Dakota Blue Richards
Biography
Dakota Blue Richards (born 11 April 1994) is an English actress. Ten thousand girls turned up for open auditions in Cambridge, Oxford, Exeter and Kendal for the role of Lyra Belacqua in the adaptation of 'His Dark Materials: Northern Lights' to the film 'The Golden Compass (2007)'. In June 2006, twelve-year-old Dakota, a Londoner schoolgirl, was awarded the part after the casting directors' took a shine to her in the Cambridge auditions. Her mother is an American anthropologist.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Golden Compass
as Lyra Belacqua
2007
The Secret of Moonacre
as Maria Merryweather
2009
Each Coming Night
as Gwen
TBA
The Fold
as Eloise Ashton
2014
Five Miles Out
as Cass
2009
The Quiet Hour
as Sarah
2016
Girl Power
as Cass
2014
ChickLit
as Zoe
2016
Dustbin Baby
as April
2008
What The Butler Saw
as Geraldine
2020
