Francesca Hayward
Actor
Born Jul 4, 1992 · Nairobi, Kenya
Active 2015–present
Francesca Hayward is a Kenyan-born English ballet dancer and actress, the daughter of an English father and a Kenyan mother. She is a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London.
Filmography
The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet) — ClaraAudrey (2020) — Audrey HepburnCats (2019) — VictoriaThe Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2015) — ClaraTchaikovsky: Swan Lake (2018) — Prince Siegfried's younger sisterThe Nutcracker (2016) — ClaraRomeo and Juliet: Beyond Words (2019) — JulietRoyal Ballet All-Star Gala (2020)Like Water for Chocolate (2023) — TitaWoolf Works (2017) — I Now, I Then / BecomingsThe Royal Ballet: Mayerling (2022) — Princess StephanieThe Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration (2022)Giselle (2016) — Pas de sixThe Sun Is God (2017)Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) (2019) — Dora Penny (Dorabella)The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern (2019) — Principal Dancer (Golden Hour)The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet) (2020) — DancerLa Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet) (2015) — HenLive from Covent Garden - Royal Opera House (2020) — DancerRoyal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (2024) — AliceCygnes (2024)