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Jessica Raine
Birthday:
1982
Birth Name:
Jessica Helen Lloyd
Height:
168 cm
Biography
It was a very idyllic childhood, surrounded by utterly beautiful landscapes that I got very, very bored of when I hit my teens. But being on your own a lot and being bored is good for your imagination. It makes it stretch.
It was a very idyllic childhood, surrounded by utterly beautiful landscapes that I got very, very bored of when I hit my teens. But being on your own a lot and being bored is good for your imagination. It makes it stretch.
You have that moment just before you go on - I've had it in every play - where you just kind of want to run away. There's a whole audience, and they are waiting outside, and you're like, 'Why am I doing this again? Why? Why?'
You have that moment just before you go on - I've had it in every play - where you just kind of want to run away. There's a whole audience, and they are waiting outside, and you're like, 'Why am I doing this again? Why? Why?'
My fondest memories are of watching lambs being delivered.
My fondest memories are of watching lambs being delivered.
The most common place I get stopped by fans is the ladies'.
The most common place I get stopped by fans is the ladies'.
I've not stopped going on public transport. I love going on it.
I've not stopped going on public transport. I love going on it.
I hadn't realized what an institution 'Doctor Who' is.
I hadn't realized what an institution 'Doctor Who' is.
For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.
For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.
The first time I had to hold a baby, I was really nervous, but I soon grew in confidence.
The first time I had to hold a baby, I was really nervous, but I soon grew in confidence.
I am not posh. I went to a comprehensive school.
I am not posh. I went to a comprehensive school.
I would like to explore comedy, I want to do more theatre, and I definitely want a future in film. I love science-fiction.
I would like to explore comedy, I want to do more theatre, and I definitely want a future in film. I love science-fiction.
I don't want to sound too bleeding heart, because I know how lucky I've been, but I never knew how hard it was to be the lead in a television show.
I don't want to sound too bleeding heart, because I know how lucky I've been, but I never knew how hard it was to be the lead in a television show.
I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country accent.
I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country accent.
I grew up just outside Hay-on-Wye, on the borders of Wales, on a farm. It was an amazing childhood, but I got a bit stir crazy when I hit my teens. There was the feeling of having to get out, you know, but it was definitely idyllic.
I grew up just outside Hay-on-Wye, on the borders of Wales, on a farm. It was an amazing childhood, but I got a bit stir crazy when I hit my teens. There was the feeling of having to get out, you know, but it was definitely idyllic.
It's amazing what it opens up in women when you tell them you've just played a midwife.
It's amazing what it opens up in women when you tell them you've just played a midwife.
I'm certainly not squeamish at all. The countryside makes you very aware of birth and death.
I'm certainly not squeamish at all. The countryside makes you very aware of birth and death.
My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage.
My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage.
I always knew that the only thing I wanted to do was act, but it took me a long time to say it out loud to anyone, let alone myself. I am surprised by how dogged I have been in wanting to make a living as a respected actress.
I always knew that the only thing I wanted to do was act, but it took me a long time to say it out loud to anyone, let alone myself. I am surprised by how dogged I have been in wanting to make a living as a respected actress.
I find that women want to tell me about their birthing experiences. In the most excruciating detail. It's not put me off having children, but I do feel like I know too much.
I find that women want to tell me about their birthing experiences. In the most excruciating detail. It's not put me off having children, but I do feel like I know too much.
I have a lot of Breton striped top and silk shirts that always feel good. I also like things with a masculine edge and dislike anything too girly.
I have a lot of Breton striped top and silk shirts that always feel good. I also like things with a masculine edge and dislike anything too girly.
I've been thinking recently about all the qualities you need in order to be an actor. First and foremost, you've got to have a thick skin and give out an 'I don't give a monkey's what you think' kind of vibe, while at the same time really caring what everyone thinks. You've got to be tough and sensitive at the same time.
I've been thinking recently about all the qualities you need in order to be an actor. First and foremost, you've got to have a thick skin and give out an 'I don't give a monkey's what you think' kind of vibe, while at the same time really caring what everyone thinks. You've got to be tough and sensitive at the same time.
You know that book 'Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking', by Susan Cain? That's like my manifesto. The older I get, the more I think I could be a hermit.
You know that book 'Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking', by Susan Cain? That's like my manifesto. The older I get, the more I think I could be a hermit.
On stage, I find anger at the unfairness of the world easily.
On stage, I find anger at the unfairness of the world easily.
I have a really adaptable face, but when I am just being me, people always think I am younger than I am.
I have a really adaptable face, but when I am just being me, people always think I am younger than I am.
I did an A Level in Theatre Studies and had a really inspirational teacher, and then I just went on to university.
I did an A Level in Theatre Studies and had a really inspirational teacher, and then I just went on to university.
After filming, I can't wait to shake off all that '50s primness. I'll go out to a gig and dance ridiculously. I love to lose myself in music. Just letting go - it's dead important.
After filming, I can't wait to shake off all that '50s primness. I'll go out to a gig and dance ridiculously. I love to lose myself in music. Just letting go - it's dead important.
Jessica Raine
Jessica was born in 1982 and brought up on a farm near Eardisley, Herefordshire. Wanting to act from an early age she read drama at the University of the West of England at Bristol before taking a gap year to teach English in Thailand. On return she enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from where she graduated in 2008. Over the next couple of years she distinguished herself as a promising stage actress appearing with the Young Vic in the leading role of Jacobean tragedy 'The Changeling',at the National Theatre in 'Rocket to the Moon' and in 'Ghosts' and winning the Manchester Evening News award for best supporting actress in the revival of 'Punk Rock'. At the beginning of 2012 she became known to a far wider audience taking the lead role in the nostalgic television series 'Call the Midwife'.
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