Cassidy Raffy is a young British film actress. She began her film career at the age of seven. The most famous roles she performed in the films: "Snow White and the Hunter", "The Land of the Future", "The Killing of a Sacred Deer", "Dark Shadows".
Cassidy is only seventeen years old, but in her creative biography there are already more than a dozen roles in television and film projects.
Biography facts
The girl was born in England in the summer of 2002. She appeared in a creative family with five children. Her parents, older sister Grace and two brothers Finney and Mossy are actors.
Raffy is currently still in college and lives with her family in Manchester. Her dream is to become a fashion designer and create her own fashion collection of clothes.
Film career
The girl got to the set by accident. She was waiting for her brother, who was auditioning at the studio. The casting director spotted her in the hallway and asked if she wanted to try acting too. Soon Raffi was already working on the set. She got the very small role of little girl Ellen dying during the 1918 flu epidemic in the television movie Spanish Flu: Victims of the Flu Pandemic.
She played her first role in a big movie in the mystical film "Dark Shadows" by the famous director Tim Burton. Raffy portrayed the main character Angelica in her youth. Further in the film, the role of Angelica was played by Eva Green.
In the same year, Raffy starred in the film "Snow White and the Huntsman", where she again had to portray the main character in her youth. This time she played a young Snow White. On the set, the girl worked with famous actors: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth.
Another small role Cassidy played in the television series "Stepping Up".
In the summer of 2012, Raffy was cast for the lead role in Molly Moon and the Magic Book of Hypnosis. The girl prepared very carefully for the casting. She literally memorized the entire book by Georgia Byng "Molly Moon", which was based on the script for the film. Especially for this role, Raffy took dance lessons and recorded the original song for the soundtrack.
A year later, Cassidy appeared on the screen in the English television project "Mr. Selfridge", playing the role of Beatrice Selfridge.
A big breakthrough in Cassidy's acting career was the role of Athena in the science fiction film Tomorrowland. She starred with famous actors George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson.
Before filming began, Raffy specially studied driving, and also practiced martial arts with instructors for several months. According to the actress, she was supposed to become "a little ninja." It took a lot of work to make this happen. The film was filmed in Canada. The whole family of Cassidy came to Toronto and lived with her while the girl worked on the project.
After filming ended, George Clooney presented the young actress with a diamond bracelet, which she is very proud of.
Another great work in cinema for Cassidy was the role of Kim Murphy in the film by J. Lanthimos "The Killing of the Sacred Deer." During the selection process, she had to faint several times, talk very quickly and do many more strange things that made her want to get this role even more. As a result, Raffi passed the casting and was approved for the role of Kim Murphy.
The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and won the prize for best screenplay.
Personal life
Outside of filming, Raffy is no different from her peers. The only thing she doesn't like is using a cell phone. And he is not at all interested in social networks. The girl keep her personal life a secret. In her free time, she likes to experiment with makeup, creating unusual looks.
While Cassidy lives with his family in England, but dreams of moving to the United States.
