Tanya Reynolds | |
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Born | Tanya Louise Reynolds 4 November 1991
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
Education | Oxford School of Drama ( BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Television |
Delicious Sex Education |
Tanya Louise Reynolds [1] (born 4 November 1991) is an English actress. She landed her first major role as a series regular on the Sky 1 comedy-drama Delicious (2016–2019). Reynolds portrayed Lily Iglehart on the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–2021), where she was a part of the main cast in the first three seasons. Other credits include Outlander (2017), Death in Paradise (2017), Emma (2020), Dodger (2022), The Baby (2022), I Hate You (2022), and The Decameron (2024).
In 2024, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her performance in the play A Mirror at the Trafalgar Theatre.
Reynolds was born and raised in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. [2] Her father was a builder and her mother was a sign writer. [3] She is of half English and half Italian descent. [4] Her first experience in acting was at the age of four in the school nativity. [3] Reynolds attended the Oxford School of Drama, [5] after winning a fully-funded scholarship, and purportedly conceded that otherwise she would not have been able to afford the drama school fees. [3] [6] Reynolds graduated in 2015. [6]
Reynolds first appeared on screen in several short films, including Civilised People by UK comedy duo In Cahoots, which was shown at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2015, [7] [8] The Jealous Boyfriend, [8] also by In Cahoots, and Introducing Lucy. In 2016, Reynolds landed her first TV appearance in Delicious, where she played Teresa Benelli for 12 episodes. [2]
2017 saw Reynolds furthering her TV career, with parts in Outlander, playing Lady Isobel Dunsany, [9] and in the BBC thriller series Rellik, as 20 year old Sally. [10] The same year she starred as Pearl Marston in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise in the episode: Murder from Above shown in January 2018. [2]
In 2018, Reynolds was a leading actor in the feature film Fanny Lye Deliver'd, [11] among a cast that included Charles Dance and Maxine Peake. She also played a leading role as Teresa in the Sky One comedy Delicious, alongside a cast which included Iain Glen and Dawn French. [12]
In 2019, she starred as Lily Iglehart in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education. [2] Initially a recurring role for series 1, but she was promoted to a main character role for two further seasons. [8] [13] However, she did not return to the series for its fourth and final season. [14]
In 2020, Reynolds played Mrs. Elton in a film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Bill Nighy. [15] The same year, she was named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2020, which showcases talent within the television and film industry of Great Britain and Ireland. [16]
In 2021, Reynolds played Queen Victoria in the NBCUniversal series Dodger, alongside Christopher Eccleston as Fagin and David Threlfall as Chief of Police. [17]
In 2024, Reynolds reprised the role of Mei in the West End transfer of A Mirror at the Trafalgar Theatre. [18] For her performance, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. [19]
Also in 2024, she is due to appear as Porcupine in the upcoming film Harold and the Purple Crayon. [20]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | The Jealous Boyfriend | Katie | Short film [8] |
2015 | Civilised People | Francesca | Short film [7] |
2015 | Introducing Lucy | Lucy | Short film |
2018 | Fanny Lye Deliver'd | Rebecca Henshaw [11] | Film |
2019 | The Delivery | Jana Palmer | Short film |
2019 | For Love or Money | Alexa | Film |
2019 | Lily Meets Charlie | Lily | Short film |
2019 | Undergods | Maria | Film |
2020 | Emma | Mrs. Augusta Elton | Film |
2021 | X to X | Jeanie / Layla | Short film |
2022 | Everybody Dies... Sometimes | Mara | Short film |
2024 | The Actor | TBA | Film |
2024 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Porcupine | Post-production [20] |
2024 | Timestalker | Meg |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016–2019 | Delicious | Teresa Benelli | Main - 12 episodes |
2017 | Rellik [10] | Sally | 3 episodes |
2017 | Outlander | Lady Isobel Dunsany | Episode: "Of Lost Things" [9] [21] |
2017 | Death in Paradise | Pearl Marston | Episode: Murder from Above |
2018 | The Bisexual | Jill | Episode: "1.5" [8] |
2019 | The Mallorca Files | Claire Taylor | Episode: "Honour Amongst Thieves" |
2020 | Breeders | Therapist | Episode: 1.6: No Taking |
2019–2021 | Sex Education | Lily Iglehart | 22 episodes [8] |
2022 | Dodger | Queen Victoria | 4 episodes |
2022 | The Baby | Helen | 3 episodes |
2022 | I Hate You | Charlie | 6 episodes |
2024 | The Decameron | Licisca |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Screen International | Stars of Tomorrow 2020 | Won | [16] | |
2021 | Pena de Prata | Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared) | Sex Education | Nominated | [22] |
2023 | Kino London Short Film Festival | Best Performance in a Comedy | Everybody Dies... Sometimes | Won | [22] [23] |
2024 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | A Mirror - Trafalgar Theatre | Nominated | [19] |
Tanya Reynolds | |
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Born | Tanya Louise Reynolds 4 November 1991
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
Education | Oxford School of Drama ( BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Television |
Delicious Sex Education |
Tanya Louise Reynolds [1] (born 4 November 1991) is an English actress. She landed her first major role as a series regular on the Sky 1 comedy-drama Delicious (2016–2019). Reynolds portrayed Lily Iglehart on the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–2021), where she was a part of the main cast in the first three seasons. Other credits include Outlander (2017), Death in Paradise (2017), Emma (2020), Dodger (2022), The Baby (2022), I Hate You (2022), and The Decameron (2024).
