Jaye Jacobs
| Jaye Jacobs | |
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| Born | Emma Jacobs 27 May 1982 Street, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003-present |
Jaye Jacobs (born Emma Jacobs on 27 May 1982 in Street, Somerset, England) is a British actress.
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[edit] Career
She is most famous for her role as fun loving nurse, turned Ward Sister, Donna Jackson in the BBC medical drama series Holby City from 2004 to 2011.[1] She also played the role of Alice in a spin-off of BBC soap opera EastEnders, "Perfectly Frank", in 2003.
Jaye Jacobs joined the cast of Waterloo Road in August 2011 as a new science teacher called Sian Diamond.
[edit] Strictly Come Dancing
In Autumn 2005, Jacobs appeared in the third series of Strictly Come Dancing, dancing with professional partner Andrew Cuerden. However, the couple were eliminated in the second week of the contest.
[edit] Early life
Before her acting career, Jaye's previous jobs included modelling shoes and underwear, working in an Indian restaurant, and making and selling jewellery. She lists collecting diamonds as one of her hobbies.
Jaye subsequently trained at the Arts Educational School in London, and also attended dance classes at the Joy Tinney School of dancing (now Benham Academy) in Street, Somerset, where she landed several roles in their yearly musical including the Lion in The Wizard of Oz.
[edit] Personal life
Jaye is also a mezzo soprano singer and has considerable sporting ability: she is an accomplished gymnast, trampolinist and javelin thrower, and holds a brown belt in Karate.
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