Cleo Demetriou
Cleo Demetriou
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Born | Cleopatra "Cleo" Demetriou (2001-04-23)23 April 2001 Limassol, Cyprus |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Cleopatra "Cleo" Demetriou (/ˈkliːoʊ dɪmɛtˈriːuː/; Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Δημητρίου; born 23 April 2001) is a Cyprus-born Olivier Award-winning child actress most known for playing the main role in Matilda the Musical in London's West End.[1] She is also known for being in the CBBC show, playing the role of Lily Hampton in So Awkward, and for singing the soundtrack "Made of Paper" to accompany the short film Mache Man.
Cleo Demetriou | |
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Born | Cleopatra "Cleo" Demetriou (2001-04-23)23 April 2001 Limassol, Cyprus |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Early life and career
Demetriou was born in Cyprus[1] and lived in Putney throughout her primary schooling at Brandlehow Primary School; she now attends Chailey Secondary School
She made her professional stage debut playing Gretl in the Sound of Music and has performed on stage in Enron and Les Misérables.[4]
Demetriou made her television debut starring in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward playing Lily Hampton. The show, which was first aired on 21 May 2015 follows three socially awkward girls at school who have the problem of fitting in, annoying parents and boys to worry about.
In 2018 she was gunged on CBBC's Saturday Mash Up, losing the vote by 1% to fellow So Awkward stars Sophia Dall'aglio and Ameerah Falzon-Ojo.
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | What's Your News? | Child Interviewer | |
2009 | Katy Brand's Big Ass Show | American Girl | |
2015–present | So Awkward | Lily Hampton | 52 episodes |
2015 | Ultimate Brain | Contestant | 1 episode |
2017 | Top Class | 1 episode; celebrity special | |
2018-2019 | Saturday Mash-Up! | Celebrity Guest | 2 episode |
Theatre
Year | Production | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Sound of Music | Gretl von Trapp | London Palladium |
2009 | ENRON | Daughter | Royal Court Theatre |
2011 | Les Misérables | Young Cosette | Queen's Theatre |
2011–12 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Cambridge Theatre 28 October 2011 – 18 August 2012 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
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2011 | WhatsOnStage.com Awards | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) | Matilda the Musical | Nominated |
2012 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) | Won | |
2018 | British Academy Children's Awards | Best Comedy | So Awkward | Won |