In 2024, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her performance in the play A Mirror at the Trafalgar Theatre.
Reynolds was born and raised in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. [2] Her father was a builder and her mother was a sign writer. [3] She is of half English and half Italian descent. [4] Her first experience in acting was at the age of four in the school nativity. [3] Reynolds attended the Oxford School of Drama, [5] after winning a fully-funded scholarship, and purportedly conceded that otherwise she would not have been able to afford the drama school fees. [3] [6] Reynolds graduated in 2015. [6]
Reynolds first appeared on screen in several short films, including Civilised People by UK comedy duo In Cahoots, which was shown at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2015, [7] [8] The Jealous Boyfriend, [8] also by In Cahoots, and Introducing Lucy. In 2016, Reynolds landed her first TV appearance in Delicious, where she played Teresa Benelli for 12 episodes. [2]
2017 saw Reynolds furthering her TV career, with parts in Outlander, playing Lady Isobel Dunsany, [9] and in the BBC thriller series Rellik, as 20 year old Sally. [10] The same year she starred as Pearl Marston in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise in the episode: Murder from Above shown in January 2018. [2]
In 2018, Reynolds was a leading actor in the feature film Fanny Lye Deliver'd, [11] among a cast that included Charles Dance and Maxine Peake. She also played a leading role as Teresa in the Sky One comedy Delicious, alongside a cast which included Iain Glen and Dawn French. [12]
In 2019, she starred as Lily Iglehart in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education. [2] Initially a recurring role for series 1, but she was promoted to a main character role for two further seasons. [8] [13] However, she did not return to the series for its fourth and final season. [14]
In 2020, Reynolds played Mrs. Elton in a film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Bill Nighy. [15] The same year, she was named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2020, which showcases talent within the television and film industry of Great Britain and Ireland. [16]
In 2021, Reynolds played Queen Victoria in the NBCUniversal series Dodger, alongside Christopher Eccleston as Fagin and David Threlfall as Chief of Police. [17]
In 2024, Reynolds reprised the role of Mei in the West End transfer of A Mirror at the Trafalgar Theatre. [18] For her performance, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. [19]
Also in 2024, she is due to appear as Porcupine in the upcoming film Harold and the Purple Crayon. [20]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | The Jealous Boyfriend | Katie | Short film [8] |
2015 | Civilised People | Francesca | Short film [7] |
2015 | Introducing Lucy | Lucy | Short film |
2018 | Fanny Lye Deliver'd | Rebecca Henshaw [11] | Film |
2019 | The Delivery | Jana Palmer | Short film |
2019 | For Love or Money | Alexa | Film |
2019 | Lily Meets Charlie | Lily | Short film |
2019 | Undergods | Maria | Film |
2020 | Emma | Mrs. Augusta Elton | Film |
2021 | X to X | Jeanie / Layla | Short film |
2022 | Everybody Dies... Sometimes | Mara | Short film |
2024 | The Actor | TBA | Film |
2024 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Porcupine | Post-production [20] |
2024 | Timestalker | Meg |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2016–2019 | Delicious | Teresa Benelli | Main - 12 episodes |
2017 | Rellik [10] | Sally | 3 episodes |
2017 | Outlander | Lady Isobel Dunsany | Episode: "Of Lost Things" [9] [21] |
2017 | Death in Paradise | Pearl Marston | Episode: Murder from Above |
2018 | The Bisexual | Jill | Episode: "1.5" [8] |
2019 | The Mallorca Files | Claire Taylor | Episode: "Honour Amongst Thieves" |
2020 | Breeders | Therapist | Episode: 1.6: No Taking |
2019–2021 | Sex Education | Lily Iglehart | 22 episodes [8] |
2022 | Dodger | Queen Victoria | 4 episodes |
2022 | The Baby | Helen | 3 episodes |
2022 | I Hate You | Charlie | 6 episodes |
2024 | The Decameron | Licisca |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Screen International | Stars of Tomorrow 2020 | Won | [16] | |
2021 | Pena de Prata | Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared) | Sex Education | Nominated | [22] |
2023 | Kino London Short Film Festival | Best Performance in a Comedy | Everybody Dies... Sometimes | Won | [22] [23] |
2024 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | A Mirror - Trafalgar Theatre | Nominated | [19] |