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Born
Matilda Elizabeth Keeper

(1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 26)
Education Bromley High School
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present
Television EastEnders

Matilda Elizabeth Keeper (born 16 August 1997) is an English actress, known for her role as Louise Mitchell on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She has since appeared in the BBC film Make Me Famous (2020) and in the Netflix series You (2023).

Early life

Keeper was born in London, England to Peter, one of the Spitting Image writers, and Amanda. Keeper also has two brothers. She attended the D&B Academy of Performing Arts School in Bromley for 14 years. From the age of 4, Keeper took ballet lessons, before joining their agency at the age of 7. Keeper attended Bromley High School.

Career

Keeper began her career in 2004 when she made appearances in television advertisements. She then made her debut stage appearance in a production of Dick Whittington. Her television debut was as an uncredited school student in an episode of the ITV procedural drama The Bill. She then appeared in a theatre production of Oliver from March to July 2009, where she played a member of the Sovereign's team. In 2014, she appeared as a dancer in the film Cuban Fury, and later appeared in an Oral-B advert and the 2015 short film Female Dog. In 2016, Keeper made her television debut in an episode of the CBBC series Millie Inbetween.

In December 2015, Keeper was cast in the role of Louise Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, appearing from 15 January 2016. ..... In December 2019, it was announced that Keeper had made the decision to depart from EastEnders, with her final scenes airing on 24 January 2020. In April 2020, it was announced that Keeper would star in the BBC Three film Make Me Famous as Helen Cott. On her casting, she stated: "I'm thrilled to be a part of this project. It's a really important story that I think we could all learn something from."

In 2021, she co-starred in the short film True Colours alongside Amy-Leigh Hickman. She then starred in the short film Do This For Me as Kat. In June 2021, it was announced that Keeper would star as Emily in the British psychological thriller Marooned Awakening. Principal photography took place on the island of Guernsey in September 2021. The film premiered in September 2022. In 2022, it was announced that Keeper had been cast in the fourth series of the Netflix series You. A year later, she was announced as a main cast member for the Channel 4 drama series Queenie.

Stage

Year Title Role Ref.
2005 Dick Whittington Babe
2006 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Babe
2009 Oliver Workhouse Child

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Bill School Girl 1 episode
2011 Let's Dance for Comic Relief Dancer Television special
2014 Cuban Fury Dancer Feature film
2015 Female Dog Grace Short film
2016 Millie Inbetween Chrissie Episode: "Loved Up"
2016–2020 EastEnders Louise Mitchell Regular role; 392 episodes
2017 The One Show Herself Guest appearance
2018 Children in Need Princess Jasmine Television special
2019 This Morning Herself Guest appearance
2020 Make Me Famous Helen Cott Television film
2021 True Colours Chloe Short film
2021 Do This For Me Kat Short film
2022 Marooned Awakening Emily Film
2022 R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Charlotte Pulsipher Direct-to-video film
2023 You Lady Phoebe Borehall-Blaxworth Main role (series 4)
TBA Queenie Darcy Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2016 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer EastEnders Longlisted
2016 TV Times Awards Favourite Newcomer EastEnders Nominated
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer EastEnders Longlisted
2017 National Television Awards Newcomer EastEnders Nominated

See also

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