Emily Joanna Carey (born 30 April 2003) is an English model and actress known for playing the role of young Alicent Hightower in the HBO epic medieval fantasy television series House of the Dragon and her roles as Grace Beauchamp in BBC One's Casualty (2014–2017, 2021) and Mika Cavanaugh in iPlayer and Netflix's Get Even.
Career
As well as their roles in Casualty and Get Even, Carey also played the young Diana Prince (Wonder Woman), portrayed by Gal Gadot as an adult, in the Warner Brothers movie Wonder Woman (2017). They appeared as a young Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider reboot film, released in March 2018. Other work includes Mary Conan Doyle in the series Houdini and Doyle on FOX/ITV, and West End Theatre roles in Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and the Olivier Award-nominated The Sound of Music at Regents Park Open Air Theatre. She also appeared in the video for Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé's cover of "Baby, It's Cold Outside", playing a younger version of Idina Menzel. Carey is listed in a Huffington Post article as one of the top five child stars of 2016.
Carey plays the title role of Anastasia in Anastasia: Once Upon a Time film for Netflix. Carey will portray Teen Wendy in the screenplay adaption of Laurie Fox's novel The Lost Girls. She signed to IMG Models in 2019. On 6 July 2021 it was announced that Carey is to join the cast of HBO's Game Of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon.
= Personal life
Filmography
Key | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | 12-year-old Diana | | |
| 2018 | Tomb Raider | 14-year-old Lara | | |
| 2020 | Anastasia: Once Upon a Time | Anastasia | | |
| 2021 | Where Is Anne Frank | Anne Frank | Voice | |
| 2021 | Monster Family 2 | Mila Starr | Voice | |
| 2022 | The Lost Girls | Teen Wendy Darling | | |
| 2022 | The Canterville Ghost | Virginia Otis | Voice | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|
| 2014–2017, 2021 | Casualty | Grace Beauchamp | 41 episodes | |
| 2016 | Houdini and Doyle | Mary Conan Doyle | 6 episodes | |
| 2019 | Turn Up Charlie | Bea | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Get Even | Mika | Main role | |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Young Alicent Hightower | Main role | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|
| 2014 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé | |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|
| 2013 | The Sound of Music | Marta Von Trapp | Regents Park Openair Theatre | |
| Shrek the Musical | Young Shrek and Young Princess Fiona | Theatre Royal Drury Lane
July 2012 – February 2013 | |
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