.
  26. ↑ Lockyer, Daphne (23 February 2014) The world according to Freya:... The Daily Mail, Retrieved 8 March 2014

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