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Dafne Keen

Spanish-British actress (born 2005)

Born
January 4, 2005
Age in 2026
21
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
2005

About Dafne Keen

Dafne María Keen Fernández (born 4 January 2005) is a Spanish and British actress. She became known for playing Laura in the X-Men films Logan (2017) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), earning nominations at the Critics' Choice Awards, the Saturn Awards, and nods from numerous critics associations. She also played Lyra Belacqua in the television series His Dark Materials (2019–2022), receiving a nomination for a British Academy Cymru Award. == Early life == Keen was born on 4 January 2005 in Madrid. Her parents are English actor Will Keen, and Spanish actress and director María Fernández Ache. Her paternal great-grandfather was Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe. Her aunts are poet Alice Oswald and writer Laura Beatty. == Career == Keen made her acting debut in 2015 at the age of 10, on the BBC television series The Refugees, where she starred alongside her father Will. The show ran during 2015, ending after one season. Keen was next cast in James Mangold's superhero film Logan as Laura, the child clone of Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman.

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Career and life highlights

Dafne Keen timeline

  1. Keen made her debut as a child actress on the series The Refugees (2015).
  2. It became Keen's highest-grossing release, the second-highest-grossing film of 2024, and the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.

The world when Dafne Keen was born

Dafne Keen was born in 2005. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2005

  • #1 song"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
  • Top movieCrash
  • Top TV showAmerican Idol
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLance Armstrong wins 7th Tour de France (later stripped)
  • Top headlineHurricane Katrina floods New Orleans
  • Technology milestoneYouTube launches
  • Defining fadYouTube — broadcast yourself
  • Notable inventionYouTube
  • World population6.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championChicago White Sox (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population295.5M

2005 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dafne Keen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20052026
Gas$2.30$3.45/gal
Average home$213,900$435,000
Average income$55,832$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$6.41$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population295.5M341 million

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