Olivia-Mai Barrett

Olivia-Mai Barrett is an English actress, singer and dancer from London, United Kingdom. Having trained at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, she has appeared in commercials for companies such as Amazon and VO5, music videos, theatre and film and is most notable for her role of Penny in Penny on M.A.R.S. and Alex & Co. on the Disney Channel.[1]

Olivia-Mai Barrett
Born
London, England
EducationItalia Conti
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, dancer
Years active2008–present

In 2019, she was the sole actress in the last of eight episodes of the BBC mini-series, Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle, a series showing life in the UK for successive generations of people with Caribbean heritage, as Michaela Williams.[2] In The Observer, Kwame Kwei-Armah was quoted as saying "Her performance was incredible, I was amazed at how she brought such empathy and insight to the part".[3] Barrett shares the same background as her character in the series, as her father is mixed-race and her grandfather Jamaican; the Windrush story is part of her family background.[3]

In 2020 she starred in the film My Dad's Christmas Date.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Note(s)
2008 Gigi Little Girl
2012 School For Stars Herself
2017 Alex & Co. Penny Mendez 4 episodes
2018 – 2020 Penny on M.A.R.S. Main role
2019 Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle Michaela Williams[4] Episode: "Michaela"
2022 Rebel Cheer Squad Meg "Mouse" Beeman Recurring cast
2022 The Man Who Fell to Earth Alicia Episode: "Hallo Spaceboy"

Films
Year Title Role
2020 My Dad's Christmas Date Jules
2023 Kandahar Ida Harris

Music Videos
Year Title Artist Role
2015 Don't Give Up On Love Blinkie Girl

References
  1. "Penny on M.A.R.S." – via www.imdb.com.
  2. https://youngviclondon.wordpress.com/2019/02/14/soon-gone-a-windrush-chronicle/
  3. Ryder, Matthew (May 12, 2019). "What does Archie tell us about mixed-race Britain?" – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "BBC - Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle".
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