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16-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes pregnant

‘Whale Rider’ star expecting a baby with her 19-year-old boyfriend

Jill Connelly / AP
Keisha Castle-Hughes who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in "Whale Rider," is shown in this, Feb. 27, 2004, file photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. Castle-Hughes, 16, is expecting a baby in the spring, the agency that represents her confirmed Friday, Oct. 6. The father is her boyfriend of three years, Bradley Hull, 19.
updated 6:54 p.m. ET Oct. 6, 2006

NEW YORK - Keisha Castle-Hughes is growing up fast.

The 16-year-old actress, who was nominated for a best-actress Oscar for her role in 2002’s “Whale Rider,” is expecting a baby in the spring, the agency that represents her confirmed Friday.

The father is her boyfriend of three years, Bradley Hull, 19.

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Castle-Hughes, who was born in Australia, played the Queen of Naboo in last year’s “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.” She will be seen next as Mary in “The Nativity Story,” set for release Dec. 1.

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