Viola Prettejohn

Viola Prettejohn

Personal information

Known for
Acting
Known credits
9
Gender
Female
Born
July 15, 2003
Place of birth
Kensington and Chelsea, London
Also known as
Viola Margaret Jane Prettejohn

Biography

Viola Margaret Jane Prettejohn (born July 2003) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Myrtle Haplisch in the HBO series The Nevers (2021–2023). She played young Princess Elizabeth in the sixth season of The Crown (2023) on Netflix.

Prettejohn made her television debut in the second season of the Starz series Counterpart as a young version of Olivia Williams' character Emily.

In August 2019, Prettejohn joined the cast of the Joss Whedon series The Nevers on HBO as Myrtle Hapslich.That year, she was also played Fake Ciri in the Netflix television series The Witcher.

In 2023, Prettejohn played a teenage Princess Elizabeth on series six of The Crown in flashback scenes set on Victory in Europe Day alongside Beau Gadsdon as young Princess Margaret. In so doing, she became the fifth actress after Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, and Verity Russell to play Elizabeth on the series. That year, she filmed the role of Finn in Ben Wheatley zombie-satire Generation Z for Channel 4.

She has an upcoming role in the BBC One adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light as Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset.

Popular

The Witcher
Show
2019

The Witcher

Show · 2019

The Crown
Show
2016

The Crown

Show · 2016

The Nevers
Show
2021

The Nevers

Show · 2021

Counterpart
Show
2017

Counterpart

Show · 2017

The Testament of Ann Lee
Movie
2025

The Testament of Ann Lee

Movie · 2025

Wolf Hall
Show
2015

Wolf Hall

Show · 2015