Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is an English actress. She began her professional acting career as a child, appearing in The Treasure Seekers (1996) at age 12. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series of the television series The Worst Witch (1998). In 2008, she appeared in the Donmar Warehouse production of The Chalk Garden.
Felicity Rose Hadley Jones was born in Birmingham on 17 October 1983,[3] and grew up in Bournville.[4][5] Her mother worked in advertising and her father was a journalist. They separated when she was three years old and she and her elder brother lived with her mother.[4]
One of her great-great-grandmothers was Italian and hailed from Lucca.[6] Her uncle Michael Hadley is also an actor, which prompted Jones's interest in acting as a child.[7]
On 29 January 2011, Jones won a Special Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival for her performance as Anna in Drake Doremus's Like Crazy.[11] For the film, Jones did her own hair and make-up and improvised her dialogue.[11] Her performance earned comparisons to Carey Mulligan's Academy Award-nominated role in An Education.[11] She received the Best New Hollywood Award for this film at the 2011 Hollywood Film Awards.[18]
Jones appeared alongside Ed Westwick in Chalet Girl, a romantic comedy released in March 2011, for which she had to undergo two months of snowboarding training and work undercover in a chalet at St Anton, scrubbing toilets and partying at the Krazy Kanguruh bar in preparation for the role.[11] Jones said that the role was "something of a relief" after a string of costume roles and she was also keen to take on a comic role.[4] Jones performed in Luise Miller, a new translation of Schiller's Kabale und Liebe by Mike Poulton at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London, in June and July 2011.[19] Jones lived with a Catholic family and attended Mass to prepare for the role.[11] In 2011, Jones was announced as the new face of Burberry.[11] In November, she was also announced as the new face of Dolce & Gabbana.[20]
In 2013, Jones portrayed Ellen Ternan in The Invisible Woman. Jones, previously unfamiliar with Ternan, learned about her life through research,[21] and reflected that she knew she was "in for a challenge" when choosing to work on the film, citing the experience of director Ralph Fiennes and how "methodically done" his performance was.[22] She appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which was released on 2 May 2014. She played Felicia Hardy; an assistant of Harry Osborn.[23][24] Jones signed on due to its difference from her previous works.[25]
In February 2015, she was cast as Jyn Erso in the Star Wars stand-alone film Rogue One, with Gareth Edwards directing.[33] Jones's agent recommended the role to her,[34] and she enjoyed the character's search for an identity, drawing inspiration in her movements from Ronda Rousey.[35] The film was released in December 2016 to positive reviews and grossed over $1billion at the box office. Also in 2016, Jones starred in Inferno, playing a doctor aiding Robert Langdon in his escape. After agreeing to the role, she visited museums and galleries to understand her character better.[36] Jones enjoyed the chemistry between her and Tom Hanks's characters as well as Inferno's overall diversity.[37]
In 2015, Jones began a relationship with director Charles Guard. They became engaged in May 2017[46] and married in June 2018.[47] They have two children: a son born in 2020[48][49] and a daughter born in 2022.[50][51]
1 2 3 4 Cadwalladr, Carole (20 February 2011). "Felicity Jones: 'There's a sensation when you're performing of release'". The Observer. London. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2011. She grew up in Bournville, the model village south of Birmingham. Her parents met while working on the Wolverhampton Express and Star when they were in their early 20s. 'My mother worked in advertising and my father was a journalist. But they split up when I was three and I grew up in a single-parent family. My mum brought my brother and I up.'
↑ "Felicity Jones Loves to Cook"(YouTube Video). Jimmy Kimmel Live. 26 October 2016. Event occurs at 00:56. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016. My great-great-grandmother was Italian ... and she was from Lucca, in Tuscany
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