Jennie Jacques
Jennie Jacques | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1989-02-28) 28 February 1989 Coventry, Warwickshire, England[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Jennie Jacques (born 28 February 1989) is an English actress. Her first major role was as Annie Miller in Desperate Romantics (2009), a six-part BBC Two television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood that was broadcast in July and August 2009.[2] From 2013–2014 she played the lead role of WPC Gina Dawson on the BBC television series WPC 56. Since 2015 Jacques has played the recurring role of Saxon Queen Judith on the television series Vikings.[citation needed]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 See also
5 References
6 Bibliography
7 External links
Early life
Jacques was born in Walgrave Hospital and grew up in Coventry, Leamington Spa and Warwick, all in Warwickshire.[3]
Career
Jacques played Katie Fielding in the ITV police series The Bill and artists' model Annie Miller in the BBC Two period drama Desperate Romantics (2009). She was cast as Beth in the home invasion urban thriller Cherry Tree Lane and Ree Ree in the futuristic thriller Shank.[4] Jacques has also appeared in Casualty on BBC1, where she played Lily Knowles, the carer of Megan Roach, in the episode "Nice and Easy Does It" broadcast on 7 August 2010.[citation needed]
In 2011, Jacques was featured in the promotional video for the Mason single Boadicea. She also appeared in slasher film Demons Never Die (2011), in which she appeared nude during a sex scene with Robert Sheehan.[citation needed]
Jacques appeared in an episode of Father Brown in 2013, and was then cast as the lead actress in the BBC afternoon series WPC 56, about a woman police constable in the male-dominated world of 1956. Both programmes were made by BBC Birmingham.[citation needed]
Jacques portrays Judith, the fictional daughter of King Aelle, in the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of Vikings.[5]
In 2015, Jacques played the role of Tash in the ITV sitcom The Delivery Man (2015), which aired for six episodes.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Bill | Katie Fielding | Episodes: "Teenage Kicks, Part One & Two" |
| 2009 | Desperate Romantics | Annie Miller | Main role |
| 2010 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Emily Mullins | Episode #3.10 |
| 2010 | Stanley Park | Raggedy Ann | Pilot for BBC Three |
| 2010 | Casualty | Lily Knowles | Episode: "Nice and Easy Does It" |
| 2012 | Love Life | Tilly | Television miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Violet Parnassus | Episode: "The Wrong Shape" |
| 2013–2014 | WPC 56 | WPC Gina Dawson | Lead role (seasons 1–2), 10 episodes |
| 2015–present | Vikings | Judith | Recurring role (season 3–present), 29 episodes |
| 2015 | The Delivery Man | Tash | Main role, 6 episodes |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shank | Ree Ree | |
| 2010 | Cherry Tree Lane | Beth | |
| 2011 | Demons Never Die | Jasmine | |
| 2011 | Truth or Dare | Eleanor | Also known in the United States as Truth or Die |
See also
References
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^ "Desperate Romantics". desperateromantics.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ "Coventry actress Jennie Jacques goes back to the 50s for BBC drama WPC 56". Coventry Telegraph. 25 April 2013.
^ "Film agency review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
^ "Manolo Cardona Joins Netflix's 'Narcos'; Jennie Jacques In History's 'Vikings'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ "The Delivery Man". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
Bibliography
External links
Jennie Jacques on IMDb- Gallery of Jennie Jacques in Desperate Romantics
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