As a star of the hit film Nanny McPhee, she was among the unruly children needing discipline from Dame Emma Thompson’s character.
And now Eliza Bennett has a baby of her own.
The actress, 32, shocked fans on Tuesday when she revealed she’d welcomed a baby daughter with husband James Charlton after keeping her pregnancy secret.
Eliza, who also starred in Inkheart and the Dynasty reboot, took to Instagram to post a montage of videos documenting her pregnancy journey.
She revealed that her birth was ‘not ideal’ and resulted in an emergency C-section but that it was worth it for her ‘squishy and cute’ baby – whose name she has not disclosed.
Eliza penned: ‘I was a little quieter on here this year and this was for a few reasons but mainly because I had a little smoosh. Surprise!!’
Eliza Bennett shocked fans on Tuesday when she revealed she’d welcomed a baby daughter with husband James Charlton after keeping her pregnancy secret
As a star of the hit film Nanny McPhee, she was among the unruly children needing discipline from Dame Emma Thompson ‘s character (back right with Zinnia Barnes, Sam Honywood, Thomas Sangster, Holly Gibbs, Jennifer Rae Daykin and Raphael Coleman)
She continued: ‘I didn’t feel the pull to share my pregnancy or birth on social media but as we draw close to the end of the year, I put this video together and felt the urge to share.
‘It’s a perfect lil snippet of some treasured moments from 2024.
‘It’s a wild thing having a child. In some ways pregnancy and birth can seem almost mundane, so many women have babies, so many women I love have had babies.
‘And then I did it myself. And boy, I will never look at these women the same way. I couldn’t believe how hard it was, how hard it is.
‘My birth was not my ideal situation, 40 hours long and ending in an emergency C section left me in shock for a while. It was hard. The hardest thing I’ve ever done.
‘And now I’m not sure I’ll ever get over the fact women do this, this primal physical sacrifice of their body all the time. Truly awe inspiring what women are capable of.
‘ANYWAY, that was a long convoluted way of saying I had a baby and here’s a cute video. She really is so squishy and cute and I’m a big fan.’
Eliza is best known for playing Tora in the 2005 hit Nanny McPhee.
Eliza, who also starred in Inkheart and the Dynasty reboot, took to Instagram to post a montage of videos documenting her pregnancy journey
She revealed that her birth was ‘not ideal’ and resulted in an emergency C-section but that it was worth it for her ‘squishy and cute’ baby – whose name she has not disclosed
The film stars Emma Thompson as the titular character, a nanny hired by widower Cedric Brown (Colin Firth) to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies.
Taunted by Simon (Thomas Sangster) and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline.
A sequel was released in 2010 called Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
Earlier this year, Eliza starred in Hallmark movie, An American in Austen.
She played Harriet, a Jane Austen enthusiast who wishes upon a shooting star for her own Mr. Darcy and ends up in the universe in which Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice takes place.
Speaking about the role she told The List: ‘When I told my friends I was doing a Hallmark movie, they were like “a Christmas movie?”
“And I was like, “No, it’s not a Christmas movie,” but I feel like they’re so iconic that yeah, they feel like it’s like an actor’s bucket list.’
She continued: ‘I didn’t feel the pull to share my pregnancy or birth on social media but as we draw close to the end of the year, I put this video together and felt the urge to share’
Eliza, pictured with husband James Charlton, mused: ‘It’s a wild thing having a child… I couldn’t believe how hard it was, how hard it is’