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Dakota Blue Richards (born 11 April 1994) is an English actress. Ten thousand girls turned up for open auditions in Cambridge, Oxford, Exeter and Kendal for the role of Lyra Belacqua in the adaptation of 'His Dark Materials: Northern Lights' to the film 'The Golden Compass (2007)'. In June 2006, twelve-year-old Dakota, a Londoner schoolgirl, was awarded the part after the casting directors' took a shine to her in the Cambridge auditions. Her mother is an American anthropologist.

The Secret of Moonacre ( 2009) | IMDb: 6

Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.

Starring:

Dakota Blue Richards , Ioan Gruffudd , Tim Curry , Augustus Prew , Natascha McElhone , Juliet Stevenson

Directed by:

Gábor Csupó , Caroline Sax

Produced by:

Brian Donovan , Kaspar Strandskov , Simon Fawcett

The Golden Compass ( 2007) | IMDb: 6.1

Adventure , Fantasy

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

Starring:

Nicole Kidman , Daniel Craig , Dakota Blue Richards , Ben Walker , Freddie Highmore , Ian McKellen

Directed by:

Vic Armstrong , Richard Goodwin , Chris Weitz

Produced by:

Robert Shaye , Andrew Miano , Michael Lynne

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