Diaana Babnicova

Babnicova was born to Ghanaian mother Sandra Frimpong and Slovak father Juraj Babnič. She has an older brother Denis.^[1][2][3] At age 10, Babnicova earned a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School.^[4] She previously trained at London Arts Academy (LAA).^[5]

Babnicova made her professional stage debut alternating the role of Shonelle in the West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.^[6][7] That same year, she appeared in the music video for George Ezra's "Pretty Shining People". This was followed by her feature film debut the next year in the Netflix film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as a young version of Anika Noni Rose's character.^[2][8] Babnicova then played Billie in the 2021 horror sequel Don't Breathe 2.^[9]

In 2022, Babnicova made her television debut as the lead character Sunset in the Sky Kids adaptation of Little Darlings^[10] and its companion series On Tour: Little Darlings.^[11] She also contributed to the Little Darlings soundtrack. She starred as George Barnard in the 2023 CBBC adaptation of The Famous Five.^[12][13] She then played Terri in Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, a film about foster care.^[14]

In 2026, Babnicova was announced to be a part of Disney's ZOMBIES 5, in which she is cast as 'Pearl'.^{[citation needed]}