Welsh actress follows in footsteps of Florence Pugh and Benedict Cumberbatch in line-up

Leisa Gwenllian, a Welsh actress, was chosen for a prestigious acting line‑up that has previously included Benedict Cumberbatch and Florence Pugh. She said the selection was so unexpected that she forgot she had applied. Gwenllian plays Effi in the Welsh‑language film Effi o Blaenau, which follows a young woman dealing with unemployment in a north Wales town before a night out drinking dramatically changes her life.

A Welsh actress named in a prestigious line-up that has previously featured the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Florence Pugh says the selection was "so unexpected" that she forgot she applied. Leisa Gwenllian portrays Effi in the Welsh language film Effi o Blaenau , which follows a young woman as she grapples with unemployment in a north Wales town before a night out drinking dramatically alters her life.

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