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My Take
Kaya Scodelario earns my respect for pulling off one of the hardest tricks in the business: surviving early fame. Breaking out as a teenager on British television could have typecast her forever, yet she steadily rebuilt herself as a film actress with genuine range. What I notice in her work is the eyes; she conveys volatility and vulnerability without a word, which is why directors keep handing her characters under pressure. The model-pretty face could have been a ceiling, but instead she made toughness her trademark. I suspect her best roles are still ahead, and I genuinely look forward to the more complicated parts her thirties and forties will bring.
Overview
Kaya Rose Scodelario (born 13 March 1992) is an English actress and model. She first came to prominence co-starring on E4's Skins (2007–2010, 2013), receiving two Golden Nymph nominations for her portrayal of Effy Stonem.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kaya Scodelario
- Name (Japanese)
- カヤ・スコデラリオ
- Reading
- かや・すこでらりお
- Born
- March 13, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Haywards Heath, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 6 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / model / child actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.