Years active 2005–present Name Amber Beattie | Role Actress | |
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Full Name Amber Louisa Oatley Beattie Born 22 July 1993 (age 30) ( 1993-07-22 ) United Kingdom Similar People Jack Scanlon, Cara Horgan, Mark Herman, Rupert Friend, David Hayman | ||
Amber Louisa Oatley Beattie (born 22 July 1993) is an English actress and singer, mainly known for her roles as Lulu Baker in Jinx (2009) and as Gretel in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008).
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Acting career
Beattie got her big break in the 2008 Holocaust film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, where she played the character of the main protagonist's older sister, Gretel. She had previously appeared in the television film Empathy.
In 2009 she voiced Claire in the English dub of Mr. Baby and played Lulu Baker in Jinx. Other television roles include guest appearances on The Bill (2008), Doctors (2009), Casualty (2010), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2010), and The Sparticle Mystery (2011).
Personal life
Beattie attended William Tyndale Primary School, underwent secondary education at Stoke Newington School in Hackney, attended La SWAP sixth form in London, and studied Zoology at the University of Leeds. While at university she spent a year at Carleton University, in Canada, as an exchange student.
Beattie has an older sister, Daisy, and a younger brother, Ewan. She has said that she owes all her success to her younger brother who always kept her "inspired and positive" and is "a legend".
