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Dakota Blue Richards

Acting
Known For

31 Years Old

​Dakota Blue Richards (born 11 April 1994) is an English actress. Ten thousand girls turned up for open auditions in Cambridge, Oxford, Exeter and Kendal for the role of Lyra Belacqua in the adaptation of 'His Dark Materials: Northern Lights' to the film 'The Golden Compass (2007)'. In June 2006, twelve-year-old Dakota, a Londoner schoolgirl, was awarded the part after the casting directors' took a shine to her in the Cambridge auditions. Her mother is an American anthropologist.

Born

Chelsea, London, England, UK on 11th April 1994

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Endeavour
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Beecham House
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Lightfields
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Today
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The Golden Compass
Lyra Belacqua
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The Secret of Moonacre
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The Quiet Hour
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What The Butler Saw
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