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'''Amy Louise Jackson''' (born 31 January 1991) is a [[British people|British]] [[beauty pageant]] titleholder, [[Model (person)|model]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c9djd | title=Amy Jackson on starring in Ekk Deewana Tha | work=[[BBC]] | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> and actress. She won the [[Miss Teen World]] competition in 2008, went on to win Miss Liverpool in 2009, and was hotly tipped to be [[Miss England]] in 2010 but lost out to [[Jessica Linley]] in the final.<ref name="missengland">{{cite web | title = Miss Liverpool On Her Way To Win Miss England | url =http://www.freebetsblog.com/bookmakers/miss-liverpool-is-favourite-to-win-the-2010-miss-england/}}</ref> She made her acting debut with the successful 2010 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] period-drama ''[[Madrasapattinam]]'', which won her plaudits for her role and launched her acting career. She made her [[Bollywood]] debut with ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]]'' (2012) (English:''There was a crazy guy''),<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4108644/Amy-Jackson-is-Britains-Bolly-babe.html | title=Amy Jackson is Britain’s Bollywood babe | work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)]] | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> starring along side [[Prateik Babbar]].
'''Amy Louise Jackson''' (born 31 January 1991) is a [[British people|British]] [[beauty pageant]] titleholder, [[Model (person)|model]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c9djd | title=Amy Jackson on starring in Ekk Deewana Tha | work=[[BBC]] | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> and actress. She won the [[Miss Teen World]] competition in 2008, went on to win Miss Liverpool in 2009, and was hotly tipped to be [[Miss England]] in 2010 but lost out to [[Jessica Linley]] in the final.<ref name="missengland">{{cite web | title = Miss Liverpool On Her Way To Win Miss England | url =http://www.freebetsblog.com/bookmakers/miss-liverpool-is-favourite-to-win-the-2010-miss-england/}}</ref> She made her acting debut with the successful 2010 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] period-drama ''[[Madrasapattinam|Madras Town]]'', which won her plaudits for her role and launched her acting career. She made her [[Bollywood]] debut with ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]]'' (2012) (English:''There was a crazy guy''),<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4108644/Amy-Jackson-is-Britains-Bolly-babe.html | title=Amy Jackson is Britain’s Bollywood babe | work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)]] | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> starring along side [[Prateik Babbar]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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After winning the Miss Teen Liverpool and Miss Teen Great Britain pageants, she won the [[Miss Teen World]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/08/29/liverpool-s-amy-jackson-is-miss-teen-world-100252-21632132/ |title=Liverpool's Amy Jackson is Miss Teen World |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=29 August 2008 |accessdate=4 August 2010}}</ref> Jackson won 18 prizes, which included a modelling contract in the US on a $20,000 scholarship.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} She won Miss Liverpool in 2009 and was hotly tipped to be [[Miss England]] in 2010 but lost out to [[Jessica Linley]] in the final.<ref name="missengland"/> Jackson signed a second modelling contract with [[Boss Model Management]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bossmodelmanagement.co.uk/models/physique/women/amy-jackson.htm | title=AMY JACKSON | publisher=Boss Model Management | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bossmodelmanagement.co.uk/models/management/women/amy-jackson.htm | title=Amy Jackson | publisher=Boss Model Managment | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> and modelled all over [[Europe]].
After winning the Miss Teen Liverpool and Miss Teen Great Britain pageants, she won the [[Miss Teen World]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/08/29/liverpool-s-amy-jackson-is-miss-teen-world-100252-21632132/ |title=Liverpool's Amy Jackson is Miss Teen World |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=29 August 2008 |accessdate=4 August 2010}}</ref> Jackson won 18 prizes, which included a modelling contract in the US on a $20,000 scholarship.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} She won Miss Liverpool in 2009 and was hotly tipped to be [[Miss England]] in 2010 but lost out to [[Jessica Linley]] in the final.<ref name="missengland"/> Jackson signed a second modelling contract with [[Boss Model Management]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bossmodelmanagement.co.uk/models/physique/women/amy-jackson.htm | title=AMY JACKSON | publisher=Boss Model Management | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bossmodelmanagement.co.uk/models/management/women/amy-jackson.htm | title=Amy Jackson | publisher=Boss Model Managment | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> and modelled all over [[Europe]].


