Eleanor Worthington Cox (born 21 June 2001) is a British child actress from Merseyside[1] most known for portraying Matilda Wormwood in Matilda the Musical for which she has won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress[2] along with Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, and Sophia Kiely. Worthington Cox is the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 10.[3]She's also known for Maleficent (2014), The Enfield Haunting (2015) and Cucumber (2015).