A budding Yorkshire actress has been announced as a star of the new Narnia film due to hit cinema screens this Christmas. Ten-year-old Georgie Henley, of Ilkley, will make her professional acting debut in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, which is set to rival Harry Potter at the box office. Adapted from the classic tale by CS Lewis, the big-budget movie features Tilda Swinton as the White Witch and Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan the lion. Georgie will play Lucy, one of the Pevensie children who discover a wardrobe which is a gateway to the snow-bound land of Narnia. She was discovered by a casting director in her home town and was chosen from 2,000 hopefuls. Posing for her first photocall in London's Leicester Square, she said: "This is my first movie so it's quite overwhelming for me, but it's amazing. [More]