Pixie Davies

Pixie Love Davies was born and raised in England and trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.^[1] Davies played her first role in 2012 as Cally Caleigh, the youngest daughter, in the BBC's television drama The Secret of Crickley Hall.^[3] Her performance was well received by critics; for example, GamesRadar+ called her great, favourably stating that while she was humorous, she "never seem[ed] precocious".^[4] In the same year, Davies made her film debut in comedy film Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger.^[1] She then performed in guest roles before playing Hannah Harriman in Out of the Dark at age seven. While the film was generally negatively received, Davies' performance garnered praise.^[5] RogerEbert.com said, "Davies is cute enough, she understandably doesn't have much range beyond pouting, and smiling."^[6]

In 2016, she played the role of Bronwyn Bruntley, a girl who possesses superhuman strength, in Tim Burton's film adaptation of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.^[7] The film was released on 30 September 2016, and received generally favourable reviews from critics.^[8] Writing for Common Sense Media, S. Jhoanna Robledo called the cast "pretty strong".^[9] In 2018, Davies played her breakout role as Annabel Banks in Mary Poppins sequel, Mary Poppins Returns.^[1] The film grossed $349.5 million at the box office^[10] and was complimented by critics.^[11] The child performances garnered critical acclaim. Rachit Gupta of The Times of India called them "perfectly cute"^[12] and The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney wrote that they were exemplary.^[13] For their work, she and the cast of Mary Poppins Returns received an Ensemble Cast Award at the 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival.^[14] In 2020, Davies was announced to have joined the cast of Netflix animated film The Magician's Elephant. She voices Adel, the long-lost sister of protagonist Peter.^[15]