Olivia-Mai Barrett (born 10 May 1996) is an English actress, singer
and dancer from London, UK. Having trained at Italia Conti Academy of
Theatre Arts, she has gone on to feature in commercials (for companies
such as Amazon and VO5), music videos, theatre and film and is most
notable for her role of Penny in Penny on M.A.R.S. and Alex & Co. on
the Disney Channel.In 2019, she was the sole actress in the last of 8
episodes of the BBC mini-series, Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle, a
series showcasing an account of life in the UK for successive
generations of people with Caribbean heritage, as Michaela Williams.
Created by Lenny Henry and Kwame Kwei-Armah and co-produced by the
Young Vic and Henry's Douglas Road Productions. Her performance was
singled out in The Observer with Kwei-Armah stating: "Her performance
was incredible, I was amazed at how she brought such empathy and
insight to the part". It was only a few days after the final episode
had aired that Olivia Mai - Barrett introduced him to her mixed-race
father and Jamaican grandfather, Kwei-Armah hadn't even known that
Olivia was of mixed heritage and that the Windrush story was part of
her family background.
and dancer from London, UK. Having trained at Italia Conti Academy of
Theatre Arts, she has gone on to feature in commercials (for companies
such as Amazon and VO5), music videos, theatre and film and is most
notable for her role of Penny in Penny on M.A.R.S. and Alex & Co. on
the Disney Channel.In 2019, she was the sole actress in the last of 8
episodes of the BBC mini-series, Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle, a
series showcasing an account of life in the UK for successive
generations of people with Caribbean heritage, as Michaela Williams.
Created by Lenny Henry and Kwame Kwei-Armah and co-produced by the
Young Vic and Henry's Douglas Road Productions. Her performance was
singled out in The Observer with Kwei-Armah stating: "Her performance
was incredible, I was amazed at how she brought such empathy and
insight to the part". It was only a few days after the final episode
had aired that Olivia Mai - Barrett introduced him to her mixed-race
father and Jamaican grandfather, Kwei-Armah hadn't even known that
Olivia was of mixed heritage and that the Windrush story was part of
her family background.
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