Jessica Haines

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Jessica Haines
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Born11 December 1978
Umtata, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Notable workDisgrace
SpouseRichard Walker

Jessica Haines (born 1978) [1] is a South African actress. She is best known for the 2008 film Disgrace in which she acts alongside John Malkovich. She frequently works in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and Kampala. She is married to Richard Ancrum Walker; they have three children. After living in Tunisia for two years, they then moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where they lived for 8 years. They are now based in Kampala, Uganda. [2] [3]

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Early life and career

Jessica Haines was born in Umtata in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. She went to boarding school at Epworth in Kwa-Zulu Natal in 1990. From a young age she had a love of the stage and did classical ballet and contemporary dance. She featured in a range of school arts programmes and participated as lead roles in musicals such as Brigadoon, Oklahoma and Fame. She won an arts scholarship in 1993 to carry on her studies at Epworth and in 1997 she was the first girl at Epworth to win her cultural honours. In 1998 she left Natal to complete an honours degree at the University of Cape Town where she first studied English Literature, Drama and Social Anthropology. The following year she auditioned for a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance at U.C.T. and qualified at the end of 2001. Haines's professional career started in 2002.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003"The Triangle" (miniseries, AMC)
2005 Home Affairs Katherine
2008 Disgrace Lucy
2009 The Prisoner No. 554
2009 White Wedding Daisydirected by Jann Turner
2010 The Lost Future Nina(BBC film for television)
2010 The Bang Bang Club Allie(film directed by Steven Silver)
2011 Outcasts Karina Hoban(miniseries directed by Baraht Naruli for Kudos Films)
2012FynbosMerylDirected by Harry Patramanis
2015 Cape Town Hanna NortierDirected by Peter Ladkani
2018"The Last Breath" (in production)"Sue Scott"Directed by Sam Benstead

2021 "Reyke" (T.V. Series) "Beth Tyrone" Directed by Zee Nthuli and Catherine Cooke

Theater

References

  1. Windsor, Ailsa (17 August 2009). "Jessica Haines makes her début in 'Disgrace'". Going Places. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. Rapold, Nicolas (6 September 2009). "Tough Terrain To Document : South Africa". The New York Times . Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. INTERVIEW: ‘Disgrace’ star Jessica Haines Incontention. 4 December 2009