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- Height1.70 m
- Mhairi Calvey was born in Scotland and grew up on the Isle of Arran.
At the age of 5 she made her acting debut playing the role of 'Young Murron' in Mel Gibson's film 'Braveheart', which went on to win five Oscars. Shortly after filming Mhairi returned to school and focused on her education. She later studied her BA (Hons) in Acting at the Guildford School of Acting.
Mhairi has since played roles in feature films 'Fear the Invisible Man', 'The Eastern Front' and 'Robert the Bruce' for which she won Best Newcomer at The National Film Awards. Mhairi's TV credits include BBC drama 'Boat Story' directed by Jack and Harry Williams.
Mhairi started production company Dream Reel Entertainment and she went on to direct, write and produce her debut short film 'Gaslight' about the effects of domestic abuse.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Her name Mhairi is pronounced Vari and comes from the Celtic language Scottish Gaelic. The name Mhairi means 'beloved'.
- Is highly trained in Krav Maga martial arts.
- Was spotted for the role as 'Young Murron' in Mel Gibson's film Braveheart at the age of 5. Mhairi beat thousands of other actresses around the UK and USA for the role.
- Was going to play the Young Joan Of Arc in Luc Besson's film Joan Of Arc. Mhairi was then advised by industry professionals not to go into the world of becoming a child star.
- Mhairi also works as a professional model and has done catwalk for various fashion weeks.
- [on Filming Alan] It was one of the hardest roles I have had to play because the research was very intense and dark. It was important to me to be a part of a film which could shed light on what child and animal abuse is like. I hope that the film will help spread awareness.
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