{{Short description|British actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Eliot Salt | image = | caption = | birth_name = Eliot Mary Salt | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|01|18}} | birth_place = Stockport, Greater Manchester, England | education = | alma_mater = University of Bristol<br />London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2013–present }} '''Eliot Mary Salt''' (born 1994) is an English actress, theatre maker, and writer.
==Early life and education== Salt is from Stockport, Greater Manchester. Salt attended Manchester High School for Girls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mhsg/status/1257978708008357890|title=Great to see MHSG alumna, Eliot Salt in the BBC series "Normal People"|author=Manchester High|via=Twitter|date=6 May 2020|accessdate=10 December 2020}}</ref> She studied English at the University of Bristol and later trained in Acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Mack-Salt-Bring-THIRD-WHEEL-To-Bloomsbury-Theatre-20180213|title=Mack & Salt Bring THIRD WHEEL To Bloomsbury Theatre|journal=Broadway World|date=13 February 2018|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lamda.ac.uk/students-alumni/recent-graduates/2018-graduates|title=2018 graduates|website=LAMDA|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/do-it-for-the-applause-normal-peoples-eliot-salt-is-very-thankful-for-her-brutally-honest-parents-22837334|title=Why Normal People's Eliot Salt Is Thankful For Her Parents' Brutal Honesty|journal=Bustle|first=Rowena|last=Henley|date=23 April 2020|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Salt made her television debut in 2019 in 4 episodes of the Channel 4 sitcom ''GameFace''. In 2020, Salt began playing Evelyn in the Sky One spy comedy series ''Intelligence''. She also appeared as Joanna, Marianne's friend at Trinity College Dublin, in the BBC Three and Hulu miniseries ''Normal People''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/photo-gallery/47381577/image/47381975/Eliot-Salt-as-Joanna|title=Eliot Salt as Joanna|journal=PopSugar|first=Amanda|last=Prahl|date=28 April 2020|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> She starred as Terra in the 2021 Netflix series ''Fate: The Winx Saga''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19075607.tv-preview-rising-stars-abigail-cowen-danny-griffin-eliot-salt-precious-mustapha-netflixs-new-fairy-series/|title=TV preview: Rising stars Abigail Cowen, Danny Griffin, Eliot Salt, and Precious Mustapha on Netflix's new fairy series|journal=The Herald|date=13 February 2021|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/07/fate-the-winx-saga-season-2-eliot-salt-teases-flora-and-terra-meeting-14037458/|title=Fate: The Winx Saga season 2: Eliot Salt teases Flora's arrival – and how Terra will react|journal=Metro|first=Tilly|last=Pearce|date=7 February 2021|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref>
She was cast in ''Manor'' at the National Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/people/17718|title=Eliot Salt|website=National Theatre|date=March 2020|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
===Deadpan Theatre and Mack and Salt=== Salt founded Deadpan Theatre with Artemis Fitzalan Howard in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadpantheatreco.wixsite.com/deadpan/about-us|title=About Us|website=Deadpan Theatre|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> The pair co-wrote ''Low Tide in Glass Bay'', ''Changing Partners'', and ''Get Your Shit Together''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avalonuk.com/2017/05/23/critically-acclaimed-deadpan-theatre-return-to-the-edinburgh-festival-fringe-with-new-romantic-comedy-narrated-by-on-stage-band-third-wheel/|title=Critically acclaimed Deadpan Theatre return to the Edinburgh Festival with new romantic comedy narrated by on-stage band, Third Wheel|website=Avalon|date=23 May 2017|access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
It was here Salt formed a comedy duo with Jude Mack, whom she met at university, later known as Mack and Salt.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.voicemag.uk/interview/2794/interview-with-eliot-salt-and-jude-mack|title=Interview with Eliot Salt and Jude Mack|journal=Voice|first=Tom|last=Innis|date=1 August 2017|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://fgrlsclub.com/2017/08/mackandsalt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927004012/https://fgrlsclub.com/2017/08/mackandsalt/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 September 2020|title=GRL Talk With Mack & Salt|journal=FGirls Club|first=Chloe|last=Laws|date=20 August 2017|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref> Mack and Salt's productions through Deadpan include ''Predrinks / After Party'' and ''Third Wheel''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avalonuk.com/2018/01/29/mack-salt-take-third-wheel-to-london-following-triumphant-edinburgh-festival-fringe/|title=Mack and Salt take Third Wheel to London following triumphant Edinburgh Fringe Festival|website=Avalon|date=29 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> It was announced in January 2021 that BBC Three had picked up Mack and Salt's pilot ''Amicable'', a screen adaptation of the former, which they would write and star in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/news/6184/amicable-bbc-three-eliot-salt-jude-mack/|title=Mack and Salt land BBC Three comedy pilot Amicable|website=British Comedy Guide|first=Jay|last=Richardson|date=27 January 2021|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |-
|- | 2019 | ''GameFace'' | Frances | 4 episodes |- | 2020–2021 | ''Intelligence'' | Evelyn | Main role |- | 2020 | ''Normal People'' | Joanna | 6 episodes |- | 2021–2022 | ''Fate: The Winx Saga'' | Terra Harvey | Main role |- | 2021 | ''Dalgliesh'' | Madeleine Goodale | 2 episodes |- |2023 |''Slow Horses'' |Sarah |6 episodes |- |2024 |''Industry'' |Caedi McFarlane |4 episodes |- |2026 |''Rivals'' |Caroline "Muffy" Hampshire |3 episodes |- |}
==Stage== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2014 | ''Low Tide in Glass Bay'' | Bronnie | Writer; Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol<br />Landor Theatre, London<br />Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival<br />White Theatre, Bristol |- | 2014 | ''Changing Partners'' | {{n/a}} | Writer; Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol<br />Rialto Theatre, Brighton Fringe |- | 2015 | ''Get Your Shit Together'' | Marguerite | Writer; Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival<br />Landor Theatre, London |- | 2015 | ''In Other Words'' | Various | Barbican Theatre, Plymouth |- | 2016 | ''PreDrinks / AfterParty'' | Ally | Writer; Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival |- | 2016 | ''Pulling Out'' | Caitlin | UK tour<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://documentaltheatre.co.uk/portfolio/pulling-out/|title=Pulling Out|website=Documental Theatre|date=May 2016 |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref> |- | 2017 | ''Third Wheel'' | Polly | Writer; Guilded Balloon, Edinburgh |- | 2023–2024 | ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' | Amelia | National Theatre, London |- | 2024 | ''Roots'' | Jenny Beales | Almeida Theatre, London |}
==Audio== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2013 | ''The Confessions of Caminada'' | Woman | BBC Radio 4 |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|10695425}}
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