Early life

Powley was born in the Hammersmith district of London, England, to British actor Mark Powley and casting director Janis Jaffa. Her mother is Jewish.

She attended Holland Park School.

Career

From 2007 until 2008 Powley was one of the lead characters in M.I.High, starring in 26 episodes alongside Rachel Petladwala and Moustafa Chousein-Oglou. In addition to M.I.High, Bel Powley has also appeared in several other productions such as Murderland (3 episodes, 2009), Little Dorrit (2008), The Bill (2008) and The Whistleblowers (2007).

In 2013 it was announced that Powley was joining the cast of ITV series Benidorm for series six.

In 2015, Powley portrayed Princess Margaret in the biographical comedy-drama A Royal Night Out alongside Emily Watson and Rupert Everett and played the lead role of Minnie Goetze in the comedy-drama The Diary of a Teenage Girl, alongside Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgård, for which she received rave reviews.

On August 5, 2015, two days before the New York and L.A. premiere of the film, it was announced that she will star in the upcoming indie film Carrie Pilby, taking over the role from Hailee Steinfeld.

On October 5, 2015 it was announced that Powley would star opposite Liv Tyler in the elevated horror film Wildling directed by Fritz Böhm.

Stage

Powley appeared as Maggie in Tusk Tusk at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in March 2009. On Broadway she was Thomasina in the 2011 revival of Arcadia at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. In October 2011 she once again appeared at the Royal Court as Tilly in Jumpy, a role which she returned to in the West End transfer of Jumpy at the Duke of York's Theatre in August 2012.

Personal life

In an interview in 2011, Powley said she had a spot reserved to read history at the University of Manchester. Powley joined the protests against university fee rises in 2010.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Side by Side	Lauren Buckle
2015	The Diary of a Teenage Girl	Minnie Goetze	Gotham Award for Best Actress Nominated - BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Nominated - New York Film Critics Online Awards for Breakthrough Performance Nominated - Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer
2015	A Royal Night Out	Princess Margaret	Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
2015	Equals	Rachel
2016	Detour	Cherry
2016	Carrie Pilby	Carrie Pilby	Post-production
2016	A Storm in the Stars	Claire Clairmont	Post-production
2016	Ashes in the Snow	Lina Vilkas	Filming
2017	Wildling	Anna	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007-08	M.I. High	Daisy Millar	Series 1 & 2
2008	The Bill	Becky Cooper
2008	Little Dorrit	Flower Girl
2009	Murderland	Carrie Walsh
2009	Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas	Cranchesterford teenager	Special
2011	The Cabin	Sydney	Television film
2014	Benidorm	Bianca Dyke

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