Talia Grant
| Talia Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | Talia Vanessa Grant[1] 9 October 2001[1][2] Enfield, London, England[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2015–present[3] |
| Known for | Hollyoaks[4][5][6] |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | [6] |
| 👪 Relatives | Olive Gray (sister)[5] |
Talia Vanessa Grant (born 9 October 2001)[1][2] is an English actress, known for her role as Brooke Hathaway in the British soap opera, Hollyoaks.[4][5][6]
Life and career[edit]
Grant was born in Enfield, London in 2001.[1] Her parents are vocal coaches Carrie and David Grant, and her older sister is actress Olive Gray.[5] She also has a younger sister, Imogen and an adopted younger brother, Nathan.[7] She was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 2009, at the age of seven.[4][8]
Grant's first credited acting role is that of "Greta" in an episode of the sitcom series So Awkward.[3] In 2018, she began playing the role of Brooke Hathaway in the British soap opera Hollyoaks, making her the first autistic actress in a UK soap opera,[7] and the first BAME actor of any sex to play an autistic character in a mainstream drama.[8]
Credits[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Hollyoaks | Brooke Hathaway | Regular character |
| 2015 | So Awkward | Greta | One episode ("Space Over") |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Hollyoaks | Nominated | [9] |
| National Diversity Awards | Celebrity of the Year Award | Nominated | [8] | ||
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Young Actor | Nominated | [10] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)". England & Wales Births 1837-2006. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via findmypast.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "talia *711 on Twitter: "🦋I rlly made it to 18, happy New Years to me ✰9th of the 10th... "". talia *711 (@babygtals) on Twitter. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Talia Grant". IMDb. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Grant, Talia (11 March 2019). "Hollyoaks actress Talia Grant: My teachers didn't believe I was autistic". inews. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Westbrook, Caroline (4 February 2019). "Who is Hollyoaks star Talia Grant, who plays autistic teenager Brooke Hathaway?". Metro News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 McNally, Kelby (9 July 2018). "Talia Grant: Hollyoaks' star's life uncovered, from becoming first autistic actress in UK soap to her famous parents David and Carrie Grant". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fillingham, Hanna (9 July 2018). "Talia Grant talks Hollyoaks role as first autistic actress - and mum Carrie Grant gets emotional". Hello! (magazine). Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Talia Grant". National Diversity Awards. 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Panel Nominees". The British Soap Awards. 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ Lang, Paul (2 July 2019). "Cast YOUR vote in the Inside Soap Awards!". Inside Soap.
External links[edit]
- Talia Grant on IMDb
- Talia Grant on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
This article "Talia Grant" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Talia Grant. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
