Alice Englert (full name Alice Allegra) is a young Australian film actress. She came to the cinema at the age of eight. The debut took place in 2001 in the short film "Listen". In 2005 she starred in the title role in the film "The Diary of Water".
In the creative biography of the young actress, roles in eighteen film projects. She has also written, directed and composed the short films "The Boyfriend Game" and "Family Happiness".
Biography facts
The future actress was born in the summer of 1994 in Australia. Her family is well known in cinematic circles.
Mom Alice is a famous director, screenwriter, producer, cameraman, editor and actress. Her name is Jane Campion. Winner of numerous film awards: Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Cesar, British Academy, Golden Globe. For the best screenplay for the film "Piano" she was awarded an Oscar.
Father - Colin Englert, director and producer.
In 1993, the first child was born in the family - a boy, but, unfortunately, he lived only two weeks. A year later, Alice was born. Jane Campion divorced her husband when the girl was seven years old.
Since childhood, the girl was surrounded by creative people. She developed an interest in art very early. But she did not want to become an actress right away. She liked music and painting more. However, already at the age of eight, Alice got on the set and the cinema captivated her very quickly.
The family often moved from place to place, so Alice studied in different cities and countries. She attended schools in New York, London, New Zealand. In London, the girl studied for some time at a boarding school in Oxfordshire, and in Australia - at the Sibford school.
Film career
When Alice was eight years old, she made her film debut. She got a small role in the short film "Listen".
A few years later, Alice starred in the lead role in the film, directed by her mother's script, "The Diary of Water." It tells the story of the girl Ziggy, who keeps a personal diary, recording in it the events that take place in Australia during a terrible drought. She writes stories about water and one of her stories is about the beautiful Felicity playing the violin in the desert. With her music, she tries to induce rain, which is so necessary for nature.
In 2008, Englert starred in the drama "8". The film consists of eight short stories dedicated to the Millennium Summit Declaration. Each novel is dedicated to one of the points of the manifesto adopted at the UN summit in September 2000. The action takes place in different countries, each director offers his own perspective on problems of global importance.
In 2012, Alice starred in the drama Bomb, which tells the story of two girls. One is interested in romantic dates, while the other wants to take part in a demonstration against nuclear weapons. The film earned Englert wide acclaim and a British Independent Film Award nomination.
In the same year, Englert starred in the horror film In Fear. Two young people - Tom and Lucy - are going to a music festival. They are looking for a hotel where they should stay, but soon realize that they are lost. Night in the woods doesn't bode well. After a while, they begin to guess that it was not by chance that they were here and that someone is watching them from the dark forest.
In 2013 Englert starts working on the Top of the Lake project. The series has received several cinematic awards and nominations for awards: Emmy, Golden Globe, Actors Guild.
In the fantastic TV series Beautiful Creatures, Alice got the lead role of Lena Ducane. The plot of the picture unfolds in the small town of Gatlin, where Lena lives. She possesses immense strength and tries to fight the curse that has plagued her family for centuries.
In 2015, Alice starred in the English TV series Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. The story begins in 19th century England. Once lost, magic is regaining power thanks to Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange. Norrell resurrects the bride of one of the nobles. To do this, he turns to otherworldly forces for help, thereby launching a chain of terrible and unpredictable events.
Since 2013, Englert began to try herself as a screenwriter and director. She has directed two short films.
There is no information about the actress's personal life. She continues her career in film and television. In 2019, a film with Alice's participation, the thriller They Crawl After You, was released worldwide.
