How 'The Secret Garden' Found the Right Young Star to Bring Its Mary Lennox to Life (Exclusive)
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etonline.com— you need to find an equally special star. And Dixie Egerickx is very much her, as evident in this featurette exclusively debuting on ET.«Mary's a very determined character.
She won't take no for an answer,» says the 14-year-old newcomer (who also appears in this year's ).The timeless tale — which has been adapted numerous times before, including with actress Kate Maberly playing the role in the 1993 version — sees the young orphan Mary sent to live with her uncle (played here by Colin Firth) in England, only to discover the estate's long-forgotten but still just as magical garden.«I was looking for children who were sophisticated,» director Marc Munden explains, with co-star Julie Walters saying, «Dixie is extraordinary.
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