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Jemima Rooper | |
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| Born | 24 October 1981 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles.
Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Gardens 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.[ citation needed ]
Rooper expressed a wish to be an actress at the age of nine and contacted an agent. [1] 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 Sutton 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. [2]
Rooper made her Hollywood debut in The Black Dahlia . In 2008 she starred in the TV series Lost in Austen In 2013 she played a role as Medusa in Atlantis . Also 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. [3] Having been featured in films including The Railway Children, A Sound of Thunder , Kinky Boots , One Chance and The F Word (as the on-screen sister of Daniel Radcliffe's character) since 2003, she has since appeared in numerous guest roles on British series including Father Brown . As a voice actress, Rooper voiced companion Izzy Sinclair in Doctor Who, in Big Finish Productions audio dramas.
In September 2023, Rooper starred in the Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance , appearing alongside Samantha Bond, Rob James-Collier, Gaynor Faye and Adil Ray. [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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | The Higher Mortals | Vicky | |
| 1994 | Willie's War | Annabel | |
| 1998 | Owd Bob | Maggie Moore | |
| 2002 | Snapshots | Narma (20 years old) | |
| 2005 | A Sound of Thunder | Jenny Krase | |
| Kinky Boots | Nicola | ||
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia | Lorna Mertz | |
| 2011 | Hotel Caledonia | Casey Wright | |
| 2013 | One Chance | Hydrangea | |
| The F Word | Ellie | ||
| 2022 | Matriarch | Laura | |
| The People We Hate at the Wedding | Mimzy | ||
| 2023 | The Isle Tide Hotel | Price [6] | Interactive film [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996–1997 | The Famous Five | George | Series regular |
| 1998 | Animal Ark | Rachel Farmer | Episode; "Guinea Pig in the Garage" |
| 1999 | Junk | Gemma Brogan | TV film |
| The Passion | Alice | TV series | |
| Shockers: Dance | Anne | TV film | |
| Wives and Daughters | Lizzie Goodenough | Miniseries | |
| 2000 | Summer in the Suburbs | Judie Lyle | TV film |
| The Railway Children | Bobbie | TV film | |
| Life Force | Siren | Episode: "Siren Song" | |
| Urban Gothic | Nik | Episode: "Dead Meat" | |
| 2001 | Love in a Cold Climate | Jassy | Miniseries |
| 2001–2004 | As If | Nicki Sutton | Series regular |
| 2004 | Midsomer Murders | Jo Clifford | Episode: "The Straw Woman" |
| 2005 | The Brief | Mia Ottway | Episode 2.2 |
| 2004–2005 | Hex | Thelma Bates | Series regular |
| 2006 | Sugar Rush | Montana | Episode 2.5 |
| Silent Witness | Claire Ashen | 2 episodes; "Schism: Part 1", "Schism: Part 2" | |
| Sinchronicity | Fi | Series regular | |
| Perfect Day: The Millennium | Amber | TV film | |
| Random Quest | Gerry | TV film | |
| 2007 | Life Line | Catt | TV film |
| The Time of Your Life | Emma | Series regular | |
| 2008 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Norma Restarick | Episode: "Third Girl" |
| Lost in Austen | Amanda Price | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| 2010 | Reunited | Sophie | TV movie |
| Bouquet of Barbed Wire | Sarah Francis | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding | Justine Mortiz | Television film |
| 2013–2015 | Atlantis | Medusa | Main role |
| 2014 | Blandings | Lesley Drabble | Episode: "Hallo to All This" |
| 2017 | Fearless | Maggie | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Death in Paradise | Karen Marston | Episode: "Murder From Above" |
| Trauma | Nora Baker | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Father Brown | Lilith Crowe | Episode: "The Whistle in the Dark“ |
| Silent Witness | Amy Marlow | Episode: "Two Spirits" Part 1 & 2 | |
| Gold Digger | Della Day | Miniseries, 6 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Girlfriend Experience | Leanne | Season 3; 7 episodes |
| 2022 | The Split | India | Series 3 |
| Flowers in the Attic: The Origin | Olivia Winfield | Miniseries [8] | |
| 2023 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Verity Martin | Episode: "The It Girl" |
| Grantchester | Josephine Hanlan | Season 8; Episode 3 | |
| The Inheritance | 4 episodes | ||
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