Daphne Keane is an American actress. Speaks Spanish and English. Engaged in gymnastics, singing, dancing. She became known after filming in the movie "Logan", in which she played the role of mutant girl Laura. Daphne plans to pursue an acting career and hopes to play a major role in the continuation of the cult film.
A family
Daphne was born on January 1, 2005 in Spain. Her father is the British actor Will Keane, known for the films "Impressionists", "Sherlock". His wife, mother Daphne, is a Spanish actress, director and writer Maria Fernandez Ace. Many other relatives of Daphne are connected with the world of cinema.
The girl early showed bright abilities for languages. She speaks Spanish and English equally well. In the future, this helped her in an acting career. Daphne was engaged in music, singing, dancing and gymnastics, which greatly contributed to her acting career. The girl showed acting abilities since childhood, arranging theatrical performances of her own directing for relatives and friends.
The Daphne family first lived in Spain, then they moved to the United States. From early childhood, the girl and her father attended the shooting and had an idea of how they make films and how the actors act. Sometimes a girl spent a lot of time at rehearsals, she knew what her parents' work was all about. She went with them to different cities and countries to the premieres of their films. The girl really liked everything she saw, and she remembered what the actors did, tried to learn all the nuances of their work. Since that time, Daphne has learned one of the main rules of a good actor - to play so that the audience believes that he is telling and showing the truth.
Actor career
Daphne's debut in the cinema was the film "Refugees". The girl was brought to the casting by her father, who was also one of the actors acting in the film. In a science fiction film about time travel, the young actress played a small role. That was in 2014.
After filming, Daphne became a regular participant in the castings - she really wanted to continue acting. In addition, she studied acting. Good luck smiled on a talented teenager when she got to audition for the movie Logan.
Logan
Daphne did not miss her chance. Director James Mangold knew Daphne from previous work and had no doubt that she should play the role of a monster girl, and she won the rest of the filming with talent and extraordinary abilities. In the test shootings, the actress asked to complicate the task and pronounced her words, moving from English to Spanish and vice versa.
The role of Laura Kinney - a mutant with superpowers - went to Keen. Mangold claimed that Daphne was ideally suited for the role of Laura, although he himself admitted that his requirements for selecting an actress were very high, even exaggerated. The director also admitted that he was captivated by the brown eyes of the girl, large and innocent, which, given the aggressive role, added color.
On the set, she obeyed the general rules and did not require any discounts on age, enduring many hours of rehearsal in difficult conditions. Even the girl performed tricks herself, without an understudy. At the same time, producer Simon Kinberg said that she was incredibly talented and inherent in the naturalness that adult actors do not always possess. He believed that it was worth trusting Daphne's instincts to perfectly embody the stage image. The modesty of the actress, who, again according to Kinberg, was not characteristic of children, did not go unnoticed.
In these shootings, Daphne applied her rule: to play so that the audience believed in the veracity of the actor. Keene's partner on the set was Hugh Laurie. On one of the shoots, the young actress, in accordance with the script, hit the actor so hard that he had a bruise, which then did not go away for a long time.
After the end of the work, the partners in the film unanimously stated that the girl did an excellent job with complex filming. Daphne easily fit into the acting team, showed remarkable stamina, physical strength and training. Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) stated that Keane is a kind of phenomenon.
Logan brought Daphne great fame and recognition of the audience. Professionals predict her a great career in cinema, and viewers are waiting for new films with the participation of a talented young actress.
Interestingly, the twelve-year-old actress took part in the filming of the film, rated 18+, as it is replete with scenes of violence.
