Mia Jenkins

Mia Jenkins (born 31 August 2000) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Alex in the Disney Channel musical drama The Lodge, and Emma in the Disney Channel series Soy Luna.[1][2]

Mia Jenkins
Born (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000
Feltham, London, England
EducationSylvia Young Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Career

Jenkins made her professional acting debut at the age of four in a touring production of Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat. At age five, she played Gretl Von Trapp for two runs in the West End production of The Sound of Music.[3] at the London Palladium. In 2007, at the age of six, Jenkins made her television debut in an episode of the Channel 5 series Hanrahan Investigates, as Kelly Bicknell. Following this, she continued her acting career, playing the role of Little Eponine, and subsequently Little Cosette in two consecutive runs of Les Misérables at the West End's Queen's Theatre. She went on to play Little Cosette again in 2010, at both the Barbican Theatre and in the production of Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary.[4] The production was originally performed and filmed at The O2 Arena, and later shown in cinemas across the UK.[5] As a child, she had roles in numerous other West End productions, including Matilda, Scrooge, The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. She also toured the UK with productions including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Annie.

In 2012, she portrayed the role of Phoebe in City Slacker; an independent film. That same year, she portrayed the role of Mia Taylor in the film Secrets and Words. She went on to play roles in Casualty and Necktie, a short film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. In 2016, Jenkins appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[6] She portrayed the recurring role of Hannah Reynolds for four episodes. In 2017, she starred in the Disney Channel musical drama The Lodge.[7] She appeared in a total of 15 episodes, portraying the role of Alex. Later in 2017, Jenkins starred in the Disney Channel miniseries, Royal Ranch as Finny. The show premiered on the Disney Channel app and YouTube channel on 20 November 2017.[8]

In 2017 and 2019, Jenkins appeared in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom The Wilsons Save the World, where she portrayed the role of Cat Wilson.[9]

In 2018, Jenkins had a recurring role in the third series of the Disney Channel series Soy Luna.[2] She appeared in eleven episodes.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Hanrahan Investigates Kelly Bicknell 1 episode
2010 Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary Little Cosette Live production; shown at cinemas
2012 Secrets and Words Mia Taylor 1 episode
2012 City Slacker Phoebe Film
2014 Casualty Laura 1 episode
2014 Necktie Girl Short film
2016 EastEnders Hannah Reynolds Guest role
2017 The Lodge Alex Main role
2017 Royal Ranch Finny Main role
2018 Bliss 16 Year Old Girl 1 episode
2018 Soy Luna Emma Recurring role
2020 Hanna Danielle Marks Recurring role

References
  1. "Interview: Thomas Doherty, Bethan Wright, Mia Jenkins, Jayden Revri | The Lodge | The Fan Carpet". thefancarpet.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. "Noticia : ¡ Mia Jenkins en SL ! + Teorias | Disney Channel fans Amino Amino". Disney Channel fans Amino | aminoapps.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. "Mia Jenkins | Hamilton Hodell". Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. "londonmusicalsONLINE". www.londonmusicalsonline.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. Staff, WKAR. "Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 | Special". www.wkar.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. Kilkelly, Daniel (26 January 2016). "EastEnders: Ronnie blamed for ANOTHER shock death". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  7. McStravick, Sheena (27 February 2017). "Disney's The Lodge season two begins filming in Co Down". belfastlive. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  8. UK, Disney Channel (5 December 2017). "Hi there, thanks for message Royal Ranch premiered on Monday 20th November on the app and is still available to watch. The show is also on DisneyLife". @DisneyChannelUK. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  9. "Mia Jenkins | Hamilton Hodell". www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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