Irish actress Alisha Weir on preparing to play a child vampire in Abigail
Alisha Weir (Damien Eagers/PA)
Teenage actress Alisha Weir has spoken about the duality of playing a “sweet, innocent girl” who is also a bloodthirsty vampire in her new horror film Abigail.
The Dublin-born actress, best known for her starring role in the big screen version of Matilda The Musical, plays the 12-year daughter of a powerful underworld figure who is kidnapped by a group of would-be criminals.
