Her screen time in Adolescence was confined to appearing in two pH๏τos and being seen in grainy CCTV footage, but actress Emilia Holliday looks set to become another breakout star of the Netflix hit – alongside Owen Cooper. 

The actress, 14, from Sheffield, plays schoolgirl Katie Leonard who is brutally murdered by classmate Jamie and while her appearance in the show is fleeting, fans have tipped Emilia to land a host of new roles after her secret involvement in every episode was revealed.  

She now boasts more than 70,000 followers on TikTok, with fans rushing to her social media to heap praise on the budding star, especially since it’s emerged that she played a greater role in the series than viewers initially realised.

The show’s creators have revealed that she sang a haunting solo in a cover version of Sting’s Fragile, at the end of episode 2 and that her vocals were also incorporated in the finale’s closing track, Through The Eyes Of A Child by Norwegian singer Aurora. 

Emilia herself has been overwhelmed by the global reaction to the show, taking to Instagram to share: ‘So happy to be a small part of this amazing show!! Forever grateful to have worked with such amazing people, the best experience ever.’ 

And fans will not have long to wait to see her on screen after she revealed that she has a part in the upcoming BBC drama The Reunion, alongside Rose Ayling-Ellis and Anne-Marie Duff.

At just 14 years old Emilia Holliday is already being billed as one of Britain’s biggest stars after her tear-jerking performance in hit drama, with the actress going viral on social media 

The actress stars in the hit Netflix series as schoolgirl Katie Leonard who is brutally murdered by classmate Jamie (Owen Cooper)

One video, in which she appears alongside 18-year-old co-star Fatima Bojang (Jade) has been viewed more than 936,000 times on TikTok

The youngster who has been training at the Jessica Steele Studios in Sheffield for four years primarily saw herself as an actress and has only discovered her vocal talents in the past year.

Taking to Instagram to share her pride, her vocal coach wrote: ‘Her haunting vocals added an extraordinary layer of depth and emotion, making the series even more impactful.

‘I genuinely believe big things are on the horizon for this extremely talented young lady, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for her.’

She was flooded with supportive comments, including from co-star Lewis Pemberton (Tommy) who wrote ‘Let’s go Katie’; and composers Aaron May and David Ridley, who used her vocals on the song at the episode two. 

They commented: ‘Huge congrats Emilia, was lovely to work with you, and your voice really completes the score. A&D x’.

Adolescence has thus far been Emilia’s only role but she has gone viral with her social media presence. 

One video, in which she appears alongside 18-year-old co-star Fatima Bojang (Jade) has been viewed more than 936,000 times. 

In the clip, the pair lip synch to a viral moment between Kylie and Kendall Jenner joking about how old they appear. The pair seem to have formed a close friendship and appear together in mutliple social media snaps. 

Other videos feature Emilia laughing and dancing with friends while lip synching to pop songs. 

Fans have also gone wild for her behind-the-scenes pictures from filming. 

Sweet snaps show the actress larking around with co-star Owen, 15, and their fellow child actors. 

She now boasts more than 70,000 followers on TikTok and has shared several videos laughing and dancing with friends while lip synching to pop songs

Fans have also gone wild for her behind-the-scenes pictures from filming. Sweet Instagram snaps show the actress larking around with co-star Owen, 15

Emilia has been overwhelmed by the global reaction to the show, taking to Instagram to share: ‘So happy to be a small part of this amazing show!!’

She added in the caption of her carousel of snaps: ‘Forever grateful to have worked with such amazing people, the best experience ever’

She was flooded with supportive comments, including from co-star Lewis Pemberton (Tommy) who wrote ‘Let’s go Katie’; and composers Aaron May and David Ridley

Viewers were left shocked when it emerged she secretly appeared at the end of episode two, when Jamie’s dad Eddie (Stephen Graham) was laying flowers down to pay his respects.

Netflix’s official X account shared a video of actor Stephen explaining the shocking revelation.

Revealing the in a voice over talking above the actual scene, Stephen explained: ‘There’s a beautiful song at the end and Phil had this wonderful idea from the very beginning.

‘He said what he wanted to do was have a choir and voice of young kids singing this particular song that he had in his head from the get go, actually.

‘But the beautiful process of it is, is that we used the choir from the actual school, and the kids from that area.’

He continued: ‘The girl singing this is the girl who played the girl that got killed.’

Over the weekend Adolescence made British TV history, becoming the first streaming show ever to become the most-watched programme of the week.

While Emilia has no other acting jobs in the work at present, as per IMDB, she could also find success with a singing career after recording the song used at the end of episode two 

Viewers were left shocked when it emerged she sings at the end of episode two, when Jamie’s dad Eddie (Stephen Graham) was laying flowers down to pay his respects

The drama has captivated audiences and critics since it hit Netflix earlier this month, with each episode filmed in a single continuous take.

While the show is already being tipped for a string of BAFTA nominations, figures published by ratings body BARB on Sunday showed that the first episode was watched by 6.45 million people in its first week.

 It has since built on its huge success, topping Netflix’s English TV series list this week with 42 million views.

Since its launch, the show has amᴀssed 66.3 million views, making it the most-watched limited series and most-watched UK тιтle ever through its first two weeks, with a huge 161,000,000 hours viewed.

Coming in at number two on the English TV list this week was The Residence, the latest series from Shondaland, whilst The Electric State maintained its hold on the number one slot on the English films list, with 22.5 million views.

The four-episode programme follows the Miller family, whose lives are torn apart when their 13-year-old son Jamie is arrested for stabbing a female classmate to death after being influenced by online misogyny.

Top Boy legend Ashley Walters takes on the role of DI Luke Bascombe and Erin Doherty plays psychiatrist Briony Ariston.

After his devastating performance as schoolboy Jamie, Owen is tipped for silver-screen success – and been compared to a young Leonardo DiCaprio.

Meanwhile, actor Stephen, who co-wrote the script, has described finding Owen as the ‘biggest achievement’ of the four-part series.

You can stream all four episodes of Adolescence on Netflix.