Jordanne Jones

Jordanne Jones
Born	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24) Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	Bow Street Academy Trinity College Dublin
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Notable work	Metal Heart [1] Resistance
Mother	Lynn Ruane

Jordanne Jones (born 7 August 2000) ^[2] is an Irish actress. She began her career as a child actress, earning a Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award ^[3] as well as an IFTA nomination ^{[4] [5] [6]} for her debut film role in Frank Berry's I Used to Live Here.

In 2016 and 2019, she played Minnie Mahon in the RTÉ One miniseries Rebellion and Resistance . Her lead performance in Metal Heart earned her the Bingham Ray award for Best Newcomer at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2018. ^{[7] [8]} She was named one of Screen International's 2019 Stars of Tomorrow. ^[9]

She appeared in short films for spoken word artist and actor Emmet Kirwan, ^[10] and musicians Dermot Kennedy and Lilla Vargen. ^{[11] [12]} She presented an award alongside actor Robert Sheehan.

Early life

Jones is from Killinarden, Tallaght, South Dublin. ^[13] She is the daughter of Senator Lynn Ruane, with whom she successfully campaigned to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution which had restricted abortion rights. ^{[3] [14]} Ruane was only 15 years old when she gave birth to Jones. ^[15]

Jones attended Killinarden Community School. She went on to train at the Bow Street Young Filmmakers Academy and study English and Film at Trinity College Dublin. ^{[16] [17]}

Personal life

Jones was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when she was 17. She held an event for people on the autism spectrum at the Science Gallery Dublin, her place of work at the time, in 2019. ^[18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	I Used to Live Here	Amy
2017	Heartbreak	Youngone	Short film
2017	My Father, My Blood	Daniel	Short film
2018	Metal Heart	Emma
2018	Lady Black Eyes	Nora	Short film
2019	Moth	Roisin	Short film
2019	Sister This	Denise	Short film
2019	Young Mother	Nora	Short film
2021	You Are Not My Mother	Suzanne
2021	Mildly Different	Christina (adult)	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Rebellion	Minnie Mahon	Miniseries
2019	Resistance	Minnie Mahon	Miniseries
2020	Dead Still	Lily Molloy	Miniseries; 3 episodes
2020	The Alienist	Kitty Byrnes	Episode: "Angel of Darkness: Better Angels"

Music videos

Song	Year	Artist	Notes
"All My Friends"	2020	Dermot Kennedy

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2015	Irish Film & Television Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role – Film	I Used to Live Here	Nominated
	Dublin Film Critics' Circle	Irish Breakthrough Artist		Won
2018	Galway Film Fleadh	New Talent Award	Metal Heart	Won

References

1. "Metal Heart's Jordanne Jones and Hugh O'Conor". RTÉ TEN . 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
2. "Lynn Ruane: Aspiring Senator's crusading zeal for social justice". The Irish Times .
3. "Films of 2015: Dublin Film Critics Circle weigh in". Scannain. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
4. Gibbons, Rosemarie (3 February 2019). "Spotlight: Jordanne Jones- a hopeful face for young Irish actors". University Observer . Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
5. McDermott, Roe (3 July 2019). "Jordanne Jones: On Metal Heart, mental health, and her love for Dublin". Hotpress.com . Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
6. "Best of Dublin 2019: Niamh Algar, Jordanne Jones and More Feature in our Massive Annual Issue". Hotpress.com . 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
7. "Metal Heart". Galway Film Fleadh . Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
8. "Jordanne Jones wins Bingham Ray New Talent Award at 2018 Galway Film Fleadh". Treasure. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
9. Dalton, Ben. "Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Jordanne Jones (actor)" . ScreenDaily.com . Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
10. Mackin, Laurence (18 January 2017). "Heartbreak: Emmet Kirwan's dazzling short film shows pressures on young Irish women". IrishTimes.com . Retrieved 27 February 2020.
11. "New Dermot Kennedy video set at Electric Picnic is fittingly excellent". JOE.ie . 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
12. "Lilla Vargen presents powerful video for new single 'Cold'". Hotpress.com . Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
13. McCarthy, Esther (27 June 2019). "Jordanne Jones: A star was born with her first role at age 12". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
14. "Jordanne Jones reveals how she called out sexism at her own Confirmation". JOE.ie . July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
15. Hogan, Jen (11 August 2020). "Senator Lynn Ruane: I had a few wild years. Pregnancy calmed me down". Irish Times .
16. Hynes, Liadan (18 May 2015). "Meet Jordanne Jones – nominated for Best Actress IFTA at just 14". Irish Independent . Retrieved 27 February 2020.
17. Shortall, Eithne (16 June 2019). "Metal Heart star Jordanne Jones on the role she was born to play". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
18. Moore, Hayden (31 January 2019). "'Me, My Asperger's, and You': a free event for young people on the autism spectrum". Echo.ie. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

External links

• Jordanne Jones at IMDb