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Abby Rakic-Platt

Abby Rakic-Platt

British actress (born 1993)


Abby Rakic-Platt (born 3 May 1993)[1] is a British actress best known for her performances in the television series The Story of Tracy Beaker on the children's channel CBBC as Jackie Hopper. She appeared in a 2010 Sainsbury's Christmas advert.

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Early and personal life

She attended Highams Park School and Grey Coat Hospital secondary school, both in London, England, and has four younger siblings, Madeline "Maddie", Jaime and Eloise Rakic-Platt (born in 2001) who are also actresses. Rakic-Platt's maternal grandfather is from Yugoslavia. Rakic-Platt was trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School, attending from the age of 7 or 8 to 18. Rakic-Platt lives in Walthamstow with her father, a taxi driver, and her mother, a school secretary.[2]

Her sister Madeline appeared in programmes such as the last episode of The Story of Tracy Beaker, and the eldest daughter of Peter Capaldi's character in Torchwood: Children of Earth;[3] whilst her youngest sister Eloise appeared in the Doctor Who episode Forest of the Dead.[4]

Filmography

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Theatre

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References

  1. "Happy 21st to my @abbyrakicplatt". 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. "Bright Young Things". Evening Standard. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "HERO RETURNS TO PECKHAM". Southwark News. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. Sierz, Aleks (27 March 2012). "The Stage Reviews". The Stage. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. Squires, Hayley (2012). Vera vera vera. London: Methuen Drama. ISBN 9781408172711. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. BATTERSBY, MATILDA (12 November 2012). "Cate Blanchett makes theatre awards shortlist for first London stage performance in over a decade". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

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