Tanya Reynolds

Reynolds was born and raised in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.[3] Her father was a builder and her mother was a sign writer.[4] She is of half English and half Italian descent.[5] Her first experience in acting was at the age of four in the school nativity.[4] Reynolds attended the Oxford School of Drama,[6] after winning a fully-funded scholarship, and purportedly conceded that otherwise she would not have been able to afford the drama school fees.[4][7] Reynolds graduated in 2015.[7]

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,[8][9] The Jealous Boyfriend,[9] 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.[3]

2017 saw Reynolds furthering her TV career, with parts in Outlander, playing Lady Isobel Dunsany,[10] and in the BBC thriller series Rellik, as 20 year old Sally.[11] 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.[3]

In 2018, Reynolds was a leading actor in the feature film Fanny Lye Deliver'd,[12] 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.[13]

In 2019, starred as Lily Iglehart in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education,[3] in later series her recurring role was changed to a main role for two more seasons.[9][14] Reynolds stars as Mrs. Elton in a 2020 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Bill Nighy.[15]

Reynolds 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][17]

In 2021, Reynolds played Queen Victoria in the NBCUniversal series Dodger, alongside Christopher Eccleston as Fagin and David Threlfall as Chief of Police.[18]

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