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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.






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Dakota Blue Richards - what members say


  • The Golden Compass
  • The Golden Compass review by A customer from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars 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
  • The Secret of Moonacre review by A customer from
    Rated - 3.5 stars 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

Dakota Blue Richards - filmography


  • The Secret of Moonacre on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Ioan Gruffudd,  Dakota Blue Richards,  Tim Curry
    Director: Gabor Csupo
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Watch now: Unavailable
    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.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 6,938 members
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  • Dustbin Baby on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Dakota Blue Richards,  Juliet Stevenson,  David Haig
    Director: Juliet May
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on the best selling book by Jacqueline Wilson. Dustbin Baby is the story of young a teen, April, who was found as a baby in a dustbin behind a pizza parlour. On her fourteenth birthday, following an argument with her foster mother, April sets out to find out where she comes from. The journey ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 924 members
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Dakota Blue Richards facts

5 most recent films

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

5 highest-rated films

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

5 lowest-rated films

Skins - Series 6 - Complete - 3.0 stars
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

Most frequent co-stars

Juliet Stevenson - 4 times - show films
Sam Elliott - 3 times - show films
Andy Linden - 3 times - show films
Ioan Gruffudd - 3 times - show films
Ian McShane - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Gabor Csupo - 3 times - show films
Chris Weitz - 3 times - show films
Jack Clough - 1 times - show films
Juliet May - 1 times - show films
Ian Barnes - 1 times - show films