I am a 13 year old girl (Uk) and I want to become a young actress can someone help me please?

[Charlie]

I have been wanting to become an actress since I was 12. I love drama that is something I've always been good at, and I've never been shy to act in front of people. Please give me some tips and what I could do to achieve my dream and were I want to get?

[Jessica]

Tell your parents to enroll you in classes and take you to auditions.

[Chris]

Drama school.
See a doctor about Social Anxiety. I don't act so I can't say, but keep your head up and never give up!

[Observer]

Enroll in Acting classes. Work on school productions and community theater. Obtain a mentor within the acting world and work very hard.

[Caleb Shepard]

In most cases, you have to be pretty attractive to become a child star. Try to audition for some talent scouts. You can also post resumes online. Seek out as many auditions as you can, you may just find your big break. Good luck

[Cogito]

If you are serious about wanting to act, you should start by reading every play you can get hold of, reading books, getting into a good acting school (like Stagecoach), taking singing and dance lessons, joining a good youth drama group or community theatre, and learning everything you can.

Nothing you are taught at school is a waste of time – you never know what is going to be really useful for you as an actor, and even stuff like history, geography, science, cooking, maths, etc, will probably come in handy when you least expect it.

Actors need to be very intelligent, able to understand loads of subjects, well-read, for example able to read Shakespeare and so on. It’s no good reading a script if you can’t understand what your character and the others are talking about!

Work hard at all your school subjects and get as many GCSEs as you can so you can get onto a college course in Drama or Performing Arts, with extras like Psychology, English, Sociology, etc.

After A Levels, you’ll be able to apply to get into a drama school, although these are all very hard to get into. Up to 5,000 applicants apply for 24 places, in each school, every year. Unfortunately, if you don't get into one of the drama schools you won't be able to get an agent, and without an agent, you can't get any auditions.

It’s essential to have some other skill which you can use to earn money in between acting jobs – you’ll need it! Typing, bar work, office work, shop work – anything you can do, really, but ideally train in some job you can work freelance so you’ll be able to take time off whenever you need to for auditions and the occasional paid acting job. Make sure you quite enjoy it too, as you’ll probably spend more time doing than that acting!

Just bear in mind that all that hard work isn't enough - you also need huge talent, dedication, determination, resilience and luck.

And sadly, the best that almost all actors will ever get is 2 or 3 weeks paid acting work a year - that's the average - and will never get more than a few minor roles in small productions.

Watch any movie, and count the number of actors in the cast list at the end which you hardly noticed - 'fifth bad guy', 'blonde prostitute', 'cop with ladder' and so on - they all imagined themselves up there at the top, but for the vast majority, that's as good as it gets.

You are looking at years of hard work, very little glamour, terrible rates of pay – if any – doing odd jobs just to pay the bills while you’re auditioning for acting work. It’s not something you should even be considering unless you’re totally passionate about acting and can’t imagine doing anything else.

You’ll probably never be famous, or make much money, but if it’s what you really want, go for it. If it’s just a nice idea because it sounds fun and exciting and so on, forget it.

Good luck!

[Lily B Talus]

Get an agent, get a copy of the Stage from a Newsagent's agents advertise in there as do casting directors looking for actors (not called actresses anymore). You'll need to have your parents behind you as one of them has to be there all the time that you're working until you are 16. You should also be a member of a theatre group and be appearing in all school plays, you also need a facebook page and a "show reel" showcasing your acting achievements and talents. Remember that acting is a massively overcrowded profession, you may never get any work at all. Ideally you should be attending a stage school as they will get you auditions and work.

[Meg]

There's a website called StarNow which might help

[Grace]

Hi! I'm a young actress too (I'm 13). When I was 8 or so, I tried out local theatre and I immediately fell in love. If there's any local theatres close to your house, I recommend to try out! You could also join a drama club if there is one at your school or take classes. If you're a fan of Broadway, you could take vocal lessons. These are sometimes pricey, but you can also practice at home if you have a keyboard or piano. It's also good to be familiar with music by playing an instrument or two. Good luck!

[Gus]

Try being a porn actress you will love it and it pays good