Jemima Rooper
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Jemima Rooper is an English actress.
, London
, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea, London
and Godolphin and Latymer
girls' school. While working on The Famous Five
, she passed eight GCSE
s with A* and A grades. From there she went to sixth form college
where she got three A-grade A levels. Rooper bought her first home at the age of 19, she lives with her writer boyfriend, Ben Ockrent.
and the 1994 film Willie's War
. In 1996, she appeared in all episodes as George in Enid Blyton
's The Famous Five.
She said:
Rooper made her Hollywood debut in The Black Dahlia
. In 2008 she starred in the TV series Lost In Austen
and guest starred in Agatha Christie's Poirot
. She also played a lead role in Her Naked Skin
, a new play at the National Theatre
. In December 2010, Jemima was cast in the musical "Me and My Girl
" at the Sheffield Cruicible Theatre alongside Miriam Margolyes
.
Rooper was seen on-stage in One Man, Two Guvnors
, which was favourably reviewed. Her next project is the British horror-comedy Hotel Caledonia.
Background
Born in HammersmithHammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea, London
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...
and Godolphin and Latymer
Godolphin and Latymer School
The Godolphin and Latymer School is an independent school for 700 girls aged eleven to eighteen in London. Ms Margaret Rudland was the head mistress of the school for over 20 years before being succeeded by Ms Ruth Mercer.-History:...
girls' school. While working on The Famous Five
The Famous Five (series)
The Famous Five is the name of a series of children's novels written by British author Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942....
, she passed eight GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
s with A* and A grades. From there she went to sixth form college
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
where she got three A-grade A levels. Rooper bought her first home at the age of 19, she lives with her writer boyfriend, Ben Ockrent.
Career
Rooper expressed a wish to be an actress at the age of nine and contacted an agent. Her first professional roles were in the 1993 film The Higher MortalsThe Higher Mortals
The Higher Mortals is a film produced by the Children's Film Unit in 1993, directed by Colin Finbow and distributed by Channel Four Films...
and the 1994 film Willie's War
Willie's War
Willie's War is a film produced by the Children's Film Unit in 1994, directed by Colin Finbow and distributed by Channel Four Films. It was filmed in and around Frensham Heights school in Surrey, and received its TV transmission on Channel 4-Synopsis:...
. In 1996, she appeared in all episodes as George in Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton was an English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups,her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.One of Blyton's most...
's The Famous Five.
She said:
Rooper made her Hollywood debut in The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia (film)
The Black Dahlia is a 2006 neo noir crime film directed by Brian De Palma. It is based on the novel of the same name by James Ellroy, writer of L.A. Confidential and starred Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank. The story is based on the murder of Elizabeth Short...
. In 2008 she starred in the TV series Lost In Austen
Lost in Austen
Lost in Austen is a four-part 2008 British television series for the ITV network, written by Guy Andrews as a fantasy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen...
and guest starred in Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that has aired on ITV since 1989. It stars David Suchet as Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was originally made by LWT and is now made by ITV Studios...
. She also played a lead role in Her Naked Skin
Her Naked Skin
Her Naked Skin is a 2008 play by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. It is notable as the first play by a female writer to be produced on the main stage at the Royal National Theatre, where it premiered on 24 July 2008. The premiere was directed by Howard Davies. In an interview, the National's director...
, a new play at the National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
. In December 2010, Jemima was cast in the musical "Me and My Girl
Me and My Girl
Me and My Girl is a musical with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. It takes place in the late 1930s in Hampshire, Mayfair, and Lambeth....
" at the Sheffield Cruicible Theatre alongside Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes, OBE is an English actress and voice artist. Her earliest roles were in theatre and after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence .-Early life:...
.
Rooper was seen on-stage in One Man, Two Guvnors
One Man, Two Guvnors
One Man, Two Guvnors is a play by Richard Bean. It opened at the National Theatre in June 2011. The play, directed by Nicholas Hytner, starred James Corden and is an English adaptation of Servant of Two Masters , a 1743 Commedia del Arte comedy by the Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni...
