Ella Purnell

Biography of Ella Purnell

Ella Purnell was born on September 17, 1996. She is a British actress.

Ella Purnell was born in London, where she also went to school. In addition, she took acting, singing and dancing lessons at the Sylvia Young Theater School.

Purnell made his stage debut in the 2008 musical Oliver! at the Theater Royal Drury Lane. Her first film role was in Never Let Me Go in 2010. She then starred inWays to Live Forever (2010), Intruders (2011) and Kick-Ass 2. In 2014, she became known to a wide audience for her role as the teenage Maleficent in the Disney film Maleficent. In 2016 she played one of the leading roles in Tim Burton's literary adaptationMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children