Lydia Page
English actress (born 2002)
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Lydia Charlotte Page (born 29 May 2002) is an English actor. She is known for her role as the titular Mildred Hubble in the television series The Worst Witch (2020), as Primrose Larkin in the series The Larkins (2021–2022), and for playing Siobhan Murphy in the film Blue Jean (2022), for which she was nominated with the main cast for Best Ensemble Performance at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards.
Early life
Page was born in Leicester, England on 29 May 2002.[1] She trained at the Nottingham-based Television Workshop,[2] a regional youth acting programme.
Career
Page made her professional debut in 2020 when she was cast as the lead character Mildred Hubble in the fourth series of the CBBC fantasy drama The Worst Witch. She took over the role from Bella Ramsey, who had played Mildred Hubble in the first three series before leaving the show.[3]
Later that year, Page appeared as Caitlin Demby in a single episode of the long-running BBC medical drama Casualty.[4] From 2021 to 2022 she portrayed Primrose Larkin in the ITV television adaptation The Larkins, based on the H. E. Bates novel The Darling Buds of May.[5]
Page secured her first film role as the bully Siobhan Murphy in the British drama Blue Jean (2022), written and directed by Georgia Oakley.[6] The film depicts a closeted teacher's struggles to keep her sexuality hidden after the arrival of a new student. The film received positive reviews.[7] Tim Robey of The Telegraph wrote that Page was "terrific" as Murphy, and praised her comedic performance.[8] Page was nominated with the cast for Best Ensemble Performance at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards.[9]
In 2022 she appeared as Pru in the television adaptation The Confessions of Frannie Langton.[10] She later acted in the short film Rapture (2023),[11] and in the horror film Home Education (2023).[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Blue Jean | Siobhan Murphy | Feature film | [6] |
| 2023 | Home Education | Rachel | Feature film | [12] |
| 2023 | Rapture | Orla | Short film | [11] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Worst Witch | Mildred Hubble | Main role; series 4 | [3] |
| 2020 | Casualty | Caitlin Demby | 1 episode | [4] |
| 2021–2022 | The Larkins | Primrose Larkin | Main role | [5] |
| 2022 | The Confessions of Frannie Langton | Pru | Recurring role | [10] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Blue Jean | Nominated | [7] |