Sophia Kiely

Sophia Kiely
Born	Sophia Elsie Kiely 2000 (age 15–16) Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Matilda the Musical

Sophia Elsie Kiely (born 2000) is an English Olivier Award winning child actress who played the titular role of Matilda in Matilda the Musical. Kiely shared the role with Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram and Eleanor Worthington Cox.

Career

Sophia got the role as Matilda. After rehearsing the show since August, she made her debut on 27 October 2011.^[1] In April 2012 Sophia won an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical along with her co-stars,^[2] later that month.^[3] She made a special appearance as Matilda for West End Live in Trafalgar Square, performing "Naughty".^[4]

Personal life

Sophia lives with her family in London and enjoys her privacy. She avoids Facebook, Twitter and all other social media.

Theatre Credits

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Dates
2011–2012	Matilda the Musical	Matilda Wormwood	Cambridge Theatre	25 October 2011 – 14 April 2012

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2012	Whatsonstage.com Awards	Best Actress in a Musical (shared with: Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram and Eleanor Worthington Cox)	Matilda the Musical	Nominated
2012	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actress in a Musical (shared with: Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram and Eleanor Worthington Cox)	Matilda the Musical	Won

References

↑ http://www.wendywoodesigns.co.uk/sohoyouth/spy2/spy2.pdf
↑ Susanna Rustin (16 April 2012). "A day in the life of four girls called Matilda". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
↑ Tim Masters (16 April 2012). "Matilda star, 10, is youngest Olivier winner". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
↑ http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest-news/article/item144775/west-end-live-2012-as-it-happened/

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical

Virginia McKenna (1979)
Gemma Craven (1980)
Carlin Glynn (1981)
Julia McKenzie (1982)
Barbara Dickson (1983)
Natalia Makarova (1984)
Patti LuPone (1985)
Lesley Mackie (1986)
Nichola McAuliffe (1987)
Patricia Routledge (1988)
Lea Salonga (1989/1990)
Imelda Staunton (1991)
Wilhelmenia Fernandez (1992)
Joanna Riding (1993)
Julia McKenzie (1994)
Ruthie Henshall (1995)
Judi Dench (1996)
Maria Friedman (1997)
Ute Lemper (1998)
Sophie Thompson (1999)
Barbara Dickson (2000)
Samantha Spiro (2001)
Martine McCutcheon (2002)
Joanna Riding (2003)
Maria Friedman (2004)
Laura Michelle Kelly (2005)
Jane Krakowski (2006)
Jenna Russell (2007)
Leanne Jones (2008)
Elena Roger (2009)
Samantha Spiro (2010)
Sheridan Smith (2011)
Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely, and Eleanor Worthington Cox (2012)
Imelda Staunton (2013)
Zrinka Cvitešić (2014)
Katie Brayben (2015)
Imelda Staunton (2016)

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