Yasmin Paige

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Yasmin Paige
Born1991or1992(age 32–33) [1]
London, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Notable work The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2008)

Yasmin Paige (born 1991 or 1992) is an English actress. She played the film role of Jordana Bevan in Submarine , and has appeared on television as Beth Mitchell in Pramface , and Maria Jackson in The Sarah Jane Adventures . [2]

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Life and career

Paige was born in London, to a Jewish mother and Muslim Arab Iraqi father. [3] She has acted since the age of four. She made her screen debut in the 2003 film Wondrous Oblivion . Paige also starred in The Mysti Show . [4] [5] She had a reduced role in the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures to accommodate her GCSEs exams. [6]

Paige appeared in Ballet Shoes , in which she plays one of the leads, Petrova Fossil, [7] and co-starred as Jordana Bevan in the 2010 film Submarine . In February and March 2012, Paige played Beth Mitchell in the six-part BBC Three comedy Pramface . She returned to this role for a second series in 2013. She appeared as Nicky in the Channel 4 drama Spoof or Die, which aired on 30 July 2012. [8] In 2014, she had the main role in the E4 teen drama Glue . The series saw her reunite with her The Sarah Jane Adventures co-star Tommy Knight.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
UnknownBed & Breakfast StarElsa BBC
Smack the PonyBirthday Girl Channel 4
The SearchLost Child BBC
2003 Keen Eddie April Kinney Fox "Eddie Loves Baseball " Series 1, Episode 4
2004 The Mysti Show Abi BBC One All of Series 1 and some episodes of series 2
The Last Detective Katy Berisha ITV1 "Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts" Series 2, Episode 4
Doctors Kerry Barclay BBC One "Look Both Ways" Series 6, Episode 14
2005 The Golden Hour Cherry Dean ITV1 Series 1, Episode 3
2007 The Sarah Jane Adventures [9] Maria Jackson CBBC Appeared in every story of Series 1, as listed below:

Filmed at various locations in Cardiff, Wales

My Life as a Popat Lucy Miesels ITV1 "Ghost " Series 2, Episode 3
Secret LifeMichaela Channel 4 Released on DVD: 19 April 2007 (UK)
2008 The Sarah Jane Adventures Maria Jackson CBBC Appeared in the following Series 2 stories:

Episodes filmed at various locations in Cardiff, Wales

2009 Murderland Jessica ITV1 Series 1, Episode 1-3
2012-2014 Pramface Beth Mitchell BBC Three Series 1-3
2014 Glue Ruth E4 Main cast
2017 The Good Karma Hospital Josie Young ITV1 Series 1, Episode 3

Radio

YearTitleRoleRadio Station/Production CompanyNotes
UnknownThe Meeting PointNoorBBC Belfast for BBCAudio Story
The Little Toe RadioNarrator BBC Radio 7
Topic Chocolate BarsVoice OverBBC Radio/Film 400Advert
2013 Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Anaesthesia, Tenant 2 – female, and Match girlBBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 ExtraN/A
2017The Book of YehuditYehuditBBC Radio 4

Film

YearTitleRole
2000ZPrincess Sara
2001 The Others Bridesmaid
2003 Wondrous Oblivion Liliana
Second NatureIbrahim's Daughter
2004ToothTooth
2005 The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam Young Darya
2006 True True Lie Young Dana
2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman Melanie
Ballet Shoes Petrova Fossil
2010 Submarine Jordana Bevan
2013 The Double Melanie Papadopoulos
2014The Possibilities are EndlessYoung Grace
2015 Chicken Annabell
2016Ramona & The ChairRamona
2021 The Souvenir Part II Patrick's Assistant

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Les Misérables Cosette Shown at Palace Theatre London This earned her a nomination as Best Performer in the Annual Children's Entertainment Awards.
2010 Spur of the Moment Emma GShown at Royal Court Theatre.
Unknown Romeo & Juliet JulietShown at Bloomsbury Theatre.
Annie MollyShown at Hammersmith Theatre.
2018 Circle Mirror Transformation LaurenShown at HOME (Manchester).

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