Jessica Raine
Biography
Jessica Raine is an English actress who grew up on a farm in Herefordshire and decided at 13 that she wanted to act. She studied drama and cultural studies in Bristol, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 2008. Her early stage credits included Harper Regan, Gethsemane and Punk Rock, and she received a Manchester Evening News award in the supporting actress category. On television she became known as Jenny Lee in Call the Midwife, leading the BBC One drama for its first three series, and she played Doctor Who producer Verity Lambert in the drama An Adventure in Space and Time (2013). Her other television work includes Line of Duty, Partners in Crime, The Last Post, Baptiste, Becoming Elizabeth and The Devil's Hour, and she has also appeared in radio plays.
44years old
Turns 45 on May 20in 219 days
- Born Eardisley
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Jessica Helen Lloyd (birth name)Also credited as Jessica Lloyd
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 7 years2012 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019CarmillaIMDb rating 5.3
- 2018BenjaminIMDb rating 6.5
- 2013An Adventure in Space and TimeIMDb rating 8.2
- 2012The Woman in BlackIMDb rating 6.4
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Early training
After finishing her degree, Raine applied to drama schools but none of them accepted her. She then spent a year in Thailand teaching English as a second language.
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Worked with
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Films together
Brian Cox's page
Ciarán Hinds's page
Lesley Manville's page
Daniel Radcliffe's page
Anna Chancellor's page
David Bradley's page
James WatkinsDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by James Watkins
Terry McDonoughDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Terry McDonough
All films by Simon Amstell
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