, which was favourably reviewed. Her next project is the British horror-comedy Hotel Caledonia.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Higher Mortals The Higher Mortals The Higher Mortals is a film produced by the Children's Film Unit in 1993, directed by Colin Finbow and distributed by Channel Four Films... |
Vicky | |
| 1994 | Willie's War Willie's War Willie's War is a film produced by the Children's Film Unit in 1994, directed by Colin Finbow and distributed by Channel Four Films. It was filmed in and around Frensham Heights school in Surrey, and received its TV transmission on Channel 4-Synopsis:... |
Annabel | |
| 1996–1997 | The Famous Five The Famous Five (series) The Famous Five is the name of a series of children's novels written by British author Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942.... |
George | Series regular |
| 1998 | Owd Bob Owd Bob (1998 film) Owd Bob is a 1998 British-Canadian drama film directed by Rodney Gibbons and starring James Cromwell, Colm Meaney and Jemima Rooper. It is based on the novel Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant.-Main cast:* James Cromwell - Adam MacAdam... |
Maggie Moore | |
| 1998 | Animal Ark Animal Ark Animal Ark is a children's book series written by a collection of authors under the direction of Ben M. Baglio using the pseudonym Lucy Daniels starting in 1994 . They have now been published in the USA and many other countries... |
Rachel Farmer | 1 episode; "Guinea Pig in the Garage" |
| 1999 | Junk | Gemma Brogan | TV film |
| 1999 | The Passion | Alice | TV series |
| 1999 | Shockers: Dance | Anne | TV film |
| 1999 | Wives and Daughters Wives and Daughters Wives and Daughters is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866... |
Lizzie Goodenough | TV mini-series |
| 2000 | Summer in the Suburbs | Judie Lyle | TV film |
| 2000 | The Railway Children The Railway Children (TV film) The Railway Children is a 2000 drama television film based on the novel by E. Nesbit. It was broadcast for the first time in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2000.-Plot:... |
Bobbie | TV film |
| 2000 | Urban Gothic | Nik | 1 episode; "Dead Meat" |
| 2001 | Love in a Cold Climate Love in a Cold Climate (TV serial) Love in a Cold Climate is a British television serial drama produced by the BBC in association with WGBH Boston, and first broadcast in two parts on BBC One on 4 and 11 February 2001... |
Jassy | TV mini-series |
| 2001–2004 | As If As If As If is a British comedy-drama series broadcast on Channel 4. There were 76 episodes across four series, the first broadcast on January 22, 2001 and the last on July 31, 2004.-Premise & Facts:... |
Nicki Sutton | Series regular |
| 2002 | Snapshots | Narma (20 years old) | |
| 2004 | Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was... |
Jo Clifford | 1 episode; "The Straw Woman" |
| 2005 | A Sound of Thunder A Sound of Thunder (film) A Sound of Thunder is a 2005 science fiction film directed by Peter Hyams. The film was planned originally for a 2002 release. However, flooding in Prague and other financial difficulties—including the bankruptcy of the original production company during post-production—resulted in a delayed... |
Jenny Krase | |
| 2005 | Kinky Boots Kinky boots Kinky boots are boots with extreme characteristics which are intended to present a dramatic sexy appearance, such as by a prostitute or dominatrix. Extreme characteristics might include very high heels, thigh- or crotch-high length, or unusual colors or materials. They can be related to boot... |
Nicola | |
| 2004–2005 | Hex Hex (TV series) Hex is a British television programme developed by Shine Limited and aired on the Sky One satellite channel. The story is about a remote English country school that becomes the battleground between a demonic entity and the witches who oppose it... |
Thelma Bates | Series regular |
| 2006 | Sugar Rush Sugar Rush (TV series) Sugar Rush is an Emmy Award–winning British television comedy drama series developed by Shine Limited and broadcast by Channel 4, based on the Julie Burchill novel of the same name... |
Montana | Episode 2.5 |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia The Black Dahlia (film) The Black Dahlia is a 2006 neo noir crime film directed by Brian De Palma. It is based on the novel of the same name by James Ellroy, writer of L.A. Confidential and starred Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank. The story is based on the murder of Elizabeth Short... |
Lorna Mertz | |
| 2006 | Silent Witness Silent Witness Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was... |
Claire Ashen | 2 episodes; "Schism: Part 1", "Schism: Part 2" |
| 2006 | Sinchronicity Sinchronicity Sinchronicity is a six-part drama series broadcast on BBC Three in the United Kingdom. The first episode aired on 16 July 2006, and the series concluded on 20 August 2006. Set in Manchester the programme is narrated by Nathan and focuses on the love triangle between him and the two other... |
Fi | Series regular |
| 2006 | Perfect Day: The Millenium Perfect Day (TV film) Perfect Day was a two hour television movie, initially broadcast on Five in December, 2005.Centered around a group of university friends who reunite five years later for the wedding of Tom and Amy , it tells the story of old loves rekindled, marriages falling apart and the problems of career women... |
