| Intro | British actress |
| Is | Actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 15 March 1992, London |
| Age: | 28 years |
Anna Shaffer (born 15 March 1992) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Ruby Button in teen soap opera Hollyoaks and Romilda Vane in the Harry Potter film series.
Early life
Anna Shaffer was born in London, and attended secondary school at Highgate Wood School in Haringey like her brother Joshua. She later attended Camden School for Girls in the Sixth Form.
Career
On 19 December 2007 she was cast in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Romilda Vane, the fourth year student who tried to use a love potion on Harry. She would then reprise this role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2010 and 2011.
In December 2010, the Liverpool Echo reported that eighteen-year-old Shaffer would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks as Ruby, the sister of Duncan Button (Dean Aspen). Shaffer originally auditioned for the role of Leanne Holiday, but she was later cast as Ruby. Shaffer relocated to Liverpool, where Hollyoaks is filmed, for the role. She began filming her scenes in late 2010. Shaffer made her first on-screen appearance as Ruby in the episode broadcast on 3 January 2011. In May 2011, it was speculated that Shaffer would be leaving Hollyoaks. However, this was denied and a show spokesperson told Digital Spy “We don’t want to spoil the storylines for the viewers, however we can confirm that Anna Shaffer is with Hollyoaks for the foreseeable future.”
During 2012, she appeared in the music video for YDEK by Warehouse Republic, then in October 2013, it was reported that Anna would be leaving Hollyoaks in the new year, with Anna speaking about it to Digital Spy on 23 November, saying “I’ve loved my time at Hollyoaks and playing Ruby, but I’ve just got itchy feet and I want a new, fresh beginning. Obviously we film up in Liverpool and I miss London, my parents, my brother , so I’m ready for a change but I’ll be really sad to leave”. Shaffer made her on screen exit from Hollyoaks as Ruby on 13 February 2014. In 2014 she appeared in one episode of Glue as “Heather” and in 2016 she began filming Class in which she will appear as “Rachel”.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Romilda Vane |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–14 | Hollyoaks | Ruby Button | Regular cast member First appearance: 3 January 2011 Last appearance: 13 February 2014 Nominated for “Sexiest Female” at The British Soap Awards 2013 |
| 2014 | Glue | Heather | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Class | Rachel | 2 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | YDEK by Warehouse Republic | Girl |