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Asha Banks
Born
Asha Alice Banks

(2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20)
St Albans, England
Years active2011–present

Asha Alice Banks (born 26 November 2003) is an English actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress on the West End. She made her feature film debut in The Magic Flute (2022).[1]

Early life

Banks was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire to parents Sophie and Duncan.[2] She has an older brother. Banks attended Parmiter's School in Garston.[3] She took Saturday drama classes at Top Hat Stage School[4] and participated in Michael Xavier's MX Masterclass on Sundays,[5] of which she is now a patron.[6]

Career

Banks made her television debut in 2011 with minor roles in

Queen's Theatre in 2012, marking Banks' West End debut.[8][9] She appeared in the 2014 Almeida and Playhouse Theatre runs of the play 1984
.

Banks went on the 2015 UK tour of

off-West End production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ at the Menier Chocolate Factory[10] and Lisa James in The Boy in the Dress at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2019.[11]

In 2021, Banks played Thea in the London revival of Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre. She was also the understudy for Amara Okereke's Wendla.[12] Banks was cast in as Princess Pamina in the German musical film The Magic Flute, marking Banks' feature film debut.[13] The film premiered at the 2022 Zurich Film Festival and had a wide release in 2023. Banks also returned to television in 2022 with a recurring role as Brooke in the BBC iPlayer teen drama Rebel Cheer Squad, a Get Even spinoff. She has an upcoming role in the BBC Three adaptation of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 EastEnders Various 4 episodes
Call the Midwife Spanish Girl 1 episode
2012 Confus[(ion) (ed)] Sister Short film
2014 Blue Jessica Short film
2022 Rebel Cheer Squad Brooke 5 episodes
2022 The Magic Flute Princess Pamina
TBA A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (TV series) Cara Ward TV show

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Les Misérables Young Eponine
Queen's Theatre, London
2014 1984 Parsons Child Almeida Theatre / Playhouse Theatre, London
2015 Annie Duffy UK tour
2016–2017 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Violet Beauregarde Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
2017 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ Pandora Braithwaite Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2019 The Boy in the Dress Lisa James Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
2021 Spring Awakening Thea / understudy Wendla Almeida Theatre, London

References

  1. ^ Barrow, Georgia (7 October 2022). "A magic time: Asha Banks, star of The Magic Flute". Great British Life. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Actress Asha Banks On St Albans, The Magic Flute And Glastonbury". Absolutely Hertfordshire. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ^ Davies, Alan (29 November 2019). "St Albans teenager shares stage with Robbie Williams and David Walliams at musical's opening night". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ Perring, Rebecca (25 February 2014). "St Albans girl, Asha Banks, performs in play 1984 at Almeida Theatre in London". St Albans & Harpenden Review. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Robert J. Sherman to Take Part in Special Masterclass with Michael Xavier". BroadwayWorld. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Asha Banks (2019)". TresA Magazine. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Asha Banks, Actor, St Albans". Mandy. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Asha Banks (2023)". TresA Magazine. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. ^ Burton, Madeleine (20 January 2012). "St Albans girl wins place in Les Miserables in the West End". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  10. ^ Swain, Marianka (27 July 2017). "BWW Review: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ - The Musical". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Cast and Creatives - The Boy in the Dress". Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. ^ Lewis, Katy (18 January 2022). "Covid-19: The theatre understudies stepping up to save the show". BBC News. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. ^ Meza, Ed (3 February 2021). "Iwan Rheon, Jack Wolfe, Asha Banks Join Roland Emmerich's The Magic Flute (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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