# Adrianna Bertola

Adrianna Jean Bertola (born 9 February 1999) is an English actress who rose to attention playing Gretl von Trapp in The Sound of Music and Sharice Brooks in Casualty. She also played Violet Beauregarde in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical from May to November 2013.
On 22 September 2014, Bertola released her first single, titled "Fire and Ice", through the Spirit Young Performers Company.

## Early life

Adrianna Jean Bertola was born on 9 February 1999 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She is of Italian descent.

## Career

Bertola's first appearance was in The Sound of Music where Bertola played the role of Gretl von Trapp and received a standing ovation on the opening performance. At the time she was signed up to the Morgan Academy for Performing Arts. Bertola then appeared in Les Misérables as Young Cosette. Bertola's next role was in Casualty where Bertola played Sharice Brooks, a recurring character throughout series 23 of the long-running medical drama. In 2010, Bertola played the titular role of Matilda in the Stratford Production of Matilda the Musical where she shared the role with two other young actresses; Kerry Ingram and Josie Griffiths. She also sang the song 'Quiet' for the Matilda the Musical Original Soundtrack. During her run received favourable reviews. However, due to her height, Bertola was unable to transfer to the West End production. In 2011, Bertola played Brigitta Von Trapp in a tour of The Sound of Music. She also appeared in Jessie J's music video of Who's Laughing Now, in which she played the younger version of Jessie J and has subsequently been dubbed as 'Mini Jessie J'. Bertola currently attends the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Adrianna was in the West End production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical playing Violet at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane until her contract ran out on 12 November 2013.

## Discography
### Singles

* Fire and Ice

## Filmography
### Film and television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | This Morning | Herself | 18 November |
| 2008–2009 | Casualty | Sharice Brooks | Series 23 |
| 2009 | Magic Grandad | Eliza | Episode: Mrs. Beeton |
| 2009 | Mister Eleven | Young Saz | Episode One |
| 2009 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Herself | Dancer |
| 2009 | Watchdog | Herself | Model |
| 2010 | Girl Blue Running Shoe | Daughter | Short |
| 2010 | Little Einsteins | June | Episode: Rockets Firebird Rescue |
| 2010 | Doctors | Gemma Branscombe | Episode: Visible Wounds |
| 2010 | The Little House | Young Ruth | Episode One |
| 2010 | Breakfast | Herself | |
| 2011 | Silent Witness | 8 Year Old Girl | A Guilty Mind: Part 1 |
| 2011 | Silent Witness | 8 Year Old Girl | A Guilty Mind: Part 2 |
| 2012 | Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger | Herself | Mr. Shakespeare's class |
| 2015–2016 | Hank Zipzer | Anya | Series 2 – Series 3 |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Cathy Tanner | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Kiss Me First | Jane | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | Doctors | Daisy Bridges | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | London Kills | Carly Bradford | Series 1 – Series 2 |

### Theatre

| Year | Production | Role | Theatre | Dates |
| 2006 | The Sound of Music | Gretl von Trapp | London Palladium | 3 November 2006 – 22 September 2007 |
| 2007 | Les Misérables | Young Cosette | Queen's Theatre | November 2007 – 21 June 2008 |
| 2010 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Courtyard Theatre | November 2010 – 30 January 2011 |
| 2011 | The Sound of Music | Brigitta von Trapp | Plenary Hall Convention Centre | June 2011 |
| 2013 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical | Violet Beauregarde | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | 22 May 2013 – 12 November 2013 |
| 2017–2018 | The Twilight Zone | Markie, Little Girl, Tina, Lily | Almeida Theatre | December 2017 – January 2018 |
| 2018 | Blueberry Toast | Jill | Soho Theatre | May 2018 – June 2018 |