Diaana Babnicova

About

British actress known for her work across West End theatre, television, and major studio films along with playing Sunset in the Sky Kids series Little Darlings, portraying George Barnard in CBBC's The Famous Five, and for joining Disney's ZOMBIES 5 as Pearl. She has also appeared in Don't Breathe 2, Possum Trot, and Kraven the Hunter.

Before fame

She trained in performing arts from a young age and attended London Arts Academy before earning a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School when she was 10 years old. Her professional acting career began on the West End where she alternated the role of Shonelle in Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Her screen breakthrough came in 2020 when she appeared in Netflix's Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Young Jessica. She appeared in the horror film Don't Breathe 2 in 2021. She landed her first major television lead role in 2022 as Sunset in Sky Kids' Little Darlings, and she also appeared in the companion series On Tour: Little Darlings. She was announced in 2026 as part of the cast of Disney's ZOMBIES 5. 

Trivia

She appeared in George Ezra's music video for "Pretty Shining People" in 2019. 

Family life

She was born and raised in the United Kingdom. She is of Ghanaian and Slovak heritage as her mother is from Ghana and her father is Slovak. She has an older brother named Denis.

Associated with

She portrayed the younger version of Anika Noni Rose's character in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey in 2020.