In 2009, at the age of 17, [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] producers spotted her on a model agency website and invited her to audition, which led to her casting as the female lead in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Madrasapattinam]]'' (''1947: A Love Story''), opposite actor [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]. It is a [[Period piece|period]]-[[drama film]] where she plays the role of a [[Governor-General of India|British Governor]]’s daughter in 1947 [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Collinson|first=Dawn|title=Liverpool teen Amy Jackson on her new life in Mumbai and becoming an in-demand Bollywood leading lady|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/in-the-mix/2012/01/25/liverpool-teen-amy-jackson-on-her-new-life-in-mumbai-and-becoming-an-in-demand-bollywood-leading-lady-100252-30192794/|accessdate=4 February 2012|newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=25 January 2012}}</ref> After the film was eventually released on 9 July 2010, it was a critical and commercial success, with Jackson gaining praise for her performance.
In 2009, at the age of 17, [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] producers spotted her on a model agency website and invited her to audition, which led to her casting as the female lead in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Madrasapattinam|Madras Town]]'' (''1947: A Love Story''), opposite actor [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]. It is a [[Period piece|period]]-[[drama film]] where she plays the role of a [[Governor-General of India|British Governor]]’s daughter in 1947 [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Collinson|first=Dawn|title=Liverpool teen Amy Jackson on her new life in Mumbai and becoming an in-demand Bollywood leading lady|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/in-the-mix/2012/01/25/liverpool-teen-amy-jackson-on-her-new-life-in-mumbai-and-becoming-an-in-demand-bollywood-leading-lady-100252-30192794/|accessdate=4 February 2012|newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=25 January 2012}}</ref> After the film was eventually released on 9 July 2010, it was a critical and commercial success, with Jackson gaining praise for her performance.


According to the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', Jackson Amy "learnt about Bollywood by watching Shilpa Shetty in the reality show Bigg Brother".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2093641/Meet-newest-foreign-girl-block-Amy-Jackson-catches-eye-B-town.html | title=Meet the newest foreign girl on the block: Amy Jackson catches the eye of B-town | work=[[Daily Mail]] | date=30 January 2012 | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> Later, she was signed by [[Gautham Menon]] to play a [[Malayali Nasrani Christian]] in ''[[Ek Deewana Tha]]'', her [[Bollywood]] debut and a [[Hindi]] remake of another [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-19/news-interviews/29444172_1_amy-jackson-gautham-menon-hindi-film |title=Amy Jackson in VTV's Hindi version |publisher=[[The Times Of India]] |date=2011-04-19 |accessdate=2011-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/71295.html |title=Prateik-Amy Jackson starrer gets new title|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=22 September 2011|accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>
According to the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', Jackson Amy "learnt about Bollywood by watching [[Shilpa Shetty]]" in the reality show ''[[Big Brother]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2093641/Meet-newest-foreign-girl-block-Amy-Jackson-catches-eye-B-town.html | title=Meet the newest foreign girl on the block: Amy Jackson catches the eye of B-town | work=[[Daily Mail]] | date=30 January 2012 | accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> Later, she was signed by [[Gautham Menon]] to play a [[Malayali Nasrani Christian]] in ''[[Ek Deewana Tha]]'', her [[Bollywood]] debut and a [[Hindi]] remake of another [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-19/news-interviews/29444172_1_amy-jackson-gautham-menon-hindi-film |title=Amy Jackson in VTV's Hindi version |publisher=[[The Times Of India]] |date=2011-04-19 |accessdate=2011-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/71295.html |title=Prateik-Amy Jackson starrer gets new title|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=22 September 2011|accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|2010 || ''[[Madrasapattinam]]'' || Amy Wilkinson/Duraiammal || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || '''Winner''' [[Vikatan]] Award for Best Debut <br>Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]]
|2010 || ''[[Madrasapattinam|Madras Town / 1947: A Love Story]]'' || Amy Wilkinson / Duraiammal || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || '''Winner''' [[Vikatan]] Award for Best Debut <br>Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]]
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|2012 || ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]]'' || [[Jessie (character)|Jessie Thekkekutu]] || [[Hindi]] ||
|2012 || ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]]'' || [[Jessie (character)|Jessie Thekkekutu]] || [[Hindi]] ||

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For the U.S. judge, see Amy Berman Jackson.
Amy Jackson
File:Amy jackson.jpg
Amy Jackson
Born
Amy Louise Jackson

(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)
Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Film actress, beauty pageant titleholder and model[1]
Years active2010–present

Amy Louise Jackson (born 31 January 1991) is a British beauty pageant titleholder, model[2] and actress. She won the Miss Teen World competition in 2008, went on to win Miss Liverpool in 2009, and was hotly tipped to be Miss England in 2010 but lost out to Jessica Linley in the final.[3] She made her acting debut with the successful 2010 Tamil period-drama Madras Town, which won her plaudits for her role and launched her acting career. She made her Bollywood debut with Ekk Deewana Tha (2012) (English:There was a crazy guy),[4] starring along side Prateik Babbar.

