Jodhi May

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Jodhi May
Born1975or1976(age 48–49) [1]
Education Wadham College, Oxford
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

Jodhi May (born 1975 or 1976) is an English actress. Starting her career as a child actress, she is the youngest recipient (age 12) of the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival, for A World Apart (1988). [2]

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Her other credits include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Sister My Sister (1994), Aristocrats (1999), Tipping the Velvet (2002), the television adaptation of The Other Boleyn Girl (2003), The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), The Jury II and I, Anna (2011), A Quiet Passion (2016), Genius (2017), Moving On (2018), Gentleman Jack (2019), The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019), and The Witcher (2019).

Early life

May was born to a French mother who was an art teacher and a German father. Film producer Alain Poiré was her godfather and she credits him for inspiring her passion for film while growing up. [2]

May was educated at Camden School for Girls. [3] She started her acting career at 12 years old and later studied English at Wadham College, Oxford. [4]

Career

May first acted at the age of 12, in A World Apart (1988). [5] For the role she received a Best Actress award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, shared with her co-stars Barbara Hershey and Linda Mvusi. [6]

Other roles have included Alice Munro in Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans , [5] Lea Papin in Sister My Sister , [5] Lady Sarah Lennox in Aristocrats , Florence Banner in Tipping the Velvet . [5] Anne Boleyn in the first adaptation of The Other Boleyn Girl (2003). [5] May played Janet Stone in the 2011 noir thriller I, Anna , alongside Gabriel Byrne, Charlotte Rampling, Eddie Marsan, and Honor Blackman. [5]

In 2018, as a writer, she contributed and appeared in the TV series Moving On . [5] In 2019, she played Queen Calanthe in The Witcher, Netflix's live-action adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's book series. [7]

In 2020, alongside Valentina Cervi, Francesco Scianna, Filippo Timi, she was in the cast of Marco Simon Puccioni's film The Invisible Thread, produced by Netflix, released in 2022.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1988 A World Apart Molly Roth Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
1990 Max and Helen Miriam WeissTV film
The GiftSonia ParsonsTV miniseries
Eminent Domain Ewa
1991For the Greater GoodRose KellnerTV film
1992 The Last of the Mohicans Alice Munro
1994 Second Best Alice
Sister My Sister Lea Valladolid International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
1995Signs and WondersClaire PalmoreTV film
The Scarlet Letter PearlVoice
1997 The Gambler Anna Snitkina Silver Dolphin Award for Best Actress
The Woodlanders Marty South
1999 Aristocrats Lady Sarah Lennox TV miniseries
Warriors EmmaTV film
The Turn of the Screw The GovernessTV film
2000 The House of Mirth Grace Julia Stepney
2001DishMoShort
Round About FiveBicycle CourierShort
2002 Tipping the Velvet Florence BannerTV series
The Escapist Christine
Daniel Deronda Mirah LapidothTV film
2003 The Other Boleyn Girl Anne BoleynTV film
The Mayor of Casterbridge Elizabeth JaneTV film
2004 Blinded Rachel Black
2005 On a Clear Day Angela
Bye Bye Blackbird Nina
Friends and Crocodiles Lizzie ThomasTV film
The Best Man Tania
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag Jean IbbotsonTV film
2006 Land of the Blind Joe's MotherUncredited
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Miranda LennoxTV series (6 episodes)
2007 Nightwatching Geertje
The Street Jean LeffertyTV series (1 episode: "Episode No.2.6")
2008 Flashbacks of a Fool Evelyn Adams
Einstein and Eddington Elsa Einstein TV film
Defiance Tamara Skidelsky
2009 Emma Anne TaylorTV miniseries (4 episodes)
Sleep With MeLeliaTV film
2010Blood and OilClaire UnwinTV film
Strike Back Layla ThompsonTV series (6 episodes)
2011 The Jury II Katherine BulmoreTV series (5 episodes)
I, Anna Janet Stone
2012 Ginger & Rosa Anoushka
The Scapegoat Blanche
2013 The Ice Cream Girls Poppy Carlisle
2014 The Crimson Field Adelinde CrecyTV series (1 episode)
Common Coleen O'Shea
2015 Game of Thrones Maggy the FrogTV series (1 episode: "The Wars to Come")
A.D. The Bible Continues Leah, wife of CaiaphasTV series (Main cast, 12 episodes)
Crossing Lines Evelyn St. ClairTV series (1 episode: "Lost and Found")
2016 A Quiet Passion Susan Gilbert
2017Let Me GoBeth Best Ensemble (Jury Award)
Genius Helen Dukas TV series (2 episodes)
2018 Scarborough Liz
Down a Dark Hall Heather Sinclair
Moving On RachelTV series (1 episode: "Invisible")
2019 Gentleman Jack Vere HobartTV series (4 episodes)
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Queen Victoria
The Witcher Queen CalantheTV series
2020 Small Axe Selma JamesMiniseries; Episode: Mangrove
2022 The Silent Twins Marjorie Wallace
The Invisible Thread Tilly Nolan
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher Mary Belcher
The Confessions of Frannie Langton Hep ElliotMiniseries
2023 Transatlantic Peggy Guggenheim Miniseries; Episode: "The Wilderness"
2024 Renegade Nell Queen Anne TV series
Dune: Prophecy Empress NatalyaUpcoming series

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