In Sweetbitter, Ella Purnell played Tess, a 22-year-old who spontaneously moves to New York City and lands a job as a backwaiter at one of the city’s most exclusive restaurants. As Tess learns ...

Ella Purnell has, in a lot of ways, filled the same actorly slot that Christina Ricci filled 20-plus years ago: Beautiful but nerdy, with huge expressive eyes that do a lot of the acting work for her.

Thanks to "Yellowjackets" and "Fallout," Ella Purnell's star has risen exponentially, but "Sweetpea" represents a step forward for the actor: It's the first series she's executive produced.

At an unspecified location, the 28-year-old tumbled down a flight of stairs and only narrowly missed out on losing an eye. Ella Purnell attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on ...

With her huge doll-like eyes, Ella Purnell doesn’t exactly have the face of a killer. But that fact was exactly what drew her to Starz’s Sweetpea, an adaptation of CJ Skuse’s 2017 novel ...