Nicola Miles-Wildin ( born 1978 in Gloucester ) is a British disabled radio and stage actress . She has juvenile chronic arthritis and uses a wheelchair . She portrayed Alice in Richard Cameron 's play '' Flower Girls '' , a play about disabled women . In the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony she portrayed the part of Miranda from Shakespeare 's '' The Tempest '' in front of an audience of some billion people worldwide
2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
Nicola Miles-Wildin