Wallis Day facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wallis Day
Day in 2023
Born	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30) London, England
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	2012–present
Modeling information
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue

Wallis Day, born on September 20, 1994, is an actress and model from Britain. She is well-known for her roles in popular TV shows and movies. You might know her as Kate Kane in the TV series Batwoman. She also played Nyssa-Vex in Krypton and Agent Shin in the movie Infinite.

Early Life and Education

Wallis Day was born in London, England. Her parents both went to famous universities, but they did not work in the entertainment world. Wallis has said her family had "very normal jobs."

When she was five years old, Wallis became very interested in acting. Her father took her to see ballets, which made her want to perform. She joined a performing arts school called Stagecoach Theatre Arts at the same age. Later, she studied acting at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and the Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd).

Starting a Career

Wallis Day began her career as a model when she was 13. She was the youngest model at her agency, Models 1, for three years. She modeled for big brands like Garnier, Superdry, and Nike. Wallis has shared that she modeled to save money for drama school.

At 16, she decided to focus more on acting. One of her first appearances was in a commercial for the Nintendo 3DS. In the ad, she was seen playing the game Super Mario 3D Land. When she was 17, she got her first movie role as Lucy in Between Two Worlds. Her first TV role was playing Holly Cunningham in the British soap opera Hollyoaks from 2012 to 2013.

Acting Roles and Projects

In 2014, Wallis Day appeared in a fun YouTube prank video. She pretended to be the girlfriend of a famous YouTuber, Caspar Lee, and joked around with his roommate Joe Sugg. This video became very popular, getting over 23 million views.

That same year, she was in music videos for songs like "On My Way" by Lea Michele, "Arabella" by Arctic Monkeys, and "She Looks So Perfect" by 5 Seconds of Summer. She also appeared in an episode of the TV show Trollied. In 2015, Wallis played Angelica in the TV movie Casanova. She also had a role as Olalla Jekyll/Hyde in the ITV series Jekyll and Hyde. After this show, she took a break to continue her studies at ArtsEd.

In 2016, Wallis Day was in an Instagram series called Shield 5 as Amy Williams. She also joined the cast of The Royals as Angie, a role she played until 2018. In 2017, she appeared as Cressida Deveraux in the TNT series Will.

From 2018 to 2019, Wallis played Nyssa-Vex in the Syfy series Krypton. Nyssa-Vex is the grandmother of Superman in the show. In 2021, she appeared as Agent Shin in the science fiction movie Infinite.

In March 2021, Wallis Day took on a big role in the second season of the CW series Batwoman. She played Kate Kane, taking over the role from another actress. Her first episode was "Initiate Self-Destruct", where the story explained why the character's face looked different. Wallis also played another character in the show, Circe Sionis.

In February 2022, she joined the second season of Netflix's .../Life in a recurring role as Gigi. In August 2022, she was cast in the movie Red Sonja. She plays Annisia, who is the half-sister of the main character, Red Sonja. This movie is expected to be released in 2025.

Personal Interests

Wallis Day moved many times with her family when she was growing up. She went to 11 different schools in 12 years! She prefers to play strong characters who have a lot of action, rather than simple roles like "the girlfriend."

Wallis is also an aspiring writer. In the mid-2010s, she wrote a psychological thriller novel. She hopes to turn it into a movie script one day. She is trained in different types of fighting, including Mixed martial arts, boxing, and Muay Thai. She is also a skilled swimmer. She even trained to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but she decided to focus on her acting career instead. Wallis became vegan in 2017.

Filmography

Television Roles

Film Roles

Music Videos

See also

In Spanish: Wallis Day para niños