Thomasin McKenzie

Thomasin McKenzie (September 2018)

Thomasin McKenzie (born July 26, 2000 in Wellington ) is a New Zealand actress .

Life

Thomasin McKenzie was born in the New Zealand capital Wellington in 2000 . Her mother is the actress Miranda Harcourt and her grandmother is the actress Kate Harcourt.

In the 2012 released film drama Existence of Juliet Bergh McKenzie received her first film role. In 2015, McKenzie got her first television role on the New Zealand soap Shortland Street, starring Pixie Hannah. She got her first leading role in a film in 2018 on the side of Ben Foster in Leave No Trace by Debra Granik . Ben Foster plays her father in the film.

She then got roles as Philippa von England in the film drama The King by David Michôd and as a persecuted Jew under National Socialism in the tragic comedy Jojo Rabbit by Taika Waititi .

At the end of June 2020, Thomasin McKenzie became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .

Filmography (selection)

• 2012: Existence
• 2014: Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story
• 2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)
• 2017: The Changeover
• 2018: Leave No Trace
• 2019: The King
• 2019: Jojo Rabbit
• 2019: Outlaws - The True History of the Kelly Gang
• 2020: Lost Girls

Awards

Critics' Choice Movie Award

• 2020 : Nomination for Best Young Actress ( Jojo Rabbit )

Gotham Award

• 2018: Nomination for Best Young Actress ( Leave No Trace )

Hollywood Critics Association Award

• 2020: Admission to the Next Generation of Hollywood

Independent Spirit Award

• 2019: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Leave No Trace)

National Board of Review Award

• 2018: Award for Best Young Actress (Leave No Trace)

Online Film Critics Society Award

• 2019: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Leave No Trace)

Web links

Commons : Thomasin McKenzie  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Thomasin McKenzie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Thomasin McKenzie in the German dubbing index

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thomasin McKenzie. In: filmstarts.de. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
2. ↑ Monika Barton: Teen Kiwi actress Thomasin McKenzie stuns Hollywood in trailer for Leave No Trace. In: newshub.co.nz, June 21, 2018.
3. ^ Matthew Jacobs: Debra Granik Is The Hollywood Director Who Casts Nobodies To Capture Real Rural America. In: The Huffington Post, June 30, 2018.
4. ^ Academy Invites 819 To Membership. In: oscars.org, June 30, 2020.
5. ↑ 2018 Awards. In: ofcs.org, December 26, 2018.