Claudia Jessie is a British actress. She has appeared in a number of television programmes since 2012, most notably playing the lead in the third BBC One series of WPC 56.[3] She stars in ITV series Vanity Fair as Amelia Sedley.[1][4][3]
Claudia Jessie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 or 1990 (age 34–35)[1] Moseley, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2] |
Early life
Claudia Jessie was born in Moseley, growing up on a barge,[1] but later grew up in London.[3] Jessie returned to Birmingham, aged 17. With the encouragement of her mother, who worked cleaning houses to provide ballet lessons for Jessie,[1][5] she obtained an agent in 2012.[3]
Career
Her television roles have included Doctors, Casualty, and Line of Duty.[6] She has appeared in House of Anubis,[7] including in its Touchstone of Ra television film. She also appears in the BAFTA-winning CBBC Online web series Dixi as Shari.[8]
In 2015, she was cast as WPC Annie Taylor, the lead character in the third series of the BBC One television programme WPC 56.[3][2] She has featured as guest in Josh, playing the love interest. Jessie has played in the 2014 short film Copy That directed by Kingsley Hoskins which won the Best Comedic Short Film award at TSFA in New York.[9] She appears in the film Their Finest (2017), in which she plays Doris. She appeared in Doctor Who in 2018.[10]
Personal
Jessie has stated that she is a vegan, practices Nichiren Buddhism meditation (a Japanese branch of the religion) for at least an hour a day, is a minimalist, an actor, and very friendly, but has endured panic attacks and extreme anxiety since childhood.[1]
Film, TV, and radio appearances
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Doctors | Kate Marshall | Episode (14.131): "Host Family" |
| 2013 | House of Anubis | Sophia | Episode (3.20): "House of Eclipse" |
| 2013 | House of Anubis: Touchstone of Ra | Sophia | TV movie |
| 2013 | The Paradise | Mrs Douglas | Episode (2.8) |
| 2013 | Casualty | Jenny Anover | Episode (28.11): "Crush Syndrome" |
| 2014 | Doctors | Poppy Conroy | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Dixi | Shari | Web series; main role, 100 episodes |
| 2015 | WPC 56 | WPC Annie Taylor | Series 3, lead role, five episodes |
| 2015 | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Mary | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Josh | Lucy | Episode: "Suited and Booted" |
| 2015 | Bull | Faye | 3 episodes[2] |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Jeanette Su | Episode (5.3) |
| 2016 | Their Finest | Doris | Film |
| 2017 | Father Brown | Joan Vanderlande | Episode (5.2): "The Labyrinth of the Minotaur" |
| 2017 | Line of Duty | Detective Constable Jodie Taylor | Series 4 |
| 2017 | Tolkien in Love | Edith | Radio 4 Drama[11] |
| 2017 | Porters | Lucy | TV series |
| 2017 | Detectorists | Doctor Hoffman | TV series |
| 2018 | Lovesick | Tasha | TV series |
| 2018 | Vanity Fair | Amelia Sedley | Miniseries |
| 2018 | Doctor Who | Kira Arlo | Episode (11.7): "Kerblam!" |
| 2020 | Bridgerton | Eloise Bridgerton | Series regular |
References
- ^ a b c d e Basham, Megan. "Vanity Fair's Claudia Jessie: I never want anything to do with that corset again". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. BelfastTelegraph. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Claudia Jessie - Biography". DAA Management. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Laws, Roz (14 November 2014). "Birmingham actress Claudia Jessie is the new WPC 56 in 1950s police drama". Birmingham Mail. Reach. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Chasing the wind". world.wng.org. WORLD News Group. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Gibb, Bill. "ACTRESS Claudia Jessie will savour her biggest acting moment tonight as she stars in ITV's latest period blockbuster Vanity Fair". sundaypost.com. DC Thomson Publishing - The Sunday Post. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Laws, Roz (9 April 2017). "Meet the Brummie actress at the heart of BBC1's Line of Duty". Birmingham Mail. Reach. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Nickelodeon announces House of Anubis special, Touchstone of Ra". vimn.com. Viacom Paramount Media. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Warner Bros. 'Lego Movie' Takes BAFTA Kids' Award online mystery-drama 'Dixi', which nabbed the BAFTA for original interactive show". veriety.com. Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Copy That". vimeo.com. Vimeo, Inc. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Potts, Lianne. "Doctor Who: 'Kerblam!' – Who is Claudia Jessie?". blgtorwho.com. DT Forum Ltd. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b091s20g
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