{{Short description|English actress (born 2002)}} {{Use British English|date=June 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_name = Megan Kate Smith | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|10|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Leeds, England | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = 2021–present }}
'''Megan Kate Smith''' (born 9 October 2002),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Radloff|first=Jessica|date=2023-12-14|title=The Crown's Meg Bellamy reveals the secret to acing Kate Middleton's makeup|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/meg-bellamy-the-crown-interview|access-date=2024-05-20|website=Glamour UK|language=en-GB|quote="My middle name is Kate."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=Así es Meg Bellamy, la actriz que interpreta a la princesa de Gales en 'The Crown' |url=https://es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com/meg-bellamy-actriz-interpreta-princesa-063819306.html |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Yahoo |language=es-US}}</ref> known professionally as '''Meg Bellamy''', is an English actress. She is known for her role as Catherine Middleton in the sixth season of ''The Crown'' (2023).
==Early life== Bellamy was born in Leeds, Yorkshire; her family moved to Wokingham, Berkshire, when she was five. Her mother enrolled her in local Stagecoach acting classes from a young age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/the-crown-kate-middleton-actress-meg-bellamy/|title=Who Is Meg Bellamy, the Actress Playing Kate Middleton in 'The Crown' Season 6?|journal=Marie Claire|first=Quinci|last=LeGardye|date=17 November 2023|accessdate=28 December 2023}}</ref> Bellamy attended St Crispin's School, where she served as head girl<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/02/netflixs-crown-has-found-kate-middleton-former-head-girl-making/|title=The Crown has found its Kate Middleton: a former head girl making her on-screen debut|journal=The Daily Telegraph|first1=Craig|last1=Simpson|first2=Hannah|last2=Furness|date=2 September 2022|accessdate=14 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2021 |title=Open Evening |url=https://www.crispins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Evening-booklet-2021-final-version.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914021228/https://www.crispins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Evening-booklet-2021-final-version.pdf |archive-date=14 September 2022 |accessdate=2 September 2022 |website=St Crispin's School}}</ref> and took part in the performing arts,<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-crown-prince-william-kate-middleton-season-six-actors-casting-filming-st-andrews-megan-bellamy-ed-mcvey-b1068109.html|title=What we know about the stars playing young William, Kate and Harry in The Crown season six|journal=Evening Standard|first=Maddy|last=Mussen|date=20 September 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/who-is-meg-bellamy-kate-middleton-the-crown|title=Who Is Meg Bellamy, the Actress Playing a Young Kate Middleton in The Crown?|journal=Vogue|first=Hayley|last=Maitland|date=4 September 2022|accessdate=27 October 2023}}</ref> including productions of ''Grease'' and ''Matilda''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lutkin |first=Aimée |date=14 December 2023 |title=All About Meg Bellamy From Netflix's 'The Crown' |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a45944518/who-is-meg-bellamy/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Elle |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Career== In September 2022, it was announced Bellamy would make her professional acting debut portraying a young Catherine Middleton opposite Ed McVey as Prince William in the sixth and final season of the Netflix biographical series ''The Crown''.{{cn|date = September 2025}} Bellamy discovered the casting call through social media,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Elizabeth|date=11 December 2023|title=Ed McVey, Meg Bellamy, and the Weight of The Crown|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a46064675/meg-bellamy-ed-mcvey-the-crown-interview/|website=Town & Country Magazine}}</ref> auditioned shortly after completing her A Levels,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strunck |first=Clara |date=2 February 2024 |title=Secrets of the Stylish: getting ready with Meg Bellamy |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a46622896/secrets-of-the-stylish-meg-bellamy/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Harper's Bazaar |language=en-GB}}</ref> and learned she had been cast while working as a mascot at Legoland.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/meg-bellamy-interview-the-crown-kate-middleton-actress/|title=Before I got the role as Kate Middleton in The Crown, I was a red brick at Legoland|journal=The Daily Telegraph|first=Bethan|last=Holt|date=4 November 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="times dec 23">{{Cite journal |last=Russell |first=Scarlett |date=3 December 2023 |title=Meg Bellamy: I hope I've done Kate justice in The Crown |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/article/meg-bellamy-the-crown-interview-kate-middleton-kbmrs5bnj |journal=The Sunday Times |access-date=10 December 2023}} {{subscription required}}</ref> First look images of Bellamy and McVey in costume were revealed in March 2023,<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/gallery/william-kate-the-crown-photos-meg-bellamy-ed-mcvey/|title=When William Meets Kate In 'The Crown': First Photos Of Ed McVey And Meg Bellamy As Royal Couple|journal=Deadline|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=17 March 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023}}</ref> and the season was released later that year in November.<ref name="Season6Dates">{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2023-10-09 |title='The Crown' Final Season To Launch In 2 Parts; Premiere Dates Set; Watch Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/the-crown-final-season-premiere-dates-two-parts-trailer-1235567735/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009180222/https://deadline.com/2023/10/the-crown-final-season-premiere-dates-two-parts-trailer-1235567735/ |archive-date=9 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Deadline}}</ref>
In 2024, Bellamy made her professional stage debut as Jean Purdy in ''A Child of Science'', a play about the creation of IVF, at the Bristol Old Vic with Tom Felton and Adelle Leonce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/full-cast-including-meg-bellamy-and-adelle-leonce-announced-for-a-child-of-science-world-premiere_1593439/|title=Full cast, including Meg Bellamy and Adelle Leonce, announced for A Child of Science world premiere|website=WhatsOnStage|first=Alex|last=Wood|date=18 April 2024|accessdate=30 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/the-crown-kate-middleton-meg-bellamy-a-child-of-science|title=So what comes next for The Crown's Kate Middleton? Meg Bellamy appears in behind-the-scenes snaps for her new play, A Child of Science, as she prepares to make her professional stage debut|journal=Tatler|first=Harriet|last=Johnston|date=1 May 2024|accessdate=30 May 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2021 | ''The Prince of Savile Row'' | Janice | Short film |- | 2023 | ''The Crown'' | Kate Middleton | 3 episodes (season 6) |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|13863984}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bellamy, Meg}} Category:Living people Category:2002 births Category:21st-century English actresses Category:Actors from Wokingham Category:Actresses from Berkshire Category:Actresses from Leeds Category:English stage actresses Category:English television actresses