Joanna Jeffrees
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Joanna Jeffrees is an English actress. She was born in Winchester
, Hampshire
. She is notable for her work in television, including the British TV series The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
and Killer Net
.
Jeffrees had her first London acting agent at fourteen, Movie Mites, and whilst with them auditioned for a role in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. By the age of sixteen Jeffrees had played a variety of minor TV roles, including being the invited guest on the Cable TV Series 'Cash In Hand'. Jeffrees then went on to play Ellen Malpass alongside Janet Suzman
, Joyce Redman
, Edward Hardwicke
and Richard Johnson
in The Ruth Rendell Mystery 'Front Seat', directed by Sandy Johnson for Meridan and ITV Productions.
Joanna Jeffrees studied Performing Arts at Fareham College
in Hampshire
and whilst there she received distinction in her Lamda Acting Medals and certificates. Jeffrees then went on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts
in London
, England
.
Jeffrees has also written and directed a couple of short films.
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. She is notable for her work in television, including the British TV series The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 1987 and 2000.-Description:The series comprises adaptations of the works of Ruth Rendell, many of which are based on her extensive range of short stories...
and Killer Net
Killer Net
Killer Net was a television mini series broadcast on Channel 4 in May 1998. The series is set around the lives of three students living in Brighton and an internet based computer game....
.
Jeffrees had her first London acting agent at fourteen, Movie Mites, and whilst with them auditioned for a role in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. By the age of sixteen Jeffrees had played a variety of minor TV roles, including being the invited guest on the Cable TV Series 'Cash In Hand'. Jeffrees then went on to play Ellen Malpass alongside Janet Suzman
Janet Suzman
Dame Janet Suzman, DBE is a South African-born-British actress and director.-Early life:Janet Suzman was born in Johannesburg to a Jewish family, the daughter of Betty and Saul Suzman, a wealthy importer of tobacco....
, Joyce Redman
Joyce Redman
-Biography:She was born in County Mayo, Ireland, to an Anglo-Irish family. She was educated by a private governess in Ireland, along with her three sisters. She was trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art....
, Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke , sometimes credited as Edward Hardwick, was an English actor.-Early life and career:...
and Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson may refer to:* Richard Johnson , romance writer* Richard Johnson , English actor* Richard Johnson , Australian architect...
in The Ruth Rendell Mystery 'Front Seat', directed by Sandy Johnson for Meridan and ITV Productions.
Joanna Jeffrees studied Performing Arts at Fareham College
Fareham College
Fareham College is a further education college situated on a campus on the western outskirts of the town of Fareham in Hampshire, England.-Admissions:...
in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
and whilst there she received distinction in her Lamda Acting Medals and certificates. Jeffrees then went on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts
The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts is a British drama school situated on Wandsworth Common, South West London and in Wigan, Greater Manchester making it the only CDS drama school to offer identical training at two separate institutions across The United Kingdom...
in 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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Jeffrees has also written and directed a couple of short films.
Career
- StreetDance 2 3D (2012) - Dance Off Spectator
- The Paris Experience (2009) - Olivia
- Always Left Wondering (2005) - Mum
- Ushers (2003) - Jo
- Front Seat The Ruth Rendell Mysteries - Ellen Malpass
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series) (1993-1998) - Various
- Killer Net(1998) - Girl on seafront
- The Woodlanders (1997) - Peasant Girl
- The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997) - Friend at concert
External links
- Joanna Jeffrees at the BFI Film and TV Database
- Joanna Jeffrees at NY Times.com
- http://www.screened.com/joanna-jeffrees/14-880968/ Screened.com
- http://www.listal.com/person/joanna-jeffrees listal.com
- http://www.starnow.co.uk/joannajeffrees StarNow.co.uk