New Zealand actress (born 2000)
Thomasin McKenzie
McKenzie in 2024
Born Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie
(2000-07-26 ) 26 July 2000 (age 25) Occupation Actress Years active 2012–present Mother Miranda Harcourt Relatives Kate Harcourt (maternal grandmother)
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000)[ 1] The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Debra Granik 's drama filmLeave No Trace National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance .[ 2] [ 3]
McKenzie continued gaining recognition in 2019 with supporting roles in the period filmsThe King True History of the Kelly Gang Jojo Rabbit [ 4] [ 5] M. Night Shyamalan 's thrillerOld Edgar Wright 's psychological horror filmLast Night in Soho Jane Campion 's western filmThe Power of the Dog Eileen Jean Purdy in the biographical dramaJoy
McKenzie was born 26 July 2000 inWellington , New Zealand, and attendedSamuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington'sKarori suburb, graduating in 2018.[ 2] [ 6] Miranda Harcourt , and director Stuart McKenzie.[ 6] [ 7] Kate Harcourt and Peter Harcourt, whose family founded the real estate companyHarcourts International in Wellington.[ 8]
She has an elder brother named Peter, a journalist; and a younger sister named Davida, an actress.[ 9]
After appearing with her brother in the filmExistence (2012), McKenzie portrayed teenagerLouise Nicholas in the television filmConsent: The Louise Nicholas Story (2014). In 2015, she playedPixie Hannah in the soap operaShortland Street Lucy Lewis Can't Lose
She gained recognition for her portrayal as a daughter of a war veteran inDebra Granik 'sLeave No Trace Ben Foster . Her performance received critical acclaim and won her theNational Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance . In 2019, McKenzie joined the ensemble cast ofNetflix 'sThe King Queen Philippa of Denmark , starring alongsideTimothée Chalamet ,Joel Edgerton andRobert Pattinson . She next played the role of a young Jewish girl who hides in the home of the title character inTaika Waititi 's satirical comedy-dramaJojo Rabbit Critics' Choice Movie Award as Best Young Actress.
In August 2018, McKenzie was cast inTop Gun: Maverick Lost Girls M. Night Shyamalan 's thrillerOld Edgar Wright 's psychological horror filmLast Night in Soho Anya Taylor-Joy .[ 10] John Crowley 's televised adaptation ofKate Atkinson 'snovel Life After Life BBC Two , which premiered in 2022.[ 11]
In 2023, McKenzie joined the main cast of the second season ofPantheon Ken Liu , voicing MIST, the first C.I. (computational intelligence) born of U.I. (uploaded intelligence). In the same year, she played the lead character in William Oldroyd's psychological thrillerEileen Anne Hathaway . For her performance, she received positive reviews, with David Fear ofRolling Stone describing her as "such an adept performer at sketching out people that are somehow both sheltered and jaded that you have a clear picture of her even before her dark twin shows up."[ 12] [ 13]
McKenzie portrayed Britishembryologist Jean Purdy in the 2024 filmJoy in vitro fertilisation baby.[ 14] Fackham Hall Jimmy Carr .[ 15] Amanda Seyfried in the historical drama musical filmThe Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold .[ 16]
In interviews withHarper's Bazaar and Mastermind Magazine, McKenzie citedAudrey Hepburn ,Julie Andrews ,Jennifer Lawrence , andMichelle Williams as influences. Her favourite films includeMy Neighbor Totoro Winter's Bone Notting Hill Everything Everywhere All at Once Interstellar E.T. The Fabelmans Barry Lyndon The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Princess Diaries [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
In March 2017, McKenzie was living inWellington , New Zealand.[ 2] Islington , United Kingdom, in June 2023.[ 21] [ 22]
Key † Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
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