Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper | |
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Born |
Hammersmith, London, England | 24 October 1981
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1993–present |
Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress.
Background
Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea and the Godolphin and Latymer School. While working on The Famous Five, she passed eight GCSEs with A* and A grades. From there she went to MPW sixth form college where she got three A-grade A levels. Rooper bought her first home at the age of 19.[1]
Career
Rooper expressed a wish to be an actress at the age of nine and contacted an agent.[2] Her first professional roles were in the 1993 film The Higher Mortals 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:
“ | I remember writing "I want to act" on my bed in lipstick. I think I told my mum I wanted to be an actress and she said I needed an agent to do that. I must have said: "Well, I'm going to get one"—and I think that's why. She was devastated. She said: "Please don't be an actress, be a doctor or lawyer." But I was very tunnel-visioned about it all. I'm an only child and I spent a lot of time alone. I played a lot of imaginary games. I just wanted to dress up and be weird, I suppose. | ” |
After several small roles in British TV series, Jemima took the role of Nicki in the popular Channel 4 teenage series As If, which successfully ran for three years. Her next appearance was in the supernatural drama Hex where she played a lovable lesbian ghost named Thelma. Hex aired on Sky One and ran for two series between 2004 and 2005.[3]
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, Rooper was cast in the musical Me and My Girl at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, alongside Miriam Margolyes.[4]
Rooper was seen on-stage in One Man, Two Guvnors, which was favourably reviewed. She has since appeared in Blithe Spirit and Breeders in the West End.[5] Her next project is the British horror-comedy Hotel Caledonia.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Higher Mortals | Vicky | |
1994 | Willie's War | Annabel | |
1996–1997 | The Famous Five | George | Series regular |
1998 | Owd Bob | Maggie Moore | |
1998 | Animal Ark | 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 | Lizzie Goodenough | TV mini-series |
2000 | Summer in the Suburbs | Judie Lyle | TV film |
2000 | The Railway Children | Bobbie | TV film |
2000 | Urban Gothic | Nik | 1 episode; "Dead Meat" |
2001 | Love in a Cold Climate | Jassy | TV mini-series |
2001–2004 | As If | Nicki Sutton | Series regular |
2002 | Snapshots | Narma (20 years old) | |
2004 | Midsomer Murders | Jo Clifford | 1 episode; "The Straw Woman" |
2005 | A Sound of Thunder | Jenny Krase | |
2005 | Kinky Boots | Nicola | |
2004–2005 | Hex | Thelma Bates | Series regular |
2006 | Sugar Rush | Montana | Episode 2.5 |
2006 | The Black Dahlia | Lorna Mertz | |
2006 | Silent Witness | Claire Ashen | 2 episodes; "Schism: Part 1", "Schism: Part 2" |
2006 | Sinchronicity | Fi | Series regular |
2006 | Perfect Day: The Millennium | Amber | TV film |
2006 | Random Quest | Gerry | TV film |
2007 | Life Line | Catt | TV film |
2007 | The Time of Your Life | Emma | Series regular |
2008 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Norma Restarick | 1 episode; "Third Girl" |
2008 | Lost in Austen | Amanda Price | TV mini-series |
2010 | Reunited | Sophie | TV pilot |
2010 | Bouquet of Barbed Wire | Sarah Francis | TV mini-series |
2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding | Justine Mortiz | Live musical-drama |
2011 | Hotel Caledonia | Casey Wright | |
2013 | Atlantis | Medusa | TV series |
2013 | One Chance | Hydrangea | |
2013 | The F Word | Ellie | |
2014 | Blandings | Lesley | |
Theatre
- Where Do We Live - Royal Court Theatre, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, May 2002 (playing Lily)
- Us and Them - Hampstead Theatre, June 2003 (playing Izzie)
- A Respectable Wedding (part of The Big Brecht Fest) - Young Vic, April 2007 (playing Bride)
- Her Naked Skin - National Theatre, July 2008 (playing Eve Douglas)
- The Great Game: Afghanistan - Tricycle Theatre, April - June 2009[6]
- The Power of Yes - National Theatre October 2009[7]
- All My Sons - Apollo Theatre, May - October 2010 (playing Ann Deever)[8]
- Me and My Girl - Jan 2011 (playing Sally)[4]
- One Man, Two Guvnors- National Theatre June 2011 (playing Rachel Crabbe)[9]
- Blithe Spirit - Gielgud Theatre, March 2014 (playing Elvira) [10]
- Breeders by Ben Ockrent - St James Theatre, September 2014
- Blithe Spirit - Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles, December 2014 - January 2015 (playing Elvira)
- Hand to God - Vaudeville Theatre, London, February 2016
References
- ↑ Here is the mews... But will Jemima complete? Daily Mail. 13 June 2011
- ↑ Williams, Andrew (8 September 2005). "60 Seconds: Jemima Rooper". Metro. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- ↑ IMDb
- 1 2 "Jemima Rooper | London Theatre". Westendtheatre.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "One Man, Two Guvnors - review". The Guardian, 25 May 2011.
- ↑ Acting Company Announced for Tricycle Theatre's 'The Great Game: Afghanistan'
- ↑ "The Power of Yes Cast Credits". National Theatre. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ↑ "All My Sons Extends At The Apollo Theatre Through Oct 2". Broadway World. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ "One Man, Two Guvnors Cast Credits". National Theatre. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ↑ "Blithe Spirit, Delfont Mackintosh Theatres". Delfont Mackintosh Theatres. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
External links
- Jemima Rooper at the Internet Movie Database
- Jemima Rooper's Naked Skin, Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 13 July 2008
- "How We Met: Jemima Rooper & Ralf Little". The Independent on Sunday. 24 August 2008.