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Tilly Keeper

English actress (born 1997)

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Matilda Elizabeth Keeper (born 16 August 1997) is an English actress. From 2016 to 2020, she portrayed Louise Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. After her exit from the soap, she starred as Helen in the BBC film Make Me Famous (2020), and has since played Lady Phoebe Borehall-Blaxworth in the Netflix series You (2023-2025) and Darcy Pike in the Channel 4 sitcom Queenie (2024).

01Early life

Keeper was born in Chislehurst, in the London Borough of Bromley. She was premature, born at just 33 weeks old. Keeper also has two brothers. She attended the D&B Academy of Performing Arts in Bromley for 14 years. From the age of 4, Keeper took ballet lessons, before joining their agency at the age of 7. Keeper attended Bromley High School.

Keeper at an EastEnders event at BBC Elstree Centre in 2016.
Keeper at an EastEnders event at BBC Elstree Centre in 2016.

02Career

Keeper began her career in 2004 when she made appearances in television advertisements. She then made her debut stage appearance in a production of Dick Whittington. Her television debut was as an uncredited school student in an episode of the ITV procedural drama The Bill. She then appeared in a theatre production of Oliver from March to July 2009, where she played a member of the Sovereign's team. In 2014, she appeared as a dancer in the film Cuban Fury, and later appeared in an Oral-B advert and the 2015 short film Female Dog. In 2016, Keeper made her television debut in an episode of the CBBC series Millie Inbetween.

In December 2015, Keeper was cast in the role of Louise Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, appearing from 15 January 2016. Her storylines have included her father Phil's (Steve McFadden) alcoholism, being in a bus crash, getting caught in a fire causing her to have permanent burns, her mother's mental health issues, getting kidnapped, and becoming pregnant with Keanu Taylor's (Danny Walters) child. In December 2019, it was announced that Keeper had made the decision to depart from EastEnders, with her final scenes airing on 24 January 2020. In April 2020, it was announced that Keeper would star in the BBC Three film Make Me Famous as Helen Cott. On her casting, she stated: "I'm thrilled to be a part of this project. It's a really important story that I think we could all learn something from."

In 2021, she co-starred in the short film True Colours alongside Amy-Leigh Hickman. She then starred in the short film Do This For Me as Kat. In June 2021, it was announced that Keeper would star as Emily in the British psychological thriller Marooned Awakening. Principal photography took place on the island of Guernsey in September 2021. The film premiered in September 2022. In 2022, it was announced that Keeper had been cast as Lady Phoebe in the fourth series of the Netflix series You. A year later, she was announced as a main cast member for the Channel 4 drama series Queenie. In 2025, she reprised her role as Lady Phoebe for the fifth and final series of You. In 2026, she was cast in the upcoming BBC legal drama series Reputation.

03Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Bill School Girl 1 episode
2011 Let's Dance for Comic Relief Dancer Television special
2014 Cuban Fury Dancer Feature film
2015 Female Dog Grace Short film
2016 Millie Inbetween Chrissie Episode: "Loved Up"
2016-2020 EastEnders Louise Mitchell Main role
2017 The One Show Herself Guest appearance
2018 Children in Need Princess Jasmine Television special
2019 This Morning Herself Guest appearance
2020 Make Me Famous Helen Cott Television film
2021 True Colours Chloe Short film
Do This For Me Kat
2022 Marooned Awakening Emily Feature film
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Charlotte Pulsipher Direct-to-video film
2023-2025 You Lady Phoebe Borehall-Blaxworth Main role (series 4); guest role (series 5)
2024 Queenie Darcy Pike Main role
TBA Reputation Chelsea Main role

04Stage

Year Title Role Ref.
2005 Dick Whittington Babe
2006 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Babe
2009 Oliver Workhouse Child

05Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer EastEnders Longlisted
2016 TV Times Awards Favourite Newcomer EastEnders Nominated
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer EastEnders Longlisted
2017 National Television Awards Newcomer EastEnders Nominated
2023 National Film Awards UK Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series You Nominated
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