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Dakota Blue Richards

Dakota Blue Richards

Dakota Blue Richards was born on the 11th April 1994 in South Kensington in London.
She played April Johnson in Jacqueline Wilson's Dustbin Baby alongside Juliet Stevenson and David Haig and was also in The Secret of Moonacre as Maria Merryweather along with Ioan Gruffudd, Tim Curry and again starring opposite Juliet Stevenson.
Another role (the lead role) was in Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass as Lyra Belacqua (also known as Lyra Silvertongue) who is a young girl who inhabits a universe parallel to our own. The Golden Compass is from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and also stars Nicole Kidman, Eva Green and Daniel Craig.
Another role was in Five Miles Out as Cass with Thomas Malone and Dakota has also appeared as herself in the documentary entitled - Looking for Lyra: Casting Dakota Blue Richards.
On August 2010 she was announced to be included in the third generation cast of Skins as Franky for series five and six.

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Dakota Blue Richards - what members say

The Golden Compass review by A customer from London

Magic is back this Christmas 10 December 2007
...casting is near perfect and despite a slight high school play feeling at times, Dakota Blue Richards makes for a very convincing Lyra (and is in fact far less arrogant than she see... Read customer review

The Secret of Moonacre review by A customer from

Enjoyable - not overly sweet or twee! 24 March 2012
...ut the religious symbolism and with a much better child actor! (I don't know if Dakota Blue Richards made this before or after The Golden Compass but she's much better here). B... Read customer review

Dustbin Baby review by A customer from

Moving film 31 August 2011
...g. My husband, 10 yr old daughter and I really enjoyed it. Juliet Stevenson and Dakota Blue Richards also star in 'Return to Moonacre' together and they are excellent together in t... Read customer review

Dakota Blue Richards - filmography

Lightfields on DVD (2013)
Starring: Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Hazeldine, Jill Halfpenny
Director: Damon Thomas
Certificate:
Five-part drama set on a remote farm on the Suffolk coast. The story follows three families that each lived in Lightfields farmhouse at different time periods, but who are linked by the ghost of a teenage girl who died in mysterious circumstances.

70% from 103 members

Skins - Series 6 - Complete (3 discs) on DVD (2012)
Starring: Sean Teale, Freya Mavor, Joe Cole
Director: Ian Barnes, Samuel Donovan, Jack Clough
Certificate:
All ten episodes from the sixth series of the teen comedy drama following the chaotic lives and loves of a group of hard-partying college students. In this series, the gang heads to Morocco for a pre-term holiday, but instead of a refreshing break in the sun, the holiday turns into a nightmare that ..read more »

70% from 130 members

Skins - S05 E02 (2011)
Starring: Will Merrick, Freya Mavor, Laya Lewis
Director: Simon Massey, Charles Martin, Adam Smith
Certificate:
Rich uses his taste in extreme music to keep the world, and especially girls, at bay. But when Alo finds Rich the perfect woman, he is forced into pairing up with Grace to learn how to chat up girls.

90% from 12 members

Skins - S05 E07 (2011)
Starring: Will Merrick, Freya Mavor, Laya Lewis
Director: Simon Massey, Charles Martin, Adam Smith
Certificate:
Grace has always believed in fairytales and happy endings, but she is forced to face reality when Rich meets her father, who instantly disapproves and threatens to send her back to Mayberry's College for Young Ladies if her grades drop.

96% from 6 members

Skins - S05 E05 (2011)
Starring: Will Merrick, Freya Mavor, Laya Lewis
Director: Simon Massey, Charles Martin, Adam Smith
Certificate:
Nick is the star of the school - on the surface he seems to have everything. But Matty's reappearance has unsettled him and as he watches Matty slip effortlessly into new friendships, old wounds are re-opened.

90% from 5 members

Skins - S05 E04 (2011)
Starring: Will Merrick, Freya Mavor, Laya Lewis
Director: Simon Massey, Charles Martin, Adam Smith
Certificate:
Mini befriends the gang in order to isolate Liv, who is still having a scene with Nick. Liv then hooks up with a guy called Matty and they spend some time escaping reality. But when Liv finally tells Mini about her affair, their friendship changes forever.

