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Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley (born December 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. Her accolades include a Laurence Olivier Award and a BAFTA Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Buckley began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC TV talent show I'd Do Anything, in which she came second. A RADA graduate, her early onscreen appearances were in BBC television series, such as War & Peace (2016) and Taboo (2017). Buckley made her film debut playing the lead role in Beast (2017), and had her breakthrough starring in the musical film Wild Rose (2018). Her performance as an aspiring country music singer in the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Buckley's career progressed with starring roles in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), season four of Fargo (2020), The Lost Daughter (2021), Men (2022) and Women Talking (2022). Her performance in The Lost Daughter earned her nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Buckley's portrayal of Sally Bowles in a 2021 West End theatre revival of Cabaret won her the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2022, she released the collaborative album For All Our Days That Tear the Heart with Bernard Butler, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize.

Infobox

Born
December 1989 (age 35–36)Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Education
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
Occupations
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Years active
2008–present
Spouse
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Children
1
Relatives
Madge Clifford (great-grandmother)
Awards
Full list

Tables

Key · Performances and works › Film
Denotes productions that have not yet been released
· Performances and works › Film
2011
Join My Band
Role(s)
Stella
Notes
Short film
2012
Crosswinds
Role(s)
Jessie
Notes
Short film
2013
Role(s)
Luna (voice)
Notes
English dub
2017
Red Light
Role(s)
Kelly
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Moll Huntford
2018
Pulsar
Role(s)
Cassa
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Rose-Lynn Harlan
2019
A Battle in Waterloo
Role(s)
Ellen
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Rosalyn Wilder
2020
Role(s)
Queen Victoria
Role(s)
Sheila Wynne
Role(s)
Jo Robinson
Role(s)
Young Woman
2021
Role(s)
Young Leda Caruso
2022
Men
Role(s)
Harper Marlowe
Role(s)
Mariche
Role(s)
Isabel Fezziwig (voice)
2023
Role(s)
Anna
Role(s)
Rose Gooding
2025
Role(s)
Agnes Shakespeare
How to Shoot a Ghost
Role(s)
Photographer
Notes
Short film
2026
Role(s)
Bride of Frankenstein
Notes
Post-production
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
Join My Band
Stella
Short film
2012
Crosswinds
Jessie
Short film
2013
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Luna (voice)
English dub
2017
Red Light
Kelly
Short film
Beast
Moll Huntford
2018
Pulsar
Cassa
Short film
Wild Rose
Rose-Lynn Harlan
2019
A Battle in Waterloo
Ellen
Short film
Judy
Rosalyn Wilder
2020
Dolittle
Queen Victoria
The Courier
Sheila Wynne
Misbehaviour
Jo Robinson
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Young Woman
2021
The Lost Daughter
Young Leda Caruso
2022
Men
Harper Marlowe
Women Talking
Mariche
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Isabel Fezziwig (voice)
2023
Fingernails
Anna
Wicked Little Letters
Rose Gooding
2025
Hamnet
Agnes Shakespeare
How to Shoot a Ghost
Photographer
Short film
2026
The Bride!
Bride of Frankenstein
Post-production
· Performances and works › Television
2008
Role(s)
Herself (contestant)
Notes
Runner-up
2010–2011
Role(s)
Shades of Love
Notes
Emily Strong
2014
Role(s)
Kitty Batten
Notes
Episode: "Trove"
2016
Role(s)
Marya Bolkonskaya
Notes
6 episodes
2017
Role(s)
Lorna Bow
Notes
7 episodes
Role(s)
Honor Martin
Notes
6 episodes
2018
Role(s)
Marian Halcombe
Notes
5 episodes
2019
Role(s)
Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Notes
5 episodes
2020
Role(s)
Oraetta Mayflower
Notes
Season 4 (10 episodes)
2021
Role(s)
Juliet
Notes
Royal National Theatre play for Sky Arts
2025
The Scarecrows' Wedding
Role(s)
Betty O'Barley (voice)
Notes
Television film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008
I'd Do Anything
Herself (contestant)
Runner-up
2010–2011
Shades of Love
Emily Strong
3 episodes
2014
Endeavour
Kitty Batten
Episode: "Trove"
2016
War & Peace
Marya Bolkonskaya
6 episodes
2017
Taboo
Lorna Bow
7 episodes
The Last Post
Honor Martin
6 episodes
2018
The Woman in White
Marian Halcombe
5 episodes
2019
Chernobyl
Lyudmilla Ignatenko
5 episodes
2020
Fargo
Oraetta Mayflower
Season 4 (10 episodes)
2021
Romeo & Juliet
Juliet
Royal National Theatre play for Sky Arts
2025
The Scarecrows' Wedding
Betty O'Barley (voice)
Television film
· Performances and works › Video games
2022
Role(s)
Kate Wilder
Notes
Voice, motion capture, and likeness
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2022
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Kate Wilder
Voice, motion capture, and likeness
· Performances and works › Theatre
2013
Role(s)
Miranda
Notes
Shakespeare's Globe
Role(s)
Kate
Notes
Shakespeare's Globe
Role(s)
Katherine
Notes
Noël Coward Theatre
2015
Role(s)
Perdita
Notes
Garrick Theatre
2021–2022
Role(s)
Cabaret
Notes
Sally Bowles
Year
Title
Role
Venue
2008–2009
A Little Night Music
Anne Egerman
Menier Chocolate FactoryGarrick Theatre
2013
The Tempest
Miranda
Shakespeare's Globe
Gabriel
Kate
Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V
Katherine
Noël Coward Theatre
2015
The Winter's Tale
Perdita
Garrick Theatre
2021–2022
Cabaret
Sally Bowles
Playhouse Theatre

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  29. "Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw & Jessie Buckley To Star In Miss World Film 'Misbehaviour' For Left Bank & Pathé – AFM"
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