Liv Hill

Liv Hill (born 22 June 2000) is a British actress. She received accolades for her roles in the BBC miniseries Three Girls (2017) and the films Jellyfish and The Little Stranger (2018). She has since appeared in The Fight (2018), Elizabeth is Missing (2019), and The Great (2020). She played a young Catherine de' Medici in The Serpent Queen (2022).

Liv Hill
Born (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000
Haverfordwest, Wales
Alma materThe Talent 1st Organisation
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Life

Hill was born in Haverfordwest, Wales.[1] Her father was an Army Officer which led to her living in Cardiff, Germany, Oxford and Nottingham before her family settled in Derbyshire, when she was 9 years old.[1] At age 15, Hill joined Talent 1st actors’ studio in Nottingham.[2][1]

Career

In 2017, Hill was BAFTA nominated for best supporting actress in her debut role in the BBC miniseries Three Girls,[1] which was based on the Rochdale child sex abuse ring.[3] In 2018, Hill was cast in the James Gardner directed British film Jellyfish,[2] receiving a BIFA Nominated Most promising newcomer for her performance as care worker Sarah.[4] The same year, Hill played Eve in episode 5: "Reclaim the Night" of Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives, a series which also included Jodie Comer.[5]

In 2022, she portrayed the younger Catherine de' Medici in the TV series The Serpent Queen.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes/ref
2017Three GirlsRuby Bowen BAFTA Nominated: Best supporting actress[3]
2018Snatches: Moments from Women's LivesEve
2018JellyfishSarah BIFA Nominated Most promising newcomer[4]
2018The Little StrangerBetty Film
2018The FightJordan Film
2019Elizabeth is MissingYoung Maud TV film
2020The GreatAngeline Episode - Angeline
2022The Serpent QueenYoung Catherine de' Medici 10 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 British Academy Television Awards BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress Three Girls Nominated [7][8]
2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival Best Performance in a British Feature Film Jellyfish Won [7][8]
2018 Dinard British Film Festival Special Mention Interpretation Award Won [9][8]
2018 British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Nominated [4][8]
2019 National Film Awards UK Best Newcomer Nominated [8]
2019 London Critics Circle Film Awards Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Jellyfish and The Little Stranger Nominated [10][8]
2019 The Stage Awards Best Actress in a Play Top Girls, Royal National Theatre Nominated [11]

References
  1. "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Liv Hill (actor)". Screen Daily. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. Clarke, Cath (24 January 2019). "From Three Girls to Jellyfish: Liv Hill, the young star giving a voice to outsiders". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. "Three Girls star Liv Hill's dad says the teenager slept through her Bafta nomination". radiotimes.com. 4 April 2018.
  4. "Liv Hill". bifa.film. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. "'Snatches: Moments From 100 Years Of Women's Lives' TV Review". readysteadycut.com. 6 August 2018.
  6. "'The Serpent Queen': Liv Hill on Catherine's Shocking Decision and Playing a Young Samantha Morton". collider.com. 8 October 2022.
  7. "Liv Hill". nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  8. "Liv Hill Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  9. "Dinard film festival edition 2018". nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  10. "Nominations for London Critics Circle Awards". hollywoodreporter.com. 18 December 2018.
  11. "The Stage Nominees and winners". thestage.co.uk. 22 September 2022.
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