Jessica Oyelowo

Biography

Jessica Oyelowo is a British-American actress and singer. Born in 1978, she grew up in Woodbridge, Suffolk, and belonged to the National Youth Music Theatre. Her professional stage debut came in 1997, when she played Rosalind in As You Like It for Inside Intelligence. In 2006 she played Detective Sergeant Alex Jones in Mayo, and the following year she appeared in Murphy's Law with James Nesbitt. On stage she played Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac at the Royal Exchange in Manchester in 2006 and took the role of Ana in Ana in Love at the Hackney Empire in 2007. She also voiced Mrs. Equiano in the radio play Grace Unshackled, first broadcast on BBC 7 in April 2007.

48years old

Turns 49 on January 1in 52 days

Born January 1, 1978Oxford
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Also credited as Jessica Watson, Jessica Watson Oyelowo and Watson

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 21 years1999 to 2020

Genres

Drama43%, 3 films
Fantasy29%, 2 films
Thriller29%, 2 films
Adventure14%, 1 film
Biography14%, 1 film

First and latest

Jessica Oyelowo movies on Netflix

The Water Man2020IMDb rating 5.6as Missus Bakemeyer
Sleepwalker2017IMDb rating 5.1
A United Kingdom2016IMDb rating 6.9as Lady Lilly Canning
Nina2016IMDb rating 5.4as Nurse
Captive2015IMDb rating 5.4as Meredith MacKenzie
Churchill: The Hollywood Years2004IMDb rating 4.9as Princess Margaret
Sleepy Hollow1999IMDb rating 7.3as Sarah

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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A United Kingdom2016 Drama, Historyas Lady Lilly Canning
IMDb rating 6.918K votes
Sleepy Hollow1999 Fantasy, Horror, Mysteryas Sarah
IMDb rating 7.3416K votes
Captive2015as Meredith MacKenzie
IMDb rating 5.47.6K votes
The Water Man2020as Missus Bakemeyer
IMDb rating 5.64.9K votes
Churchill: The Hollywood Years2004as Princess Margaret
IMDb rating 4.92.7K votes
Sleepwalker2017
IMDb rating 5.11.4K votes
Nina2016as Nurse
IMDb rating 5.43.2K votes

Worked with

Jessica Oyelowo shares four films with David Oyelowo, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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David Oyelowo

Miranda Richardson

Christopher Lee

Keith David

Christopher Walken

Alfred Molina

Tim BurtonDirector, 1 film Amma AsanteDirector, 1 film Jerry JamesonDirector, 1 film

Films together

David Oyelowo4 films together, 2015 to 2020
David Oyelowo's page
- The Water Man2020IMDb rating 5.6Oyelowo as Missus BakemeyerOyelowo as Amos Boone
- A United Kingdom2016IMDb rating 6.9Oyelowo as Lady Lilly CanningOyelowo as Seretse Khama
- Nina2016IMDb rating 5.4Oyelowo as NurseOyelowo as Clifton Henderson
- Captive2015IMDb rating 5.4Oyelowo as Meredith MacKenzieOyelowo as Brian Nichols
Miranda Richardson2 films together, 1999 to 2004
Miranda Richardson's page
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years2004IMDb rating 4.9Oyelowo as Princess MargaretRichardson as Eva Braun
- Sleepy Hollow1999IMDb rating 7.3Oyelowo as SarahRichardson as Lady Van Tassel / Crone
Christopher Lee1 film together, 1999
Christopher Lee's page
- Sleepy Hollow1999IMDb rating 7.3Oyelowo as SarahLee as Burgomaster
Keith David1 film together, 2016
Keith David's page
- Nina2016IMDb rating 5.4Oyelowo as NurseDavid as Clifton's Father
Christopher Walken1 film together, 1999
Christopher Walken's page
- Sleepy Hollow1999IMDb rating 7.3Oyelowo as SarahWalken as Hessian Horseman
Alfred Molina1 film together, 2020
Alfred Molina's page
- The Water Man2020IMDb rating 5.6Oyelowo as Missus BakemeyerMolina as Jim Bussey
Tim BurtonDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Tim Burton
- Sleepy Hollow1999IMDb rating 7.3Oyelowo as Sarah
Amma AsanteDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Amma Asante
- A United Kingdom2016IMDb rating 6.9Oyelowo as Lady Lilly Canning
Jerry JamesonDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Jerry Jameson
- Captive2015IMDb rating 5.4Oyelowo as Meredith MacKenzie

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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