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Eliza Bennett

Eliza Bennett is a main actress on The CW's Dynasty, portraying the role of Amanda Carrington.

Biography

Early Life

Bennett was born and raised in Reading, Berkshire with her older brother and sister, and attended Leighton Park School.

Career

At the age of nine, Bennett landed her first role as Jemima in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium in 2002. She landed her first film role playing Princess Arabella in 2004's The Prince & Me. In 2005, Bennett landed the role of Tora in Nanny McPhee.

Bennett played Hayley in the TV movie Supernova (2005), Young Anne in Victims (2006), Emily in The Contractor, and television work as Nora in the Agatha Christie's Marple episode "By the Pricking of My Thumbs".

In 2006, Bennett played the role of Meggie Folchart in the film Inkheart, based on the novel by Cornelia Funke. In 2009, she went on to land the role of Susan in Julian Fellowes' film From Time to Time.

In 2010, Bennett played the role of Kate Anderson in Johannes Roberts' thriller film F, and appeared in Roadkill in 2011. In 2012, she portrayed the psychopathic character of Kayleigh in the thriller film Confine; a role for which she received a best supporting actress nomination at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, eventually receiving a distinctive achievement award, and also winning Best Actress Award for Confine at CYIFF 2013.

In 2015, Bennett played the role of Alex/Brittany in the film H8RZ and Agathe Von Trapp in The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music.

From 2016 to 2017, Bennett starred as Jules Thomas in Sweet/Vicious. In 2021, she began playing Amanda Carrington in The CW's Dynasty. Bennett recurred throughout the latter half of the show's fourth season before being upgraded to series regular for the show's fifth and final season.

Appearances

Dynasty: Season 4 (6/22)
"That Unfortunate Dinner": "Vows Are Still Sacred": "The Aftermath": "Everybody Loves The Carringtons": "New Hopes, New Beginnings": "A Little Father-Daughter Chat": "The Birthday Party": "Your Sick and Self-Serving Vendetta": "Equal Justice for the Rich": "I Hate to Spoil Your Memories": "A Public Forum for Her Lies":
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"Everything But Facing Reality": "Go Rescue Someone Else": "But I Don't Need Therapy": "She Lives in a Showplace Penthouse": "The British Are Coming": "Stars Make You Smile": "A Good Marriage in Every Sense": "Everything Looks Wonderful, Joseph": "You Vicious, Miserable Liar": "Affairs of State and Affairs of the Heart": "Filled With Manipulations and Deceptions":
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Dynasty: Season 5 (17/22)
"Let's Start Over Again": "That Holiday Spirit": "How Did The Board Meeting Go?": "Go Catch Your Horse": "A Little Fun Wouldn't Hurt": "Devoting All Of Her Energy to Hate": "A Real Actress Could Do It": "The Only Thing That Counts Is Winning": "A Friendly Kiss Between Friends": "Mind Your Own Business": "I'll Settle For a Prayer":
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"There's No Need to Panic": "Do You Always Talk to Turtles": "Vicious Vendetta": "Ben": "My Family, My Blood": "There's No One Around to Watch You Drown": "A Writer of Dubious Talent": "But a Drug Scandal?": "First Kidnapping and Now Theft": "More Power to Her": "Catch 22":
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Trivia

  • Bennett met co-star Elizabeth Gillies (Fallon Carrington) for the first time in a coffee shop where Gillies approached Bennett after she landing the role.[1][2]
  • In a December 2021 interview with Observer, Bennett revealed the following:[2]
    • She wore fake eyelashes for her audition, which she normally doesn't do.
    • She got the role of Amanda Carrington four days after she auditioned for it.
    • She had to learn to comfortably walk in stilettos.
  • Bennett is friends with Dynasty co-star Ashley Day (Colin McNaughton) and has advocated for his return to the series, if only to work with another onscreen.
  • In December 2021, Bennett and Elizabeth Gillies (Fallon Carrington) recorded a duet of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", first posted on Instagram and later released on streaming.[3]
    • Following Dynasty's conclusion, Bennett released an original song and music video in October 2022, "Visit Me In Georgia", which Gillies directed and edited.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgTZV5zNLL0
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://observer.com/2021/12/keeping-up-with-the-carringtons-eliza-bennett-on-joining-the-dynasty-clan/
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKQDZ2oW5kQ
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qz98vT7lww