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Mia Threapleton admits sharing the screen with mum Kate Winslet was 'frightening at times' and reveals key advice the Oscar winner gave her to become a successful actress


The actress, 24, has followed in her famous mum's footsteps, starring in The Buccaneers and Firebrand, before landing her biggest role yet, a lead in Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme.

The Channel 4 drama saw Mia play a troubled teenager battling a mental health crisis after becoming consumed by the pressures of social media, while Kate took on the role of her concerned mum Ruth, trying to help her daughter through her struggles. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Mia admitted that sharing that tension with her real life mum was no easy feat, with Kate making it clear that they would leave their character's feelings on the set (pictured together in 2023) Earlier this year, Mia scooped the Breakout Artist Award during the Newport Beach Film Festival UK & IE Honours 2025 in London at the same age that Kate was when received her first Best Actress Oscar nod for Titanic.

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