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 Lauren Alexandra 

Lauren Alexandra (born June 7th) is a British-born actress. She is known for her most recent roles, playing the Acrobat in Matilda: The Musical (2022) and a Dancer in Death on the Nile (2022). Earlier work includes Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer (2016), where she starred alongside Kenneth Branagh and Phil Dunster as the Music Hall Girl.

Early Life and Education
Alexandra was born in Barking and Dagenham and is of Afro-Caribbean descent.

At 16, she attended BRIT School, a British performing arts school, before graduating and earning a scholarship to attend Arts Educational School in London. There she achieved her Bachelor's degree with Honours.

Career
Alexandra first made her acting debut as Young Nala in the Disney stage production of the Lion King (2001) in the West End (Lyceum Theatre). After taking a break from theatre, she later returned to reprise her role covering older Nala in the Disney theatre production of Lion King (2014), making her the first black-British female actress to return to their former role later as an adult.

While in theatre, Alexandra starred in Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer (2016), alongside Kenneth Branagh and Phil Dunster, where she played the Music Hall Girl (1/2).

Following her work in theatre, she gravitated toward TV where she starred as the lead role, Daisy in a BBC animated children's educational series - SPOT BOTS which ran for 1 season (26 episodes), first airing in 2016.

Alexandra continued acting, working on various global commercial campaigns, such as Dove Chocolate, Peloton, Delta Airlines, David's Bridal, TJ MAXX, and Head and Shoulders, before taking the lead as the face of Specsavers' global campaign (2017). Lauren then appeared in award-winning artist Wretch 32's - "His & Hers (Perspective)" (short) Video (2018), Directed by Charlotte Regan as lead Woman alongside Fady Elsayed.

In early 2022 Lauren Alexandra starred in a short, Titled Equiano Stories as the Boat Sister. Directed by Mat Kochavi, Equiano Stories is based on the first part of his memoir. A true story of Olaudah Equiano, the short is uniquely told through his eyes as a free child, to his capture and eventual enslavement upon a slave ship.

Lauren continued her work, appearing as a dancer in another Branagh-directed film, Death on the Nile. The film is a sequel to Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie.

Alexandra's most recent role includes Matilda: The Musical, where she stars as The Acrobat alongside co-star Carl Spencer, who plays Magnus the Escapologist. This adaptation of Matilda the Musical, Directed by Matthew Warchus from a screenplay by Dennis Kelly, is set to release on November 25th 2022.

Alongside Alexandra's acting career, she co-founded Untamed in 2020. A creative performance and arts community to help guide upcoming creatives through the industry, giving them a platform to practise and express their talents. The production and creative company continued operating through the pandemic, with its members continuing their passion, holding virtual plays.