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13 Facts About Lauren McQueen

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Lauren Louise McQueen was born on 12 July 1996 and is an English actress.

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Lauren McQueen gained prominence through her role as Lily Drinkwell on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, for which she won two British Soap Awards.

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Lauren McQueen attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School in Aintree and then St John Bosco Arts College in Croxteth.

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Lauren McQueen took classes with Elliott-Clarke Performing Arts from the age of five and later Allstars Casting.

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Lauren McQueen then appeared as Alison on the Christmas-comedy drama Little Crackers.

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In 2013, Lauren McQueen appeared as Rachel in the CBBC musical-comedy show 4 O'Clock Club for four episodes as a love interest to the main character, Josh.

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Lauren McQueen subsequently played Molly in the Channel 4 series The Mill and Amelie in the BBC One drama Ordinary Lies.

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Lauren McQueen made her feature film debut starring as Shelly in The Violators, for which she was awarded Best Actress at the 2016 Nashville Film Festival.

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Also in 2016, Lauren McQueen portrayed Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England in an episode of the docuseries Six Wives with Lucy Worsley.

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Lauren McQueen starred as Sophie in the 2017 British-Canadian film-drama The Wasting.

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On 22 December 2016, it was announced Lauren McQueen had been cast as Lily Drinkwell, Diane O'Connor's niece, in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

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Lauren McQueen made her first onscreen appearance on 6 January 2017.

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In 2024, Lauren McQueen has roles in the Apple TV+ war miniseries Masters of the Air, the MGM+ period drama Belgravia: The Next Chapter, and the drama film Here.