Emma Mackey

Emma Margaret Marie Tachard-Mackey (born 4 January 1996) is a French-British actress.[1] Since 2019, she has starred as Maeve Wiley in the Netflix drama series Sex Education.

Emma Mackey
Mackey in 2019
Born (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996
Le Mans, France
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • France
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Early life

Emma Margaret Mackey[2] was born in Le Mans, the daughter of a French father and an English mother.[3][4] Her father is a school headmaster.[5] She grew up in Sablé-sur-Sarthe[3] and received her baccalauréat in 2013,[6] subsequently moving to England to study English language and literature at the University of Leeds.[3] She graduated in 2016.[7] Mackey lives in London.[1]

Career

Mackey stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education[8][9] as Maeve Wiley, a quick-witted, business-savvy "bad girl" who convinces fellow student Otis Milburn[10] to start an underground sex therapy business at their school.[11][12] Sex Education is Mackey's first major television series. Her performance has received critical acclaim.[13] In May 2020, it was announced that Mackey will play Emily Brontë in a biopic which will focus on her early life.[14] Mackey is set to star on Kenneth Branagh's upcoming mystery thriller film Death on the Nile.[15]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Tic Jess Short film
2020 The Winter Lake Holly
2021 Eiffel Adrienne Bourgès Post-production
2021 Death on the Nile Jacqueline de Bellefort Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Badger Lane Michelle Television film
2018 Summit Fever Isabelle
2019–present Sex Education Maeve Wiley Main role

References
  1. Alezine, Nadège (7 January 2019). "Emma Mackey une franco-britannique nouvelle star de Netflix". Ici Londres (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. The Cast Of "Sex Education" Takes The BFF Test. BuzzFeed. 5 February 2020. Event occurs at 1:18. Retrieved 10 February 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. Whitehouse, Matthew (20 March 2019). "Talking about sex with Emma Mackey". i-D. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. Halls, Eleanor (20 January 2020). "Sex Education's Emma Mackey, interview: 'We're lucky our show isn't about ridiculously passionate intercourse'". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. Harrison, Ellie (19 January 2020). "Emma Mackey interview: 'I'd rather be remembered as a feminist than an a***hole'". The Independent. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. Riou, Thilda (16 January 2020). "Emma Mackey, well-educated new star" (in French). Marie Claire. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. "Say hello to Emma Mackey, Leeds graduate and Maeve Wiley in Netflix's 'Sex Education'". UK. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. Miller, Bruce (13 January 2019). "REVIEW: 'Sex Education' teases but also tells a good story". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. Romero, Ariana (11 January 2019). "Sex Education's Maeve Herself On That Vagina Shaming Episode". Refinery29. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. Sex Education, retrieved 4 July 2020
  11. Bergado, Gabe (4 January 2019). "Meet the Cast of "Sex Education," Netflix's Hilarious New Dramedy All About, Well, Sex". Teen Vogue. Condé Nast. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  12. Vick, Megan (12 January 2019). "Sex Education Is the Most Honest Coming-of-Age TV Show We've Seen in Forever". TV Guide. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  13. Naahar, Rohan (14 January 2019). "Sex Education review: Netflix pops 2019's cherry with its best show in months". Hindustan Times. HT Media. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  14. Vlessing, Etan (21 May 2020). "'Wuthering Heights' Author Emily Bronte Biopic in the Works, Emma Mackey to Star". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  15. Wiseman, Andreas (1 October 2019). "Fox & Kenneth Branagh's All-Star Agatha Christie Movie 'Death On The Nile' Begins Production In UK". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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