Gemma Jones
Biography
Gemma Jones is an English actress whose career has spanned stage, television and film. Born in London, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and took its gold medal before joining regional theater companies in the 1960s, including the Nottingham Playhouse and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. She played Gilda at the Mermaid Theatre in the original staging of Alfie in 1962, and later performed with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Television brought her notice through Kenilworth, and in the mid-1970s Fall of Eagles and The Duchess of Duke Street made her known abroad. Her films include The Devils (1971), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Jane Eyre (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) and Ammonite (2020). She won a BAFTA TV Award for Marvellous (2014) and was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in 1979 for And a Nightingale Sang.
83years old
Turns 84 on December 4in 52 days
- Born Marylebone
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 53 years1971 to 2024
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Early training
Jones trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and while she was a student there she won the gold medal.
Big break
Jones gained recognition beyond the UK during the mid-1970s. Her roles included Louisa Trotter in the BBC drama The Duchess of Duke Street and the Empress Frederick in Fall of Eagles.
Gemma Jones movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sharon Maguire directed two of these films, Francis Lee two. Sally Phillips appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sally Phillips's page
Jim Broadbent's page
Colin Firth's page
Hugh Grant's page
Shirley Henderson's page
Renée Zellweger's page
Sharon MaguireDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2016
All films by Sharon Maguire
All films by Francis Lee
Also three films together2 more actors
- Harriet WalterRocketman (2019), Ballet Shoes (2007) and Sense and Sensibility (1995)
- James CallisBridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Gemma Jones's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.3 billion
17 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 17 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$282M22.4% of the total
- 2$265M21.0% of the total
- 3$212M16.8% of the total
- 4$167M13.3% of the total
- 5$135M10.7% of the total
- 6$88M7.0% of the total
- 7$36M2.9% of the total
- 8$27M2.2% of the total
$47.2 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Marvellous | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actress in a Television Film | Marvellous | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.