Jessica Oyelowo
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Jessica Oyelowo | |
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 Jessica Oyelowo at the 30th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards | |
| Born | Jessica Watson 1977 (age 46–47) |
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| Children | 4 |
Jessica Oyelowo (née Watson; born 1977) is an English actress.[1]
Early life
She was born Jessica Watson in Ipswich and spent her childhood in Suffolk.[1] She attended Woodbridge School as a child and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre.[1]
Career
In 2006, she starred as Detective Sergeant Alex Jones[1] in Mayo and went on to appear in Murphy's Law alongside James Nesbitt, in 2007.[2] She provided the voice of Mrs. Equiano (alongside her husband as Olaudah Equiano) in Grace Unshackled – The Olaudah Equiano Story, a radio play adapting Equiano's autobiography The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. This was first broadcast on BBC 7 on 8 April 2007.[3]
Personal life
Oyelowo resides in Tarzana in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California with her husband, actor David Oyelowo. They met while attending drama school.[4][1] They have four children.[4][5][6] They formerly resided in Brighton, England.[1]
Both she and her husband are committed Christians.[4]
As the wife of a Nigerian Yoruba prince, she is entitled to use the traditional style Oloori as a pre-nominal honorific. She currently doesn't make use of this style, however.
Filmography
Film
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) as Sarah
- Madame Bovary (2000) as Felicite
- Don Quixote (2000) as 1st Handmaiden
- The Sight (2000) as Isobel
- The Deal (2003) as Make-up Artist
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) as Princess Margaret
- Inseparable (2008) as Camille Hutton
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) as Woman with Large Poitrine in Red Queen Court
- Captive (2015) as Meredith MacKenzie
- A United Kingdom (2016) as Lady Lilly Canning
Television
- Unfinished Business (1999, 2 episodes) as Flora
- People Like Us (1999, 1 episode) as Emma 'The Lodger'
- Reach for the Moon (2000, 1 episode) as Claire Jones
- Lee Evans: So What Now? (2001, 1 episode) as Swinger
- The Helen West Casebook (2002, 2 episodes) as Rose Darvey
- Hex (2004, 2 episodes) as Rachel McBain
- The Gil Mayo Mysteries (2006, 8 episodes) as DS Alex Jones
- Murphy's Law (2007, 3 episodes) as D.C. Jackie Cole
- Off the Map (2011, 1 episode) as Chloe
- Childrens Hospital (2012, 1 episode) as Mother
Short films
- "Big Guy" (2009) as Bear Vendor
- "Rahab" (2011) as Rahab
Stage work
- Cyrano de Bergerac (as Roxanne) at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, 2006 [7]
- Ana in Love (play) at Hackney Empire for Inside Intelligence 2007
- As You Like It (Rosalind) for Inside Intelligence 1997, her professional debut
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Suffolk actress in crime show". Ipswich Star. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Be glad he's on your side". BBC. Retrieved 4 October 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Network Radio Programme Information Week 15 Easter Sunday 15 April 2007" (Press release).[dead link]
- ^ a b c Gilbert, Gerard (8 February 2013). "Upwardly mobile: David Oyelowo on going from Tooting Bec to Tom Cruise's jet". The Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Gilbey, Ryan. "David Oyelowo: 'No one says to Oliver Stone: white characters AGAIN?'". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Mandell, Andrea (10 October 2012). "David Oyelowo comes out of 'Nowhere' to become star". USA Today. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Hickling, Alfred (7 December 2006). "Cyrano de Bergerac". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
External links
- Jessica Oyelowo appearances at TV.com
- Jessica Oyelowo at IMDb
- Mayo at BBC
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