How TheSecretGarden found the right actress to portray one of literature's most beloved characters — Mary Lennox. 📖
-- you need to find an equally special star. And Dixie Egerickx is very much her, as evident in this featurette exclusively debuting on ET.
"Mary's a very determined character. She won't take no for an answer," says the 14-year-old newcomer . The timeless tale -- which has been adapted numerous times before, including with actress Kate Maberly playing the role in the 1993 version -- sees the young orphan Mary sent to live with her uncle in England, only to discover the estate's long-forgotten but still just as magical garden.
"I was looking for children who were sophisticated," director Marc Munden explains, with co-star Julie Walters saying,"Dixie is extraordinary. We're very lucky that we found somebody so great."
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