Jay Anstey

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Jay Anstey
Born
Jessica Carly Anstey

(1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 (age 34)
Pretoria, South Africa
Alma materPretoria Technikon
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2006–present
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouses
Jonathan Boynton-Lee
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(sep.)​
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(m. 2021;sep. 2024)​
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Parents

Jessica "Jay" Carly Anstey (born 13 February 1991), popularly known as Jay Anstey, is a South African actress and model. [2] She is best known for the roles in the films, Sleeper's Wake, Farewell Ella Bella, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell, and Hell Trip. [3]

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Personal life

Jessica Anstey was born on 13 February 1991 in Pretoria, South Africa. Her father Norman Anstey is also an actor and her mother Penny Anstey was a dancer with the PACT ballet company. During her school years, she excelled in piano, singing and ballroom dancing. [4] She has one sister, Amy, who is also an actress.

She had a long-standing relationship with Jonathan Boynton-Lee, a fellow actor and Top Billing presenter. [5] [6] [7] [8] They were also nominated by "You Spec" as couple of the year. [9] [10] However, they eventually separated, citing miscommunication and conflicting schedules. [4] Then in 2017, she dated Sean Kaplan. [11]

In 2021, she married fellow actor Sean-Marco Vorster. They separated in 2024. [12] [13]

Career

She obtained her national diploma in dramatic arts from the Pretoria Technikon. After completing her diploma, she started to feature in commercials for Supersport, Red Berry, the University of Johannesburg and Edgars. [4]

In 2006, she made her film debut with Catch a Fire and played the role "Katie Vos". After that she appeared in many films, such as Two Worlds, Sleeper's Wake, Friend Request and Rakka. [4] In 2011, she made her television debut with the role "Charlie Holmes" on the SABC3 soap Isidingo. [14] The role was a turning point in her acting career; she played the role for seven consecutive years until 2012. In 2012, Anstey appeared in the Canadian film Inescapable. [15] In 2013, she joined the fifth season of the SABC1 reality competition Tropika Island of Treasure as one of the celebrity contestant. In the same year, she joined the sixth season of the SABC3 reality competition Strictly Come Dancing. Meanwhile, she made television appearances in M-Net series Snitch, Rhythm City on e.tv and Young Leonardo for the BBC. [16]

In 2018, she had the lead role of Elle in the horror film Farewell Ella Bella. [17] The film was made theatrical screening in the USA. [18] In 2020, she joined the M-Net (DStv 101) television serial Inconceivable. [19] In the same year, she joined another serial, Legacy, in the role of Alexandra "Lexi" Price. [20]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2006Catch a FireKatie VosFilm
2006SnitchKylie WattsTV series
2006HeartlinesAlice AndersonFilm
2007Rhythm CityChrizetteTV series
2007Les deux mondesJanaFilm
2008 Strictly Come Dancing TV series
2011Isidingo: The NeedCharlie HolmesTV series
2011LeonardoPetronellaTV series
2012 Inescapable Muna Abdul-KareemFilm
2012Sleeper's WakeJackie VenterFilm
2013 Tropika Island of Treasure TV series
2014Leading LadyModel 2Film
2015Friend RequestGirl 1Film
2015Abo MzalaJessicaTV series
2017Heart Aka 4 MinutesLouis' NurseShort film
2017Harry's GameHammerFilm
2017IsibayaSusanTV series
2017 Rakka Woman BomberShort film
2017Blood DriveDianeTV series
2018 Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell Dr. DVideo
2018Farewell Ella BellaElleFilm [21]
2018Hell TripEmily Larson, Stunt performerFilm
2019The Girl from St. AgnesDebbieFilm
2020The Last Days of American CrimeFemale Terrified OfficerTV series
2020Inconceivable Tamsin WattsTV series
2020 Legacy Alexandra "Lexi" PriceTV series

References

  1. ↑ "Hou vas jou hart". Tagged -. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Ndlovu, Andile. "The two-faced Jay Anstey is far from being fake". Tagged -. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jay Anstey". MUBI. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Mueni, Priscillah (27 May 2021). "Jay Anstey bio: age, partner, career, profiles, TV shows, net worth". Briefly. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Wedding bells for Jay and Jonathan?". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jono and Jay Anstey's horror film will be distributed in the US first". news24. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jonathan Boynton-Lee and Jay Anstey's relationship in 6 pics". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jaynathan is basically SA's answer to Brangelina". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Thakurdin, Karishma. "Jonathan & Jay spark engagement rumours". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Jonathan Boynton-Lee spells out his love for Jay". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "PIC: Have you seen this steamy snap of Jay Anstey and her new bae?". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "New couple alert!" . Retrieved 22 October 2021– via PressReader.
  13. ↑ "'Legacy' star Jay Anstey is going to be a mom". The Citizen. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Twitter fingers the wrong actress for drug bust". news24. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "3 local celebs who starred in international movies". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Jay Anstey: TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  17. ↑ Zeeman, Kyle. "BTS on Jay and Jon's new horror flick". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "5 things you need to know about Jay Anstey's new movie". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "M-Net adds new local drama Inconceivable to its line-up". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Meet the Price sisters in M-Net's new telenovela Legacy". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  21. ↑ Zietsman, Gabi. "Farewell Ella Bella". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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