Kia Pegg

Kia Pegg
Born Kia May Pegg
(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present
Television Tracy Beaker Returns (2012)
The Dumping Ground (2013–)

Kia May Pegg (born 29 June 2000)[1][2] is an English actress, who is most well known for her role as Jody Jackson in British children's drama show Tracy Beaker Returns (2012) and its follow-up The Dumping Ground (2013–). Jody is one of the longest running characters in the series. She has also been a guest star in the CBBC HQ and guest starred on Hacker Time and CBBC's Saturday Mashup.

Early and personal life

Pegg was born in Birmingham in 2000 to boxing trainer and promoter, Jonathan and Rachel Pegg and has two younger brothers.[2] Pegg attended Gossey Lane Junior School and then CTC Kingshurst Academy.[2][3] Pegg lives in Tile Cross with her family.[3]

Career

Pegg began training at Birmingham Stage School Showbiz. Pegg has been in many different shows, and has been acting since a very young age. Her most popular role is that of Jody Jackson in CBBC dramas Tracy Beaker Returns & The Dumping Ground. She has got her career from her amazing drama teacher inspiring her to reach for the stars and that the sky is her limit. On recognizing it is easy to remember lines being an actresswas her first shot.

In 2008, she made an appearance on The Legend of Dick and Dom, as well as a small role in Horrid Henry: The Movie in which she played Vicious Vicky,[2] also known as Sour Susan's younger sister. Pegg has also been in the film The Quiet One as a character called Peewee, this film was produced for film festivals. The other film she was in was entitled Toast, in which she played The Milk Girl.

In 2014, Pegg was nominated for a BAFTA in the performance category, for her role as Jody in the second series of The Dumping Ground.

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes Refs
2010The Legend of Dick and DomBarbra1 Episode
2010ToastMilk GirlFilm[4]
2011Horrid Henry: The MovieVicious VickyFilm[2][5]
2011InternalisedLittle GirlShort Film[6]
2012Tracy Beaker ReturnsJody Jackson3 Episodes
2013–The Dumping GroundSeries Regular[7]
2014The Dumping Ground Survival Files2 Series
The Quiet OnePeeweePost-Production
2015Hacker TimeHerself1 Episode[8]
2016The Dumping Ground: I'm...Jody JacksonSeries Regular
2017DoctorsZoe McCluskey1 episode
Video games
Year Title Role
2013-2014The Dumping Ground GameJody Jackson
2015The Dumping Ground: You're the Boss
2016The Dumping Ground: On a Mission

Awards

YearAwardCategoryRoleResult
2014BAFTA Children's Award'Best Performer Jody Jackson (The Dumping Ground)Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Kia Pegg on Twitter: Having the best birthday ever!
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Laws, Roz (13 July 2011). "Budding Birmingham film star Kia Pegg gets to be very naughty on screen". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 Young, Graham (3 November 2014). "Birmingham-born child star Kia Pegg has been nominated for a Children's Bafta Award". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Reeling Review's Review of Toast. Reelingreviews.com. Retrieved on 11 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Film Review: Horrid Henry – The Movie 3D (U) **. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved on 11 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Van d'Or Award Winners 2011. Cannes in a Van. Retrieved on 11 October 2015.
  7. ↑ The Dumping Ground returns to CBBC this January. JackCrute.com (18 November 2013). Retrieved on 11 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Hacker Time – CBBC. BBC (1 January 1970). Retrieved on 11 October 2015.
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