Lucy Boynton Biography
Lucy Boynton is an English actress known for her roles in "Murder on the Orient Express" and "Ballet Shoes" and in the series "The Gypsy."
Childhood and Early Roles
Lucy Christabel Boynton was born on January 17, 1994, in New York City, but five years after their daughter's birth, the Boynton family moved to London. Lucy is the daughter of renowned British journalist Graham Boynton and writer Adriana Pellow. She has an older sister named Emma Louise.
Boynton's first film role was playing the young version of Beatrix Potter in the British-American film "Miss Potter" (2006). The adult Beatrix was played by Renée Zellweger. Lucy later admitted that the first day of filming was "the best day of her life."
That same year, Lucy played Posy Fossil, one of three main characters in the BBC production "Ballet Shoes." She portrayed a young and ambitious ballerina who hones her craft at a prestigious dance academy. The dance scenes for Boynton were performed by a ballet double. Her character's sisters were played by Emma Watson and Yasmin Paige.
Acting Career
After her striking debut and solid follow-up work, Lucy earned serious respect in Hollywood circles, and that recognition only grew stronger each year. This was largely because she managed to avoid getting trapped in mediocre rom-coms and comedy shows. Lucy refused to compromise or grab onto predictable, easy roles – a strategy that ultimately helped her become one of Hollywood's most promising young actresses. "All those years of practice crying really paid off," Boynton joked.
In 2014 and 2015, Boynton appeared in several episodes of series including "The Borgias," "Endeavour," and others. The actress then got to work alongside her "Young Artist Award" rival Emma Roberts on the horror film "The Blackcoat's Daughter," directed by Oz Perkins.
January 2017 saw the world premiere of the drama "Rebel in the Rye" – a biographical film about American writer Jerome David Salinger, who gained fame through his novel "The Catcher in the Rye." Alongside Boynton, the film starred Zoey Deutch, Kevin Spacey, and Nicholas Hoult.It's amazing how casting directors' attitudes changed the moment I went from brunette to blonde. I'd audition for the same projects, the same roles with different hair colors, but with blonde hair I kept hearing things like: 'Oh great, you'll play the ditzy character.' I try to avoid that kind of thing.
September 2017 brought the world premiere of the series "Gypsy" – a drama about a New York psychotherapist whose professional life and destructive passions destroy other people's lives and her own. Naomi Watts played the lead role, while Lucy appeared as Allison, a 19-year-old patient of Watts' character – a drug addict who recently dropped out of school and tries to hide this fact from her mother.
In November, audiences got to see Lucy's performance in the much-talked-about adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" – the actress played the sickly Countess Helena Andrenyi, wife of Hungarian Count Rudolf Andrenyi (Sergei Polunin) and younger sister of Sonia Armstrong (Miranda Raison).
The actress was reportedly considered for the role of Iris West Allen – a fictional DC Universe character and Flash's wife in "The Flash" with Ezra Miller, but the role ultimately went to Kiersey Clemons.
In 2022, Lucy played Lea Marcus in the detective thriller "The Pale Blue Eye." The film follows an investigation into a series of murders at a military academy in 1830, where a young Edgar Allan Poe helps a detective unravel the mystery. The film received positive reviews from both critics and audiences.
That same year, she appeared in the historical drama "Chevalier." Lucy took on the role of Marie Antoinette. The film tells the story of Joseph Bologne, an 18th-century French composer and violinist known as "Chevalier de Saint-Georges."
Lucy Boynton's Personal Life
In May 2017, media reports surfaced that Boynton was dating actor Johnny Depp, her co-star from "Murder on the Orient Express," but the rumors ultimately proved unfounded.
However, by 2017, after several months working together, Rami and Lucy began showing interest in each other. They didn't flaunt their relationship publicly, but close friends noticed they were practically inseparable.
When "Bohemian Rhapsody" finally hit theaters in 2018, the success was overwhelming. In early 2019, Rami Malek won the Oscar for Best Actor. Lucy sat in the audience, proudly watching his victory.
Shortly after her split from Malek, Lucy found comfort in the arms of Scottish musician Murdo Mitchell.
Lucy Boynton Now
In 2024, the drama "The Greatest Hits" hit screens, with Lucy playing Harriet, a young woman grieving her boyfriend Max, who died in a car crash two years earlier. She discovers she can travel back in time by listening to songs emotionally connected to Max, which means she can change the past. But there's already new love on the horizon for her.
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