Jump to content

Holly Gibbs

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Holly Gibbs
Born
Holly Uma Gibbs

(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2000–2016

Holly Uma Gibbs (born 25 August 1997) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Christianna in the film Nanny McPhee and Milly in The Story of Tracy Beaker.[1][2] She is the daughter of former actress Claire Toeman. She appeared in Teensville for the BBC, about the Jewish Bar Mitzvah celebration.[3] She went on to study Art in London.[2]

In 2022, she began presenting a YouTube series From Early, where she discusses her experiences as a child actress and speaks to other actors who began their careers as children. Her guests included Eliza Bennett, whom she appeared alongside in the film Nanny McPhee, two of her The Story of Tracy Beaker co-stars Dani Harmer and Jack Edwards, as well as Daniel Roche and Theo Stevenson.[4]

Filmography

[edit]
Year Film Role Notes
2005 Nanny McPhee Chrissie Brown Supporting role
2005 The Story of Tracy Beaker Milly Recurring Role
2007 Secret Life Chloe TV movie
Talk to Me Charlotte TV series
2009 Burnt By The Sun Nadia Play[5][6]
2010 When the Rain Comes Sam Short Film; awarded Best Young Actress at the International Short Film Festival.
2011 Love's Kitchen Michelle Film
2016 Mob Handed Holly Film

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Category Award Result
2007 Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film

Shared with Thomas Sangster, Eliza Bennett, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Raphaël Coleman & Samuel Honywood.

Young Artist Award Nominated
2010 Best Young Actress in a Short Film British Independent Film Society Won

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The Story of Tracy Beaker". Radio times. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Chrissy from Nanny McPhee is all grown up". Ok magazine. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ "BBC Switch - Teensville, My Bar Mitzvah Diary". BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Holly Gibbs, Actor, England".
  5. ^ "Holly Gibbs shines in the National Theatre's Burnt by the Sun". Thejc.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Burnt By The Sun, National Theatre, London". The Independent. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
[edit]