Leonie Elliott facts for kids

Leonie Samantha Elliott is an English actress. She is well-known for playing Nurse Lucille Anderson in the BBC show Call the Midwife. She also played Cherry Patterson in the comedy-drama Danny and the Human Zoo, created by Lenny Henry.

Early Life and Training

Leonie Elliott was born in Brent, London in 1988. Her family moved from Jamaica to the UK in the 1960s. She started acting when she was eight years old.

Leonie studied at the Harris School of Speech and Drama. Later, she trained to be an actress at the Identity School of Acting in London. She also attended the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in Ealing.

Acting Career

Leonie Elliott has had many exciting roles in TV shows and films.

Early TV and Film Roles

In 2015, she appeared as Cherry Patterson in the TV film Danny and the Human Zoo. This was a comedy-drama shown on BBC One.

She also appeared in an episode of the BBC medical series Casualty in 2016. In the same year, she played Fiona in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the British show Black Mirror.

Leonie has been in several films. One of her early film roles was in Wondrous Oblivion (1999). In this film, she played Judith Samuels, a shy but talented cricket player. She becomes friends with an 11-year-old boy named David.

Stage Performances

Leonie has also performed in plays. She was in The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre, London in 1998. She also toured the UK with the musical Annie in 1999.

In 2012, Leonie appeared in a play called Concrete Jungle at the Riverside Studios in London. From late 2015 to early 2016, she was in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

Call the Midwife and Beyond

In January 2018, Leonie joined the popular BBC series Call the Midwife. She plays Nurse Lucille Anderson, a kind and dedicated nurse from Jamaica. Her character shows the important role many Caribbean nurses played in the UK's National Health Service in the 1960s.

In 2019, Leonie appeared on the celebrity version of the game show The Chase on ITV. She won £1,000 for her team.

Leonie Elliott continues to be a talented actress, bringing many different characters to life on screen and stage.