Jayne Wisener
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| Born | May 19, 1987 Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Jayne Wisener (born 19 May 1987) is a Northern Irish actress and singer. She is best known for playing Johanna in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[1]
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[edit] Background
Wisener was born in Ballymoney and grew up in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, where she attended the Coleraine High School for girls.[2]
In 2005, she represented Antrim in the highly acclaimed Rose of Tralee competition.[3] Wisener also was part of Musical Theatre 4 Youth, and appeared in a workshop production of Falling.[4]
While performing in a youth production of West Side Story at the Millennium Forum in Derry, Wisener was spotted by a talent scout, who asked her to audition for a role in Sweeney Todd. Wisener was, at age 19, deemed too old to play the 15-year-old Johanna Barker. When told this, Wisener "e-mailed them some pictures [of herself] without make-up. Usually looking young does [an actress] no favours at all but [she was] quite pleased this time". [5]
She trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama for one year but left after landing the role of Johanna in Sweeney Todd.[6]
Wisener made her stage debut in the UK premiere of the musical Parade at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in 2007. She appeared in Boogeyman 3 playing the role of Amy and in November 2008 created the role of Sophie in a West End showcase of the new musical The Lost Christmas by Laurence Mark Wythe at the Trafalgar Studios, London. In 2009 she appeared in one episode of The Inbetweeners. In late 2009, until early 2010 she appeared on stage playing the role of Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. In late 2010, Jayne played the lead character 'Jay' in UK feature film, Life Just Is (in post-production until 2011). She starred alongside Paul Nicholls and the two play a couple trying to work out their complex relationship.[7]
In March 2011 she played Sally, a young woman in a centre for female juvenile delinquents, in The Runaway, based on Martina Cole's novel.
[edit] Select credits
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Johanna Barker | |
| 2009 | Minder | Maria | Episode 04 |
| The Inbetweeners | Lauren | Series 2: Episode 1 | |
| Boogeyman 3 | Amy | ||
| Archive: Bullets | Video Clip | ||
| 2010 | Casualty | Simone | 7 episodes: Entry Wounds to Reasons Unknown |
| 2011 | Jane Eyre | Bessie Lee | |
| 2011 | Injustice | Lucy Wilson | |
| 2011 | Life Just Is | Jay | |
| 2011 | Misfits | Stacie |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2479184/
- ^ http://www.colerainetimes.co.uk/news/local/jayne_wisener_goes_back_to_dh_christie_1_2609999
- ^ Henry, Lesley-Anne. "Ulster girl lands role of a lifetime" Belfast Telegraph. 23 December 2006.
- ^ Hetherington, Mhari. "Impassioned, experiential theatre."[dead link] Scottish Theatre. March, 2006.
- ^ McDaid, Brendan. "Black Pearl." Black Pearl. 15 September 2006.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2479184/
- ^ http://www.lifejustisfilm.com/cast.htm
[edit] External links
- Agency CV
- Jayne Wisener at the Internet Movie Database
- Parade at the Donmar Warehouse
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Female singers from Northern Ireland
- Film actors from Northern Ireland
- Musical theatre actors from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland stage actors
- Television actors from Northern Ireland
- People from Ballymoney
- People from Coleraine, County Londonderry
- Alumni of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
