Cleo Demetriou

Cleopatra "Cleo" Demetriou (/ˈkliːoʊ dɪmɛtˈriːuː/; Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Δημητρίου; born 23 April 2001) is a Cyprus-born Olivier Award-winning British child actress most known for playing the main role in Matilda the Musical in London's West End.[1] She is also known for playing the role of Lily Hampton in the CBBC show So Awkward, and for singing the soundtrack "Made of Paper" to accompany the short film Mâché Man.

Cleo Demetriou
Born
Cleopatra Demetriou

(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001
Limassol, Cyprus
NationalityCypriot
British
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2007–present

Early life and career

Demetriou was born in Cyprus,[1] and lived in Putney in south-west London throughout her primary school years at Brandlehow Primary School; she subsequently attended Chailey Secondary School and later Imberhorne School.

She is best known for her role as Matilda in the musical of the same name, for which she received the 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[2][3]

She made her professional stage debut in 2009 playing Gretl in the Sound of Music, and has performed on stage in Enron and Les Misérables.[4]

Demetriou made her television debut in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward playing Lily Hampton. The show, which was first aired on 21 May 2015, follows three socially awkward teenage girls at school who have the problems 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. On her return to the show in September 2021, Demetriou was gunged again after losing another three way vote.in a second appearance in September 2021, Demetriou was voted to take part in Slime and Punishment and was gunged for a second time.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007What's Your News?Child Interviewer
2009Katy Brand's Big Ass ShowAmerican Girl
2015–20So AwkwardLily Hampton64 episodes
2015Brian the BrainBrain1 episode
2017Top Class1 episode; celebrity special
2018, 2021Saturday Mash-Up!Celebrity Guest2 episodes
2021– Still So Awkward! Lily Hampton13 episodes

Theatre
YearProductionRoleNotes
2008The Sound of MusicGretl von TrappLondon Palladium
2009ENRONDaughterRoyal Court Theatre
2011Les MisérablesYoung CosetteQueen's Theatre
2011–12Matilda the MusicalMatilda WormwoodCambridge Theatre
28 October 2011 – 18 August 2012

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryProductionResult
2011WhatsOnStage.com AwardsBest Actress in a Musical (shared with Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox)Matilda the MusicalNominated
2012Laurence Olivier AwardsBest Actress in a Musical (shared with Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox)Won
2018British Academy Children's AwardsBest ComedySo AwkwardWon

References
  1. "Matilda the musical: Daughters on stage". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. "Matilda star, 10, is youngest Olivier winner". BBC. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. "Young stars steal the show as Matilda sets Olivier records". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. "Can four Matildas fit into one Olivier?". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
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