{{short description|English actress and model (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox person | image = ella rae smith 2022 1.png | caption = Smith in 2022 | birth_name = Ella Rae Kirby-Smith | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|2|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bristol]], England<ref name="birth">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007''</ref> | nationality = | occupation = Actress, model | years_active = 2006–present }} '''Ella-Rae Kirby-Smith''' (born 21 February 1998) is an English actress and model. She began her modeling career in 2014 and rose to fame for her portrayal of Phoebe in ''[[Clique (TV series)|Clique]]'' and Nix in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] martial arts drama series ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]''.<ref name=":1" />
== Early life == Smith is from [[Bristol]] and has two younger siblings. She attended [[Cotham School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cotham.bristol.sch.uk/news/?pid=130&nid=20&storyid=1781|title=Term Three at Cotham Post 16|website=Cotham School|accessdate=20 January 2022}}</ref> She was scouted at the age of 13 to become a model during a school trip to Paris and signed her first contract in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglassmagazine.com/new-model-army-%E2%88%92-glass-meets-ella-rae-smith/|title=New Model Army − Glass meets Ella-Rae Smith|last=Glorioso|first=Camilla|date=2017-07-12|website=The Glass Magazine|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref>
== Career == She also starred in the television series, ''[[Clique (TV series)|Clique]]'' as Phoebe. She has starred in numerous short films in the past two years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url= https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/ella-rae-smith|title=Ella-Rae Smith|last=|first=|date=|website=United Agents|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> In 2017, she was cast to play the role of Nix in ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/into-the-badlands-sherman-augustus-babou-ceesay-ella-rae-smith-season-3-series-regulars-1202176846/|title='Into The Badlands': Sherman Augustus, Babou Ceesay & Ella Rae-Smith Join Season 3 As Series Regulars|last=Petski|first=Denise |date=2017-09-26|website=Deadline|language=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref> She played one of Madame M's crew-members in the film ''[[Hobbs & Shaw]]''.<ref name=":0" /> She also plays the role of Daisy Hoy in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[The Stranger (British TV series)|The Stranger]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ella-Rae Smith: Daisy Hoy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9698480/characters/nm5947964?ref_=tt_cl_t12 |website=IMDB |accessdate=18 February 2020}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |}
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |- |2017 |''[[Butterfly Kisses (2017 film)|Butterfly Kisses]]'' |Ella | |- |2018 |''The Academy'' |Optica |Short Film |- |2018 |''Dead Birds'' |Jennifer |Short Film |- |2018 |''Boogie Man'' |Kristen | |- |2018 |''[[2:Hrs]]'' |Vic | |- |2018 |''Heart's Ease'' |Polly |Short Film |- |2018 |[[The Commuter (film)|''The Commuter'']] |Sofia | |- |2019 |''[[Hobbs & Shaw]]'' |Madame M Crew | |- | 2020 |''The Existential Hotline'' |Simone |Short Film |- | 2021 | ''[[Sweetheart (2021 film)|Sweetheart]]'' | Isla | |- | 2021 | ''[[Seance (2021 film)|Seance]]'' | Helina | |- | 2022 | ''[[The Lost Girls (film)|The Lost Girls]]'' | Berry | |- | 2022 | ''Into The Deep''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-28|title=Into the Deep Upcoming Thriller Cast With Ella-Rae Smith, Jessica Alexander & Matthew Daddario|url=https://maxblizz.com/into-the-deep-upcoming-thriller-cast-with-ella-rae-smith-jessica-alexander-matthew-daddario/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=MAXBLIZZ|language=en-US|archive-date=8 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808185344/https://maxblizz.com/into-the-deep-upcoming-thriller-cast-with-ella-rae-smith-jessica-alexander-matthew-daddario/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Jess | [[Sky Cinema]] |- | 2024 | ''My Bloody Galentine'' | Jadyn | |- | 2025 | ''[[Your Host (film)|Your Host]]'' | Anita | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |- |2016 |''[[Marley's Ghosts]]'' |Mia |2 episodes |- |2017–2018 |''[[Clique (TV series)|Clique]]'' |Phoebe Parker-Fox |Supporting role, (series 1); Guest role (series 2) |- |2018–2019 |''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]'' |Nix |Main role |- |2019 |''[[The Witcher (TV series)|The Witcher]]'' |Fola |1 episode |- |2020 |''[[The Stranger (miniseries)|The Stranger]]'' |Daisy |8 episodes |- |2023 |''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]'' |Queen Sareth |Season 2 |- |2024 |[[One Day (TV series)|One Day]] |Naomi |1 episode |- |2026 |''[[Agatha Christie's Seven Dials]]'' |Loraine Wade |Miniseries |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links== * {{IMDb name|id=nm5947964}} * {{Twitter|id=ellaraeks}} * {{Instagram|id=ellaraesmith}}
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