Floria in Damsel
Carter portrays the younger sister of Millie Bobby Brown’s Elodie in the Netflix fantasy film Damsel.[1]
Brooke Carter
Brooke Carter plays Floria in Netflix's Damsel. Her screen career also includes The Alienist, The Peripheral, Close to Me and The Irregulars.
Biography
Brooke Carter plays Floria, Elodie's younger sister, in Netflix's Damsel. She appears opposite Millie Bobby Brown and Angela Bassett in the fantasy film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.
Carter plays Floria in Damsel and has appeared in The Alienist, The Peripheral, Close to Me and The Irregulars.
Known for
Career highlights
- Career 1
Dance and early acting
Carter began dancing at two and joined Bonnie and Betty's agency at five. She told TresA that her first major television commercial followed within months. She also trains and competes in Irish dance.[4]
- Career 2
Television roles before Damsel
Her first screen role was Clara in The Alienist. She later played Georgina in The Irregulars, Young Sash in Close to Me and Irina Zubov in The Peripheral, working alongside Chloë Grace Moretz on the latter series.[4]
- Career 3
Playing Floria
Carter described Floria to Naluda as a talkative, kind character whose humour could lighten a scene. She related to those qualities and developed her performance around director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's ideas for the younger sister.[5]
- Career 4
Preparing with music
Millie Bobby Brown suggested using music to prepare for difficult scenes. Carter adopted the technique to find her character's emotional state, choosing songs that helped her understand a mood or personality before performing.[5]
- Career 5
Filming in Portugal and the UK
Damsel took Carter to a real castle in Portugal and studio sets in the UK. She told TresA that Floria's costumes helped her connect with the character's love of fairy tales, while the experienced cast offered advice on set.[4]