Early life

Born in the Isle of Man to Alan and Marguerita Jackson, she has an elder sister Alicia. The family returned to their parents' home of Woolton, Liverpool, two years later so that her father could continue in his media career, where he is BBC Radio Merseyside's sports presenter. Jackson attended St. Edward's College, gaining 10 GCSEs, and then went on to Sixth form to study English Language, English Literature and Philosophy and Ethics.[5] [6]

Personal life

Some sources have reported that Amy is dating Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar, who has moved into her apartment in Bandra, Mumbai [7] However, Prateik denies that they live together,[8][9] or that they are dating each other.[10]

Career

After winning the Miss Teen Liverpool and Miss Teen Great Britain pageants, she won the Miss Teen World in 2008.[11] Jackson won 18 prizes, which included a modelling contract in the US on a $20,000 scholarship.[citation needed] She won Miss Liverpool in 2009 and was hotly tipped to be Miss England in 2010 but lost out to Jessica Linley in the final.[3] Jackson signed a second modelling contract with Boss Model Management[12][13] and modelled all over Europe.

In 2009, at the age of 17, Indian film producers spotted her on a model agency website and invited her to audition, which led to her casting as the female lead in the Tamil film Madras Town (1947: A Love Story), opposite actor Arya. It is a period-drama film where she plays the role of a British Governor’s daughter in 1947 India.[14] After the film was eventually released on 9 July 2010, it was a critical and commercial success, with Jackson gaining praise for her performance.

According to the Daily Mail, Jackson Amy "learnt about Bollywood by watching Shilpa Shetty" in the reality show Big Brother.[15] Later, she was signed by Gautham Menon to play a Malayali Nasrani Christian in Ek Deewana Tha, her Bollywood debut and a Hindi remake of another Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.[16][17]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 Madras Town / 1947: A Love Story Amy Wilkinson / Duraiammal Tamil Winner Vikatan Award for Best Debut
Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2012 Ekk Deewana Tha Jessie Thekkekutu Hindi
2012 Thaandavam Punitha Tamil Filming
2012 Yevadu Telugu Pre-production[18]
2012 Rebel Padmini Arumugam Tamil Filming

References

  1. ^ "Brit model is Bollywood star". The Sun (United Kingdom). 25 May 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Amy Jackson on starring in Ekk Deewana Tha". BBC. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Miss Liverpool On Her Way To Win Miss England".
  4. ^ "Amy Jackson is Britain's Bollywood babe". The Sun (United Kingdom). Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "About Amy". Amy Louise Jackson. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  6. ^ Sharma, Mukul Kumar (January 31, 2012). "Amy Jackson Biography, Height, Movies and Details". Bollygraph. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  7. ^ http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981080746
  8. ^ "Prateik Babbar denies moving in with Amy Jackson". Oneindia.in. February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  9. ^ "'We are not in a live-in relationship'". Rediff.com. February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  10. ^ "'I am Amy's tour guide'". Bangalore Mirror.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  11. ^ "Liverpool's Amy Jackson is Miss Teen World". Liverpool Echo. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  12. ^ "AMY JACKSON". Boss Model Management. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  13. ^ "Amy Jackson". Boss Model Managment. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  14. ^ Collinson, Dawn (25 January 2012). "Liverpool teen Amy Jackson on her new life in Mumbai and becoming an in-demand Bollywood leading lady". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Meet the newest foreign girl on the block: Amy Jackson catches the eye of B-town". Daily Mail. 30 January 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  16. ^ "Amy Jackson in VTV's Hindi version". The Times Of India. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  17. ^ "Prateik-Amy Jackson starrer gets new title". IndiaGlitz. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  18. ^ "Tollywood beckons Amy Jackson". The Times of India. Feb 24, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.

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