Emily Joanna Carey was born on 30 April 2003 in the London Borough of Barnet and is an English actress.
She began her career as a child actor on stage and in the BBC One soap opera Casualty (2014–2017, 2021). She went on to play young versions of characters, such as Diana Prince in Wonder Woman (2017), Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2018), and Alicent Hightower in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022). She also appeared in the BBC iPlayer teen series Get Even (2020).
Carey began her career in 2013 in the West End production of Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and as Marta von Trapp in the Olivier Award-nominated The Sound of Music at Regents Park Open Air Theatre.
In July 2021, it was announced Carey had been cast as young Alicent Hightower (later played by Olivia Cooke) in the 2022 HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s fictional history book Fire and Blood. She also portrayed Teen Wendy in the film adaption of Laurie Fox’s novel The Lost Girls.
Emily Carey’s Mother: Meet Sarah MacDonnell
Sarah MacDonnell is Emily Carey’s mother. She is the founder and owner of Ardent Talent, a boutique talent agency for children and young adults.