Danielle Harold

Danielle Amy Louise Harold (born 30 May 1992)[1] is an English actress. She is known for her role as Lola Pearce in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which she played from 2011 to 2015, and reprised in April 2019.[2]

Danielle Harold
Born
Danielle Amy Louise Harold

(1992-05-30) 30 May 1992
Lewisham, Greater London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
TelevisionJamie's Dream School (2011)
EastEnders (2011–2015, 2019–present)

Career

Before Harold's acting career began, she was featured in the television series Jamie's Dream School. Harold got one GCSE as she had lost a year of school due to an illness and missed out on being able to study for exams. On Jamie's Dream School, she was seen as one of the brightest of the students, and was rewarded by Jane Poynter and Robert Winston with the chance to stay in the biosphere which Poynter had lived in for two years. She was also given a tour of Cambridge University by David Starkey as he found her to be very intelligent and thought that it might be a good choice of university. However, she decided to study acting and auditioned for several roles.[3]

EastEnders

In June 2011, EastEnders producers announced that Harold had been cast as Lola Pearce, the granddaughter of established characters Billy Mitchell and Julie Perkins.[4] She made her first appearance in EastEnders on 12 July 2011.[5][6] Harold's first major storyline involved her character's pregnancy at the age of 15. In July 2012, the character gave birth in a special live broadcast, coinciding with her on-screen grandfather carrying the Olympic Torch through Walford. Harold is the first EastEnders actress to portray giving birth live on air, and the second British soap actress, after Coronation Street actress Jennie McAlpine.[7]

In June 2015, it was announced that Harold would be leaving EastEnders later that year.[8]

In December 2018, it was announced that Harold would reprise her role of Lola Pearce. She returned to the series with her on-screen daughter, Lexi Pearce, in April 2019.[9]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Fanged Up Katie Makepeace Direct-to-DVD
2018 Pleasureland Dina
2018 Two Graves Leanne Acquired by Netflix[10]
2018 Monster Sarah
2018 Dead Ringer Melissa Prince Feature film
2019 The Tombs The Presenter
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Jamie's Dream School Herself 7 Episodes
2011−2015, 2019–present EastEnders Lola Pearce Series regular
2012 Billy's Olympic Nightmare Lola Pearce 1 Episode
2017 Casualty Georgie Manning 1 episode

Guest appearances
  • This Morning (21 April 2011, 16 May 2013)
  • Daybreak (4 August 2011)
  • Pointless Celebrities Children In Need Special (16 November 2012)
  • National Lottery Awards (8 December 2012) (Presented an award with Rita Simons)
  • British Soap Awards The Party (19 May 2013)
  • Big Brother's Bit on the Side (20 June 2016, 25 July 2016)
  • Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side (8 August 2016, 20 January 2017)

Awards
Year Organisation Award Work Result
2012 TVTimes Best Newcomer Lola Pearce in EastEnders Won
2013 All About Soap Best Baby Drama (Lola fights for Lexi) Lola Pearce in EastEnders Won
2013 British Soap Awards Best Spectacular Scene (Olympic touch comes to Walford) (Lola Gives Birth In Live Episode) Lola Pearce in EastEnders Shortlisted
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Lola Pearce in EastEnders Shortlisted
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Storyline (Lola's custody battle with Phil) Lola Pearce in EastEnders Shortlisted
2014 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Lola Pearce in EastEnders Shortlisted

References
  1. Harold, Danielle (30 May 2013). "Twitter / DHaroldOfficial: 21 today !!! :)". Twitter. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. Harp, Justin (20 December 2018). "EastEnders confirms return for Danielle Harold as Lola Pearce". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. "Danielle Harold: 'EastEnders has been a whirlwind'". Digital Spy. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. "Press Office - Danielle Harold joins the cast of EastEnders". BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. "EastEnders - Lola Pearce played by Danielle Harold". BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. "Jamie Oliver's Dream School pupil Danielle: People think we're scum but we're not". Now. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  7. "'EastEnders' Lola to give birth in live Olympics episode - EastEnders News - Soaps". Digital Spy. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  8. Fletcher, Harry (13 June 2015). "EastEnders' Danielle Harold is leaving Lola Pearce role: "I'll miss everyone here"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. Rodger, James (20 December 2018). "EastEnders' Lola set for explosive return - and she's not alone". birminghammail. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  10. Mitchell, Wendy. "Netflix acquires 'Two Graves' as Gary Young preps second feature 'Stolen' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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