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| Hollywood debut for Essex schoolgirl Delilah alongside Tom Hanks | |
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| Delilah O'Riordan has featured in her first Hollywood film alongside Tom Hanks | Delilah O'Riordan has featured in her first Hollywood film alongside Tom Hanks |
| A 13-year-old girl says she feels "lucky" to have featured in her first Hollywood film – starring alongside Tom Hanks. | A 13-year-old girl says she feels "lucky" to have featured in her first Hollywood film – starring alongside Tom Hanks. |
| Delilah O'Riordan, a performing arts and academic scholar at a school in Essex, is in Here alongside the two-time Oscar-winning actor. | Delilah O'Riordan, a performing arts and academic scholar at a school in Essex, is in Here alongside the two-time Oscar-winning actor. |
| The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis, whose previous work includes Back To The Future, Forrest Gump and Cast Away. | The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis, whose previous work includes Back To The Future, Forrest Gump and Cast Away. |
| Delilah features as the Violin Girl in the film, and plays the daughter of Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery and Midsomer Murders actor Gwilym Lee. | Delilah features as the Violin Girl in the film, and plays the daughter of Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery and Midsomer Murders actor Gwilym Lee. |
| Robert Zemeckis (left) has directed several films starring Tom Hanks, including Forrest Gump in 1994 | Robert Zemeckis (left) has directed several films starring Tom Hanks, including Forrest Gump in 1994 |
| The movie, which is based on a graphic novel by Richard McGuire, was released on Friday. | The movie, which is based on a graphic novel by Richard McGuire, was released on Friday. |
| It is about multiple generations of families who inhabit the same home over the course of a century. | It is about multiple generations of families who inhabit the same home over the course of a century. |
| Although it is Delilah's first Hollywood debut, she started acting a decade ago. | Although it is Delilah's first Hollywood debut, she started acting a decade ago. |
| Speaking to BBC Essex, she said: "I think I was three when I did my first panto, and I loved it. From then on, I did a few other jobs. | Speaking to BBC Essex, she said: "I think I was three when I did my first panto, and I loved it. From then on, I did a few other jobs. |
| "I did Les Miserables when I was eight, and then after that I got an agent and I did some other jobs, and now it's come to this." | "I did Les Miserables when I was eight, and then after that I got an agent and I did some other jobs, and now it's come to this." |
| Delilah made her Netflix debut in the 2022 comedy-drama Christmas on Mistletoe Farm. | Delilah made her Netflix debut in the 2022 comedy-drama Christmas on Mistletoe Farm. |
| She has also been in an episode of Call the Midwife, been in a West End production of Les Miserables, and starred as Lily Potter Jnr in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre. | She has also been in an episode of Call the Midwife, been in a West End production of Les Miserables, and starred as Lily Potter Jnr in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre. |
| "I feel extremely lucky to have been part of this production and met so many wonderful people, from my drivers to all the people on set," Delilah said. | "I feel extremely lucky to have been part of this production and met so many wonderful people, from my drivers to all the people on set," Delilah said. |
| "I will always treasure the memories of this experience." | "I will always treasure the memories of this experience." |
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