1. Pearl Mackie was born on 29 May 1987 and is a British actress.
12 Facts About Pearl Mackie
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Pearl Mackie is best known for playing Bill Potts in the long-running television series Doctor Who.
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Pearl Mackie was born on 29 May 1987 in South London.
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Pearl Mackie grew up in Brixton in south London and is of paternal West Indian and maternal English descent.
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Pearl Mackie is the granddaughter of Philip Mackie, who wrote the screenplay for The Naked Civil Servant.
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Pearl Mackie earned a degree in Drama from the University of Bristol, and speaks English, French and Spanish.
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Pearl Mackie appeared in an early mainstream role as a front of house girl in the 2013 music comedy Svengali.
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In 2014, Pearl Mackie played Anne-Marie Frasier in Doctors and the young computer genius Mia in Crystal Springs at the Park Theatre in London.
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Pearl Mackie could be seen in the political satire Obama-ology at the Finborough theatre in west London, playing Cece and Caits, two young women finding their voice.
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Pearl Mackie has worked as an acting tutor for Troupers, a company that teaches theatre skills to children and young people.
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On 23 April 2016, it was announced that Pearl Mackie would be playing Bill Potts, the companion of The Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who.
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On 28 June 2020, Pearl Mackie came out as bisexual in an Instagram post.