Emma Margaret Marie Tachard-Mackey (born 4 January 1996) is a French-British actress. Since 2019, she has starred as Maeve Wiley in the Netflix drama series Sex Education.
Early life
Emma Margaret Mackey was born in Le Mans, the daughter of a French father and an English mother. Her father is a school headmaster. She grew up in Sablé-sur-Sarthe and received her baccalauréat in 2013, subsequently moving to England to study English language and literature at the University of Leeds. She graduated in 2016. Mackey lives in London.
Career
Mackey stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education as Maeve Wiley, a quick-witted, business-savvy “bad girl” who convinces fellow student Otis Milburn to start an underground sex therapy business at their school. Sex Education is Mackey’s first major television series. Her performance has received critical acclaim. In May 2020, it was announced that Mackey will play Emily Brontë in a biopic which will focus on her early life. Mackey is set to star on Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming mystery thriller film Death on the Nile.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tic | Jess | Short film |
| 2020 | The Winter Lake | Holly | |
| 2021 | Eiffel | Adrienne Bourgès | Post-production |
| 2021 | Death on the Nile | Jacqueline de Bellefort | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Badger Lane | Michelle | Television film |
| 2018 | Summit Fever | Isabelle | |
| 2019–present | Sex Education | Maeve Wiley | Main role |