Amber | TV film |
| 2006 | Random Quest Random Quest Random Quest is a science fiction short story, which is also a love story, by John Wyndham. It was included in his 1961 collection Consider Her Ways and Others... |
Gerry | TV film |
| 2007 | Life Line | Catt | TV film |
| 2007 | The Time of Your Life | Emma | Series regular |
| 2008 | Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that has aired on ITV since 1989. It stars David Suchet as Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was originally made by LWT and is now made by ITV Studios... |
Norma Restarick | 1 episode; "Third Girl Third Girl Third Girl is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1966 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at eighteen shillings and the US edition at $4.50.It features her Belgian... " |
| 2008 | Lost in Austen Lost in Austen Lost in Austen is a four-part 2008 British television series for the ITV network, written by Guy Andrews as a fantasy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen... |
Amanda Price | TV mini-series |
| 2010 | Reunited Reunited (TV pilot) Reunited is a British television pilot written by Mike Bullen and directed by Simon Delaney. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 30 June 2010.- Plot :Eight years after sharing a flat together while students at university, six friends reunite.... |
Sophie | TV pilot |
| 2010 | Bouquet of Barbed Wire Bouquet of Barbed Wire Bouquet of Barbed Wire is a British television series based on a 1969 novel by Andrea Newman. The series – whose title comes from an incident that occurred to Newman and her mother while on a walk – was made by London Weekend Television for ITV in 1976... |
Sarah Francis | TV mini-series |
| 2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding Frankenstein's Wedding Frankenstein's Wedding is a live musical drama based on Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. The show was broadcast live on BBC Three on the 19 March 2011 from Kirkstall Abbey. -Summary:... |
Justine Mortiz | Live musical-drama |
| 2011 | Hotel Caledonia | Casey Wright | Announced |
Theatre
- Where Do We Live - Royal Court TheatreRoyal Court TheatreThe Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, May 2002 (playing Lily) - Us and Them - Hampstead TheatreHampstead TheatreHampstead Theatre is a theatre in the vicinity of Swiss Cottage and Belsize Park, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. In 2009 it celebrates its 50 year anniversary.The original theatre was...
, June 2003 (playing Izzie) - A Respectable WeddingA Respectable WeddingA Respectable Wedding is a short play by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht. The German title Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit literally means the petty bourgeois wedding.Includes nine characters,The Bride's Father,The Bridegroom's Mother,...
(part of The Big BrechtBertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
Fest) - Young Vic, April 2007 (playing Bride) - Her Naked SkinHer Naked SkinHer Naked Skin is a 2008 play by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. It is notable as the first play by a female writer to be produced on the main stage at the Royal National Theatre, where it premiered on 24 July 2008. The premiere was directed by Howard Davies. In an interview, the National's director...
- National TheatreRoyal National TheatreThe Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
, July 2008 (playing Eve Douglas) - The Great Game: Afghanistan - Tricycle TheatreTricycle TheatreThe Tricycle Theatre is located on Kilburn High Road in Kilburn in the London Borough of Brent, England. During the last 30 years, the Tricycle has been presenting plays reflecting the cultural diversity of its community; in particular Black, Irish, Jewish, Asian and South African works, as well as...
, April - June 2009 - The Power of Yes - National TheatreRoyal National TheatreThe Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
October 2009 - All My SonsAll My SonsAll My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances...
- Apollo TheatreApollo TheatreThe Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. Designed by architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfield, and the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street, its doors opened on 21 February 1901 with the American...
, May - October 2010 (playing Ann Deever) - Me and My Girl - Jan 2011 (playing Sally)
- One Man, Two GuvnorsOne Man, Two GuvnorsOne Man, Two Guvnors is a play by Richard Bean. It opened at the National Theatre in June 2011. The play, directed by Nicholas Hytner, starred James Corden and is an English adaptation of Servant of Two Masters , a 1743 Commedia del Arte comedy by the Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni...
- National TheatreRoyal National TheatreThe Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
June 2011 (playing Rachel Crabbe)
External links
- Jemima Rooper's Naked Skin, Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 13 July 2008