Jodhi May
Biography
Jodhi May is an English actress who started out as a child performer and became the youngest winner of the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival, honored at twelve for A World Apart. Born in London, she was drawn to film by her godfather, the producer Alain Poiré, and was discovered by casting director Susie Figgis while still at school in Camden. She studied English at Wadham College, Oxford, and went on to roles including Alice Munro in The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Lea Papin in Sister My Sister (1994), Lady Sarah Lennox in Aristocrats, and Florence Banner in Tipping the Velvet. Later work took in Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl (2003), Janet Stone in I, Anna (2012), and Queen Calanthe in The Witcher, plus A Quiet Passion (2016) and The Invisible Thread (2022). She also wrote for the series Moving On in 2018.
51years old
Turns 52 on May 8in 205 days
- Born London
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Jodhi Tania Edwards (birth name)Also credited as Jodhi Tania May
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 33 years1992 to 2025
Genres
Share
Did you know?!
A first
Jodhi May was the youngest winner of the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, taking the prize at age 12 for A World Apart in 1988.
First role
May was discovered by casting director Susie Figgis while she was a schoolgirl in Camden, and she first acted at 12 in A World Apart.
Behind the award
At 12, May made her acting debut in A World Apart in 1988. For that role she won a Best Actress award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, sharing it with co-stars Barbara Hershey and Linda Mvusi.
Jodhi May movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Terence Davies directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Daniel Craig's page
Pip Torrens's page
Terry Kinney's page
Anton Lesser's page
Martin Hancock's page
Greg Bennett's page
All films by Terence Davies
Box office
What Jodhi May's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$140 million
9 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$76M54.1% of the total
- 2$51M36.7% of the total
- 3$5.2M3.7% of the total
- 4$2.7M1.9% of the total
- 5$1.9M1.3% of the total
- 6$1.1M0.8% of the total
- 7$1.0M0.7% of the total
- 8$878K0.6% of the total
$186,425from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 1988 | Best Actress | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.