Keira Lucchesi

Keira Lucchesi
Born Glasgow, United Kingdom
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Notable work

Keira Lucchesi is a Scottish actress.

Life and career

Keira Lucchesi's first professional role began in 2009, playing the role of Stella Walker[1] in the BBC soap opera River City. Over the year, the shows story lines have seen the character go through a traumatic roller coaster of events including homelessness, a miscarriage and a recurring battle with alcoholism.[2] In 2010, in recognition of her outstanding performance as Stella Walker, Lucchesi was nominated for Best Acting Performance at the 2010 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards,[3][4] and won a Young Scot Award in the Entertainment category in 2015.[5][6]

In 2015, she starred in a revival of John Byrne's classic play The Slab Boys which was co directed by her boyfriend David Hayman Jr.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Director Role Notes
2009–PresentRiver CityVariousStella WalkerTV Series
2012One Night in Sutherland HillMichael CallaghanCharleneShort Film

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated Work Awards Category Result
2010 River City British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards Best Acting Performance Nominated
2015 River City 10th Young Scot Awards Entertainment Won

References

  1. ↑ BBC River City Profile
  2. ↑ Evening Times Article:'Keira Lucchesi on River City Stella's toughest challenge yet'
  3. ↑ Scottish Screen News Archive: 'BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards 2010 - Winners Announced'
  4. ↑ British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards Full List of Winners & Nominations 2010
  5. ↑ "Young Scots 2015: Emotional ovation for family as inspirational teen Jak Trueman is honoured with top award". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "A PERFECT TEN; We reveal the inspiring young Scots who'v 've made it to the finals of our top awards". Sunday Mail (courtesy of thefreelibrary.com). Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Daily Record Article: 'River City star Keira Lucchesi finds perfect match in David Hayman Jnr but insists she's too young to wed'
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