Tanya Reynolds
Tanya Reynolds | |
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| Born | Tanya Louise Reynolds 4 November 1991 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Education | Oxford School of Drama (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Television | Delicious Sex Education The Decameron |
Tanya Louise Reynolds[1] (born 4 November 1991) is an English actress. She landed her first major role as a series regular on the Sky 1 comedy-drama Delicious (2016–2019). Reynolds portrayed Lily Iglehart on the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–2023), where she was a part of the main cast in the first three seasons. Other credits include Outlander (2017), Death in Paradise (2017), Emma (2020), Dodger (2022), The Baby (2022), I Hate You (2022), and The Decameron (2024).
In 2024, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her performance in the play A Mirror at the Trafalgar Theatre.
Early life
[edit]Reynolds was born and raised in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.[2] Her father was a builder and her mother was a sign writer.[3] She is of half English and half Italian descent.[4] Her first experience in acting was at the age of four in the school nativity.[3] Reynolds attended the Oxford School of Drama,[5] after winning a fully-funded scholarship which enabled her to afford the drama school fees.[3][6] Reynolds graduated in 2015.[6]
Career
[edit]Reynolds first appeared on screen in several short films, including Civilised People by UK comedy duo In Cahoots, which was shown at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2015,[7][8] The Jealous Boyfriend,[8] also by In Cahoots, and Introducing Lucy. In 2016, Reynolds landed her first TV appearance in Delicious, where she played Teresa Benelli for 12 episodes.[2]
2017 saw Reynolds furthering her TV career, with parts in Outlander, playing Lady Isobel Dunsany,[9] and in the BBC thriller series Rellik, as 20 year old Sally.[10] The same year she starred as Pearl Marston in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise in the episode: Murder from Above shown in January 2018.[2]
In 2018, Reynolds was a leading actor in the feature film Fanny Lye Deliver'd,[11] among a cast that included Charles Dance and Maxine Peake. She also played a leading role as Teresa in the Sky One comedy Delicious, alongside a cast which included Iain Glen and Dawn French.[12]
In 2019, she starred as Lily Iglehart in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education.[2] Initially a recurring role for series 1, but she was promoted to a main character role for two further seasons.[8][13] However, she did not return to the series for its fourth and final season.[14]
In 2020, Reynolds played Mrs. Elton in a film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Bill Nighy.[15] The same year, she was named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2020, which showcases talent within the television and film industry of Great Britain and Ireland.[16]
In 2021, Reynolds played Queen Victoria in the NBCUniversal series Dodger, alongside Christopher Eccleston as Fagin and David Threlfall as Chief of Police.[17]
In 2024, Reynolds reprised the role of Mei in the West End transfer of A Mirror at the Trafalgar Theatre.[18] For her performance, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[19]
In 2024, she appeared as Porcupine in the film Harold and the Purple Crayon.[20]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Jealous Boyfriend | Katie | Short film[8] |
| Civilised People | Francesca | Short film[7] | |
| Introducing Lucy | Lucy | Short film | |
| 2018 | Fanny Lye Deliver'd | Rebecca Henshaw[11] | |
| 2019 | The Delivery | Jana Palmer | Short film |
| For Love or Money | Alexa | ||
| Lily Meets Charlie | Lily | Short film | |
| Undergods | Maria | ||
| 2020 | Emma | Mrs. Augusta Elton | |
| 2021 | X to X | Jeanie / Layla | Short film |
| 2022 | Everybody Dies... Sometimes | Mara | Short film |
| 2024 | Timestalker | Meg | |
| Harold and the Purple Crayon | Porcupine | ||
| TBA | The Actor | TBA |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2019 | Delicious | Teresa Benelli | Main - 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Rellik[10] | Sally | 3 episodes |
| Outlander | Lady Isobel Dunsany | Episode: "Of Lost Things"[9][21] | |
| Death in Paradise | Pearl Marston | Episode: Murder from Above | |
| 2018 | The Bisexual | Jill | Episode: "1.5"[8] |
| 2019 | The Mallorca Files | Claire Taylor | Episode: "Honour Amongst Thieves" |
| 2019–2021 | Sex Education | Lily Iglehart | 22 episodes[8] |
| 2020 | Breeders | Therapist | Episode: 1.6: No Taking |
| 2022 | Dodger | Queen Victoria | 4 episodes |
| The Baby | Helen | 3 episodes | |
| I Hate You | Charlie | 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | The Decameron | Licisca | 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Screen International | Stars of Tomorrow 2020 | Won | [16] | |
| 2021 | Pena de Prata | Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared) | Sex Education | Nominated | [22] |
| 2023 | Kino London Short Film Festival | Best Performance in a Comedy | Everybody Dies... Sometimes | Won | [22][23] |
| 2024 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | A Mirror - Trafalgar Theatre | Nominated | [19] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tanya Louise Reynolds - Birth Records". Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Tanya Reynolds Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Sex Education's Tanya Reynolds interview: 'This play beautifully illustrates what so many women are questioning'". standard.co.uk. 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Il cast di Sex Education gioca a Italians do it better | Netflix Italia". Netflix Italian. 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Oxford School of Drama Notable Alumni". oxforddrama.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Student stories - Tanya Reynolds". Oxford Drama. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Civilised People - Short Film on vimeo". vimeo.com. 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Actor - Tanya Reynolds". ajmanagement.co.uk. 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Outlander casts two new very important season 3 roles". Radio Times. 11 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Rellik Episode 2". BBC. 18 September 2017.
- ^ a b "British Film Directory - Fanny Lye Deliver'd". film.britishcouncil.org. 23 September 2018.
- ^ "'Delicious' star Tanya Reynolds". bbc.co.uk. 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Sex Education: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (13 July 2022). "Tanya Reynolds won't appear in Sex Education season 4 as Lily". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Tanya Reynolds on Jane Austen's Emma & Netflix's Sex Education". crookesmagazine.com. 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Stars of Tomorrow 2020: Tanya Reynolds (actor)". screendaily.com. 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Christopher Eccleston and David Threlfall star in new BBC drama Dodger". bbc.com. 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Jonny Lee Miller, Tanya Reynolds and Samuel Adewunmi to star in West End transfer of A Mirror". Bestoftheatre.co.uk. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b Megan Bull (14 April 2024). "Olivier Awards 2024: Full winners list revealed". msn.com.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2 May 2022). "Tanya Reynolds Joins 'Harold And The Purple Crayon'; 'The Throwback' Adds Gregg Sulkin". Deadline. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (10 November 2016). "Outlander Season 3 Casts The Dunsany Sisters, Geneva & Isobel". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ a b "Tanya Reynolds Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Our Awards Gala was held on April 30th at the Garden Cinema and the Winners are". kinoshortfilm.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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