Born on February 1992, Kaya Scodelario is a British actress best known for her role as Effy Stonem in the comedic teen drama Skins. She is the only original cast member to play a full part in the third series of Skins. Meanwhile, she also appears in a movie called Moon. According to her filming the movie was “a massive learning experience and showed [her] how different film is to TV.” She also worked for Models 1: Europe’s Leading Model Agency, in an effort to break into the modeling scene, as she wants to establish herself as a model.
Scodelario’s character Effy on Skins is the sister of Tony. She was known as a party girl but her character was mostly unexplored. Later on, it was revealed that Effy has a caring side when she began aiding Tony in his recovery from his accident. She is a major character in the show’s third and fourth installments. The series is a BAFTA Award-winning British dramedy which follows the lives of a group of teenagers living in Bristol, as they depict the everyday lives of ordinary adolescents.