Dakota Blue Richards

  • Name: Dakota Blue Richards
  • Date of Birth: April 11, 1994
  • Place of Birth: Brighton, England, UK
Mini-bio: Dakota Blue Richards (born 11 April 1994) is an English actress from Brighton, most notable for her role as Lyra Belacqua in the upcoming film His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass. She was chosen fr...( read more)om 10,000 hopefuls who attended auditions in Cambridge, Oxford, Exeter and Kendal. Richards had acted in amateur productions before, and director Chris Weitz was sure about her: "Usually, it's a gut-wrenching decision...You realize the whole time how much rests on the shoulders of this kid. But I didn't have any doubts about Dakota. She looks not quite tamed, and that's Lyra."

Author Philip Pullman agreed, "I'm delighted with the casting of Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra. As soon as I saw Dakota's screen test, I realized that the search was over. Dakota has just the combination of qualities that make up the complicated character of this girl, and I very much look forward to seeing the film take shape, with Dakota's Lyra at the heart of it."

She had just come home grumpy from a bad day at school when 'The Golden Compass' director Chris Weitz called her. Dakota's mother tried to put him on speaker phone, but accidentally hung up on him. Weitz called back and informed them of the good news. Dakota was previously attending k-bis theatre school where she had drama, musical theatre, singing, jazz tap and ballet lessons.

Dakota later said she found out about the auditions watching BBC Newsround, and that she wouldn’t have gone to them if it had rained.
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  • kiwixxx
    kiwixxx
    yea u gotta admi shes pretty good but her film is shit...well the bit that ther is good but they left ut half of the book!!!!!
    posted 116 days ago
  • yellowsmilesalot
    yellowsmilesalot
    Your AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    posted 270 days ago
  • tompb123
    tompb123
    She made this film, if it had been anyone else playing Lyra it wouldnt have been half as good.
    posted 284 days ago
  • shannonecassidy1
    shannonecassidy1
    You came to my skool called St.Pauls school & r yr 6 teacher is called Miss.Flynn!
    posted 284 days ago
  • AllThatJazzzz
    AllThatJazzzz
    And Shes Only 13! Its not Like The Golden Compass was made in the middle of her career. We all have to start somewhere!
    posted 285 days ago
  • ToBeTheStarThatIWantedToBe
    ToBeTheStarThatIWantedToBe
    Well u have to admit she did pretty darn well seeing as she had no acting experience!!!! give her a break!!! I thought she was awesome!
    posted 287 days ago
  • AlixthePalix
    AlixthePalix
    Well it's not so weird that she got a lot of bad acting reviews, she was bad. She is the only thing that makes me give this movie 4.5 instead of 5.
    posted 290 days ago
  • ijustwannabeme
    ijustwannabeme
    Wow, she got so many bad acting reviews for this movie. Shame.
    posted 296 days ago
  • shannonecassidy1
    shannonecassidy1
    Hi Dakota
    i love ur new flim the Golden compass
    OH and by the way im in ur old primary school!(u mite not remeber me). Ms Flynn is a really nice teacher dont u think? from Shannon
    school: St.Pauls C.E school Please RELPY Dakota!!!
    posted 311 days ago
  • BLUE5BABE
    BLUE5BABE
    She wasnt born on the 11th she was born on the 5th.
    posted 326 days ago
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