Jessica Oyelowo
| Jessica Oyelowo | |
|---|---|
 Jessica Oyelowo at the International Press Academy’s 12th Annual Satellite Awards | |
| Born |
Jessica Watson 1978 (age 37–38) |
| Spouse(s) | David Oyelowo (m. 1998) |
| Children | 4 |
Jessica Oyelowo (née Watson; 1978) is an English actress. In 2006, she starred as Detective Sergeant Alex Jones[1] in Mayo and went on to appear in Murphy's Law alongside James Nesbitt, in 2007.[2] She appeared as Mrs Equiano (alongside her husband as Olaudah Equiano) in Grace Unshackled – The Olaudah Equiano Story, a radio play adapting Equiano's autobiography. This was first broadcast on BBC 7 on 8 April 2007.[3]
She attended Woodbridge School as a child and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre. She lives in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California with her husband, actor David Oyelowo, and their four children.[4][5][6]
Filmography
Film
- Sleepy Hollow (1999, as Sarah)
- Madame Bovary (2000, as Felicite)
- Don Quixote (2000, as 1st Handmaiden)
- The Sight (2000, as Isobel)
- The Deal (2003, as Make-up Artist)
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004, as Princess Margaret)
- Inseparable (2008, as Camille Hutton)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010, as Woman with Large Poitrine in Red Queen Court)
- Captive (2015, as Meredith MacKenzie)
Television
- Unfinished Business (1999, 2 episodes, as Flora)
- People Like Us (1999, 1 episode, as Emma 'The Lodger')
- Reach for the Moon (2000, 1 episode, as Claire Jones)
- Lee Evans: So What Now? (2001, 1 episode, as Swinger)
- Helen West (2002, 2 episodes, as Rose Darvey)
- Hex (2004, 2 episodes, as Rachel McBain)
- The Gil Mayo Mysteries (2006, 8 episodes, as DS Alex Jones)
- Murphy's Law (2007, 3 episodes, as D.C. Jackie Cole)
- Off the Map (2011, 1 episode, as Chloe)
- Childrens Hospital (2012, 1 episode, as Mother)
Short films
- Big Guy (2009, as Bear Vendor)
- Rahab (2011, as Rahab)
Stage work
- Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxanne) at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, 2006 [7]
- Ana in Love (play) at Hackney Empire for Inside Intelligence 2007
- As You Like It (Rosalind) for Inside Intelligence 1997, her professional debut
References
- ↑ Suffolk actress in crime show Ipswitch Star. March 31, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2015 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Be glad he's on your side". BBC. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ↑ BBC – Press Office – Network Radio Programme Information Week 15 Easter Sunday 15 April 2007
- ↑ "Upwardly mobile: David Oyelowo on going from Tooting Bec to Tom Cruise's jet". The Independent. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ Ryan Gilbey. "David Oyelowo: 'No one says to Oliver Stone: white characters AGAIN?'". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "David Oyelowo comes out of 'Nowhere' to become star". USA Today. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ Theatre. Cyrano de Bergerac The Guardian. December 7, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2015
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