Sennia Nanua

Sennia Nanua (born 2002, Nottingham, England) is a British actress.

Sennia Nanua
Born	2002 (age 22–23) Nottingham, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present

In 2015, she appeared in the British short film Beverley, before making her full-length feature debut as the eponymous character in the BAFTA-nominated The Girl With All The Gifts when she was 13 years old.^[1][2][3] Nanua appeared in Jessica Hynes' directing debut, The Fight, released in 2019.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Beverley	Jess	Short (as Sennia Nenua)
2016	The Girl With All The Gifts	Melanie
2018	The Fight	Emma Bell
2018	Casualty	Keely Arnolds	1 episode
2019	Frankie	Maya Andoh
2022	The Serpent Queen	Rahima

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards / Festival	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	49th Sitges Film Festival	Best Actress	The Girl with All the Gifts	Won
	19th British Independent Film Awards	Most Promising Newcomer		Nominated	[5]
2017	37th London Film Critics Circle Awards	Young British/Irish Performer of the Year		Nominated
	22nd Empire Awards	Best Female Newcomer		Nominated	[6]