91% from 7 members

Skins - S05 E03 (2011)
Starring: Will Merrick, Freya Mavor, Laya Lewis
Director: Simon Massey, Charles Martin, Adam Smith
Certificate:
Mini is feeling under threat when Grace brings Franky to the charity fashion show - she ends up sacking them both.

96% from 3 members

Skins - S05 E01 (2011)
Starring: Will Merrick, Freya Mavor, Laya Lewis
Director: Simon Massey, Charles Martin, Adam Smith
Certificate:
Franky starts at Roundview and is determined not to be a loner. Things seem to be going well until she accidentally challenges Mini's position as queen bee, and when she doesn't conform to Mini's expectations, she's spat out.

82% from 17 members

Skins - S05 E08 (2011)
Starring: Will Merrick, Freya Mavor, Laya Lewis
Director: Simon Massey, Charles Martin, Adam Smith
Certificate:
It's the day of Rich and Grace's wedding, and the gang are pulling together for the happy couple. But with shambolic Alo as best man, it's no surprise that they run into trouble and become separated in the wilds of Somerset. Will they make it to the church on time? And will they still be friends by ..read more »

86% from 5 members

Skins - S05 E06 (2011)
Starring: Will Merrick, Freya Mavor, Laya Lewis
Director: Simon Massey, Charles Martin, Adam Smith
Certificate:
Fed up with his boring life on Creevey Farm Alo goes to the city to seriously party and try to get laid. Meanwhile his parents, fed up with his behaviour, remove him from college in an attempt to force him to buckle down on the farm.

90% from 9 members

The Secret of Moonacre on DVD (2009)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry
Director: Gabor Csupo
Certificate:
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Set in the 1840's, the story follows Maria Merryweather, a 13 year old orphan on her journey to the mysterious Moonacre Manor in the beautiful West Country. But unbenownst to Maria she is the heir to an ancient line and only she can save the Moonacre estate from destruction.

67% from 7,961 members

Dustbin Baby on DVD (2008)
Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Dakota Blue Richards, David Haig
Director: Juliet May
Certificate:
Drama based on the novel by Jacqueline Wilson. April (Dakota Blue Richards) is a young teenager who was abandoned in a dustbin when she was a newborn baby. Since that day April has endured a troubled childhood, moving from one foster family to another. When, on her 14th birthday, she has an ..read more »

69% from 1,005 member

The Secret Of Moonacre - Blu-ray (2008)
Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Ioan Gruffudd, Andy Linden
Director: Gabor Csupo
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Gabor Csupo ('Bridge to Terabithia') directs this adventure based on the classic children's novel 'The Little White Horse' by Elizabeth Goudge. Dakota Blue Richards ('The Golden Compass') plays Maria Merryweather, a 13-year-old girl who is forced to move in with Sir Benjamin (Ioan Gruffudd), the ..read more »

62% from 1,067 member

The Golden Compass - Blu-ray (2007)
Starring: Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
Director: Chris Weitz
Certificate:
In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

63% from 3,625 members

The Golden Compass on DVD (2007)
Starring: Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
Director: Chris Weitz
Certificate:
In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

63% from 75,652 members

Dakota Blue Richards facts

5 most recent films

Lightfields - 3.5 stars
Skins - Series 6 - Complete - 3.5 stars
Skins - S05 E02 - 4.5 stars
Skins - S05 E07 - 5.0 stars
Skins - S05 E05 - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Lightfields - 3.5 stars
Skins - Series 6 - Complete - 3.5 stars
Dustbin Baby - 3.5 stars
The Secret of Moonacre - 3.5 stars
The Golden Compass - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Secret Of Moonacre - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Golden Compass - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Golden Compass - 3.0 stars
The Secret of Moonacre - 3.5 stars
Dustbin Baby - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Freya Mavor - 17 times - show films
Sean Teale - 17 times - show films
Jessica Sula - 17 times - show films
Alexander Arnold - 17 times - show films
Will Merrick - 17 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Simon Massey - 16 times - show films
Adam Smith - 16 times - show films
Phil - 16 times - show films
Charles Martin - 16 times - show films
Gabor Csupo - 3 times - show films

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