From Child Star to Grown-Up: The Holiday’s Miffy Englefield 20 Years Later
From Child Star to Grown-Up: The Holiday’s Miffy Englefield 20 Years Later
It’s hard to believe, but 2026 marks two decades since the premiere of The Holiday, a film that has become a festive classic. The movie took audiences on a journey with Cameron Diaz’s character during a dreamy Christmas in the Cotswolds and featured one of Jude Law’s most memorable roles to date. Packed with star-studded names like Kate Winslet and Jack Black, The Holiday remains a beloved film. However, one star from the movie looks completely different today.
Miffy Englefield: A Journey from Child Star to Motherhood
Remember Jude Law’s character Graham, the widowed father of two little girls? His eldest on-screen daughter, Sophie, played by Miffy Englefield, is all grown up now and looks worlds apart from her character in the movie.
Miffy Englefield was just six years old when she played young Sophie in The Holiday. Now, at 26, she has a daughter of her own. Since her role as Jude Law’s daughter, Miffy has stayed relatively out of the spotlight and has changed her look with dark hair and artsy tattoos. She also appeared in the 2011 horror drama film Beautiful Enough, but hasn’t continued acting into her adult years.
While her Instagram account is private, Miffy occasionally posts sweet videos about her life with her daughter on TikTok. In a 2022 video, she answered some common questions, including what it was like to work with the “amazing” star-studded cast of The Holiday.
“Obviously playing one of Jude Law’s daughters in the film, he’s the person that we spent the most time with and he was so kind and so patient and just so helpful and told us so so so much about acting. He was lovely,” she gushed about the Black Rabbit star.
In the same tell-all video, Miffy revealed she would “love” to get back into acting.
Catching Up with the Cast of The Holiday
With The Holiday turning 20 years old, it’s the perfect time to catch up with the cast and see what they’ve been up to over the last two decades.
Kate Winslet as Iris
This acting icon hardly needs an introduction. Kate Winslet starred as Iris, who impulsively decides to get away over Christmas to deal with a recent heartbreak. But The Holiday is just one of the many classics on Kate’s impressive resume.
The star, now 50, made a name for herself in the ’90s with Titanic. Since then, she has gone on to star in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Mare of Easttown, and took home the coveted 2009 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in The Reader. She has reunited with Titanic director James Cameron for the Avatar series, in which she recently starred in the third installment, Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Cameron Diaz as Amanda
Cameron Diaz, 53, starred as Amanda Woods, our other leading lady in The Holiday. Her character swaps her home in LA for a stay in the English countryside over the Christmas period, leading to a dreamy holiday romance with local heartthrob Jude Law.
Cameron was already a star before The Holiday with roles in The Mask and There’s Something About Mary in the 90s. After starring in the 2014 live-action Annie adaptation, Cameron took a step back from Hollywood to focus on her family life with husband Benji Madden and their two children.
After a decade-long hiatus, Cameron made her on-screen return in 2024 in the film Back in Action.
Jack Black as Miles
Who’s going to start the petition for Jack Black to be in more rom-coms? We’re used to seeing Jack play comedic roles like in School of Rock, but in The Holiday, the actor stepped into the shoes of a romantic lead who won the affections of Kate Winslet.
Since The Holiday, Jack has been in the Jumanji and Kung Fu Panda film franchises, and in 2025, he appeared in both Anaconda and A Minecraft Movie.
Jude Law as Graham
Amanda—and audiences everywhere—fell in love with Graham, played by Jude Law in The Holiday. Jude is another A-list star who has stayed booked and busy over the years.
The now 53-year-old has been in The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sherlock Holmes, and most recently, the 2025 crime series Black Rabbit. For more information on Jude Law’s recent projects, you can visit his IMDb page.
Eli Wallach as Arthur
Eli Wallach played Amanda’s lovable neighbor and famed screenwriter Arthur Abbott, who befriends Kate Winslet’s character on her LA holiday. Eli passed away in 2014 at the age of 98. He was known for roles in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and The Magnificent Seven, among others.
