Milly Zero Explained

Birth Name:Melissa Jasmine Skye Zero
Birth Date:7 June 1999
Birth Place:Peckham, London, England
Years Active:2011–present
Education:BRIT School
Television:All at Sea
EastEnders

Melissa Jasmine Skye Zero[1] (born 7 June 1999) is an English actress. She has portrayed Hannah on the CBBC children's sitcom All at Sea (2013–2015) and Dotty Cotton in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2019–2022).

Life and career

Zero was born on 7 June 1999 in Peckham, London.[2] [3] In 2013, she began attending the BRIT School, which she graduated from in 2017 with three A-levels.[4] She began her career making appearances in advertisements for companies including Sainsbury's and Bliss.

Zero was cast in the CBBC series All at Sea aged 13 and appeared in the series for two years.[5] On 3 October 2019, Zero made her debut as Dotty Cotton in EastEnders, replacing Molly Conlin in the role.[6] [7] After three years in the role, she left EastEnders and her final appearance aired in December 2022.[8] Following her exit, she was cast as Hermia in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream,[9] as well as appearing in a September 2023 episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Lisa Gillespie.[10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Show Me What You're Made OfHerself[11]
2012All About the McKenziesMarshaWeb series
2013–2015All at SeaHannahMain role
2016The CrownTeenUncredited
2017The ForeignerDaughterFilm role
2019–2022EastEndersDotty CottonRegular role
2022BetterKittyShort film
2023YROChloeShort film
2023The Night BusGirl AShort film
2023DoctorsLisa GillespieEpisode: "The Stolen Child"

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2014The CrucibleElizabeth ProctorBRIT School
2019The Wonderful World of DissociaBrittanyArcola Theatre
2021The Green RoomFifiTheatre Peckham
2023A Midsummer Night's DreamHermiaGatehouse Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2020RadioTimes.com Soap AwardsBest NewcomerEastEnders[12]
2020Inside Soap AwardsBest NewcomerEastEnders[13]

Notes and References

  1. 1400138468051849223. "Dear dentis thank you for making my teeth nis and lovely for my smiles in the movies when I am an actress. Happy Easter. This is a baby rabbit being born. See ya. It is in a Easter egg. From Melissa." - Me, 2005, age 6 Nothings changed... nothing at all.... ❤️. millyzero. 2 June 2021.
  2. 1269561011536900096. The big 2️⃣1️⃣ moreeee lifeeeee ❤️. millyzero. Zero. Milly. 7 June 2020.
  3. News: Who is Dotty Cotton in EastEnders and what do we know about actress Milly Zero?. 6 March 2020. 13 May 2020. Heart. 11 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611092217/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/eastenders/who-is-dotty-cotton-milly-zero/. live.
  4. News: Everett . Charlotte . Inside EastEnders' Milly Zero's glam life - lookalike mum, TV fame and exotic getaways . 11 September 2023 . . 17 November 2021 . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025190826/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/inside-eastenders-milly-zeros-glam-25477869 . live .
  5. News: CBBC makes waves with new drama All At Sea this autumn, 20 August 2013 . 13 May 2020 . . 26 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180926174136/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/all-at-sea . live .
  6. News: Hughes. Johnathon. Nick Cotton's daughter Dotty to be new EastEnders villain?. Radio Times. 21 September 2019. 7 August 2023. 7 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230807202001/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/nick-cottons-daughter-dotty-to-be-new-eastenders-villain/. live.
  7. News: Who previously played Dotty Cotton in EastEnders and who is new actress Milly Zero? . 3 October 2019 . 13 May 2020 . . 12 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212011953/https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/03/who-previously-played-dotty-cotton-in-eastenders-and-who-is-new-actress-milly-zero-10855660/ . live .
  8. News: Mitchell . Harriet . EastEnders' Milly Zero to exit as Dotty Cotton . 11 September 2023 . . 13 November 2022 . 4 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204161356/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a41944984/eastenders-milly-zero-exit-dotty-cotton/ . live .
  9. News: Titanic and EastEnders stars join Stafford Shakespeare cast . 11 September 2023 . In Your Area . 7 March 2023 . 8 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308065923/https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/titanic-and-eastenders-stars-join-stafford-shakespeare-cast/ . live .
  10. News: Timblick . Simon . Doctors spoilers: Daniel Granger FLIRTS with another woman! . 11 September 2023 . . 14 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230914112710/https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/doctors-spoilers-daniel-granger-flirts-with-another-woman . live .
  11. Web site: Milly Zero . Insight . 11 September 2023 . 14 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230914112710/https://profile.tagmin.com/s3fby37w7724maxq8i81413822siged6t093 . live .
  12. News: RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2020 – Full list of winners. Radio Times. 17 September 2020. 12 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191425/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/soaps/2020-06-08/radio-times-soap-awards-results/amp/. live.
  13. News: Who will get YOUR vote in the Inside Soap Awards 2020?. Inside Soap. 15 September 2020. 17 September 2020. 26 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026161047/https://www.insidesoap.co.uk/ee/who-will-get-your-vote-in-the-inside-soap-awards-2020/. live.

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