Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

geb. 17.10.1983 (40 Jahre)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Großbritannien

Biografie

Felicity Jones starred in Breathe In, opposite Guy Pearce and Amy Ryan, which reteamed her with director Drake Doremus and premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, as well as in THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, the story of Charles Dickens's secret mistress, in which she stars with Ralph Fiennes, who also directed. Jones joined Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, as well as Jonah Hill and James Franco in the drama True Story.

US audiences took notice of Jones as the star of Like Crazy, in which she appeared opposite Anton Yelchin. The film debuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to universal critical acclaim, earning the grand jury prize for US dramatic film and Jones a special jury award for acting. She also was named Breakthrough Actor at the Gotham Awards and Breakthrough Performance by the National Board of Review.

Previous film credits include the following: Hysteria with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy; Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, directed by Donald Rice based on Julia Strachey's 1932 novella, with Mackenzie Crook, Elizabeth McGovern and Luke Treadaway; Page 8, a thriller by award-winning director David Hare; The Chalet Girl, a romantic comedy with Ed Westwick, Bill Nighy and Brooke Shields; Julie Taymor's film adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, also starring Dame Helen Mirren, Ben Whishaw and Alfred Molina; Albatross, directed by Niall MacCormick and co-starring Julia Ormond; Cemetary Junction, a comedy written and directed by the award-winning partnership of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, alongside a stellar cast including Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson and Matthew Goode; Soulboy, a coming-of-age drama directed by Shimmy Marcus; Cheri, directed by Stephen Frears, co-starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates and Rupert Friend; Brideshead Revisited, directed by Julian Jarrold, opposite Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell; and Flashbacks Of A Fool, with Daniel Craig, Harry Eden, rapper Eve, Keeley Hawes and Olivia Williams.

Jones's television credits are also extensive. She played the sister of Anne Frank, Margot, in the critically acclaimed BBC adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank. Her other television credits include Channel Four's Cape Wrath opposite David Morrisey, Lucy Cohu and Harry Treadaway; Jane Austen's Northhanger Abbey, directed by Jon Jones playing the character of 'Catherine Morland;' BBC's hit BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who alongside David Tennant; Servants, directed by Tim Whitby and Hettie Macdonald; Weirdsister College, directed by Alex Kirby and Stefan Pleszczynski; and the children's drama The Worst Witch.

A veteran of the stage, Jones also has an extensive background in theatre. She starred in Michael Grandage's production of Luise Miller, a role for which she earned rave reviews. Her additional theater credits include the role of 'Mia' in That Face at the Royal Court, directed by Jeremy Herrin; and the role of 'Laurel' in Enid Bagnold's The Chalk Garden starring opposite Margaret Tyzack and Penelope Wilton, her performance which earned her outstanding reviews and a nomination at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for The Milton Shulman for Outstanding Newcomer.

Jones has also made her mark in radio by narrating the voice of 'Emma Grundy' in the popular BBC Radio 4 programme, 'The Archers'. Her other radio credits include Watership Down and Mansfield Park which were all for BBC Radio 4.

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