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Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem is the quiet, mysterious younger sister of Tony Stonem. Observant and highly astute, Effy is painfully aware of her subtly unfortunate reality, sinking into a depression that progressively worsens throughout her seasons on the show.
To the other characters, Effy seems somewhat like a "femme fatale": mysterious, sensual, and haphazard. However, this image is merely a cover, one that comes to crumble as Effy's depression worsens. For the other characters, Effy is both a source of fascination and resentment: while they wish in many ways that they could be as "cool" as her, they do not understand Effy and her often erratic ways. While Effy acts as though she is trapped by her surroundings, she is truly trapped by her complex and intelligent mind.
During the first series, Effy is seen sneaking out of the Stonem house almost every night, going on wild escapades while Tony covers for her. She has taken a vow of silence in a futile effort to be noticed, disturbed that her parents favor Tony. Nonetheless, Tony is the only person that Effy truly cares about, because Tony is the only person that understands her. At a party in the eighth episode, Effy speaks for the first time: "Sometimes I think I was born backwards...you know, come out of my mum the wrong way. I hear words go past me backwards. The people I should love, I hate, and the people I hate...." But Effy never finishes her thought, accidentally overdosing on stolen pharmaceutical drugs. Tony fortunately finds Effy and brings her to a hospital, but the Stonem parents send Effy to preparatory school as punishment. There, Effy proclaims that she does not have or need friends.
In the third series, Effy becomes the central character, and her vices of drinking, doing drugs, partying, and having mindless sex as exemplified in the previous seasons become even more detrimental. Her parents split, and beside herself, Effy proclaims that she is "officially 'off the rails'." She sinks even further into depression, uncharacteristically paying little attention to her appearance. A love triangle develops between Effy, Freddie McClair, and James Cook, adding more distress to Effy's life. While Effy truly loves Freddie, she clings to Cook, afraid of emotional intimacy. Eventually, Effy chooses to be with Freddie, but she becomes tormented by the vulnerability that she feels in being in love.
In the fourth series, Effy's depression develops into full-blown psychosis. She tries to commit suicide more than once but is saved on each occasion. Ultimately, she is hospitalized for her mental issues and is abused by her psychiatrist who, almost falling in love with Effy himself, attempts to make her "forget" her friends, including Freddie and Cook. The fourth series ends with Effy laughing in Freddie's shed with the rest of the group, blithely unaware that Freddie has been murdered. In the seventh series, Effy - now 21 and sharing a flat with Naomi - comes back for two final episodes named "Fire".
Everybody loves her .01
She dances to her own boom boom .02
She’s mysterious .03
She’s passionate .04
She knows how to party .05
She’s the ultimate combination of sassy and sexy .06
She doesn't fool us .07
Her eyes, though... .08
You’d make-out in a lake with her .09
She is Skins .10
1x08. Effy
2x07. Effy
3x08. Effy
4x07. Elizabeth
7x01. Fire (part 1)
7x02. Fire (part 2)
Generation 1
Generation 2
Skins Fire
Kaya Scodelario
Kaya Rose Scodelario (born Kaya Rose Humphrey; 13 March 1992) is an English actress known for her breakthrough performance as Effy Stonem in the E4 teen drama Skins and as Teresa Agnes in The Maze Runner film series. She was recently cast as the female lead in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, slated for 2017 release.
With no prior acting experience, at the age of 14, Scodelario was cast in the 2007 first series of Skins as Effy Stonem. While Scodelario's role had minimal speaking lines in the first series, she became the central character in the 2009 and 2010 series after the cast had been replaced with a new generation of characters. She reprised her role as Effy in one of the three parts of the seventh (and final) series of Skins, which is called "Fire", and is a two part rendition of her life as an adult, lasting two hours in total. She claims Fire is "more like a movie" and says she can currently relate, as both Scodelario and her character, Effy, are struggling to change from a teenager into an adult.
During hiatus from the show, Kaya found time to film several movies, making her feature film debut as Sam Rockwell’s daughter, Eve, in the space drama Moon (2009). She also played a small role in the mythical action flick Clash of the Titans (2010) and took on the role of Cathy in the classic British drama Wuthering Heights (2011).
Kaya worked as a model at the same time—appearing in magazines and music videos—including a video for Brit star Robbie Williams’ song Candy. She played her first starring role opposite Jessica Biel in the film The Truth About Emanuel (2013), playing the title character.
The Maze Runner is Kaya’s first major action film, in which she plays Teresa, the only girl among a group of teenage boys stuck together in a deadly maze. She will reprise her character in the sequel to the film, The Maze Runner Chapter II: The Scorch Trials.
Full name: Kaya Rose Scodelario
Date of Birth: March 13, 1992
Place of Birth: Holloway, London, UK
Current Location: New York City, NY
Nationality: British, Brazilian
Languages: English, Portuguese
Pets: Arnie (french bulldog)
Star Sign: Pisces
2007. Skins
2009. Moon
2010. Shank
2010. Clash of the Titans
2011. Wuthering Heights
2012. Twenty8k
2012. True Love
2012. Now is Good
2013. The Truth About Emanuel
2013. Spike Island
2013. Walking Stories
2014. The Maze Runner
2015. Tiger House
2015. The Moon and The Sun
2015. The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
2017. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Kaya is too pretty so I didn't have much to do! Glad you like it I'm sorry I posted the OP a couple of years later than I had originally planned (during Skins Fire)
I'm sorry I posted the OP a couple of years later than I had originally planned (during Skins Fire) 
