India de Beaufort
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India de Beaufort is an English actress and singer/songwriter from London whose appearances include roles in Basil Brush
and Run Fatboy Run
. She played Aneka, a pagan warrior maiden, in the 2009 series Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
. She recently starred as Miranda on One Tree Hill
.
, Surrey. Her mother is Karen de Beaufort, born in Liverpool in 1959 and her father is Nick Lloyd born in London in 1959. Both of her parents were in the entertainment industry as dancers during the 1970s and 1980s appearing in many British TV shows. She has an elder brother, Thomas Beaufort Lloyd (born 1985).
's "Every woman knows", in 1994. She had a brief appearance as an orphan in an episode of Penelope Keith
's Next of Kin
and made a guest appearance in the BBC's 1998 Dance with The Teletubbies
credited under her birth name, India Beaufort Lloyd.
Spending much of her childhood backstage watching her father perform in musical theatre productions such as Starlight Express
and Beyond the Rainbow
, and following her mother, dancer turned choreographer turned commercial agent, led both India and her brother Tom, to follow in their parents footsteps.
In 2002, aged 15, she signed to Entertainment Rights
as a singer and actress. She was then cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated The Basil Brush Show as India Beau. She went on to shoot three seasons with the show, and also performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, its Basil Brush". The song remained in the UK charts for three weeks at position 44.
During her time with the cast of Basil she performed the single at the Proms in the Park event in Hyde Park
in front of over 30,000 people. She took part in a nationwide tour, and went on to work with Entertainment Rights as a solo artist and songwriter. In 2005, aged 18, she parted ways with the company and ventured out on her own, continuing to write and record. At this time she also signed to a commercial agent, and went on to travel worldwide shooting ad campaigns for companies such as Clean & Clear
, Camelot Group
, Duru
, Osem
, and Sony Ericsson
.
In 2006 India performed in the music video for Katie Melua
's "It's Only Pain
", as Katie's body double. At the age of 19, India landed her first supporting role in a movie, as Maya in Simon Pegg
's Run Fatboy Run
, directed by David Schwimmer
. She has said in many interviews that this production switched her path from singer to actress.
At this point, India has said that she decided to take time out to train, and learn her craft, taking classes in Actors Studio
s in both London and Los Angeles. During this time India was asked to face a new makeup line, Me by Mezhgan, in the U.S., created by the head of American Idol
s make up department, Mezhgan Hussainy.
At the age of 21 India began shooting her first series regular role as the pagan warrior Aneka in BBC
/Comedy Central
s Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
. The comedy was shot in Budapest
, Hungary
. She joined the cast of One Tree Hill
to play Miranda Stone during the seventh season of the CW show, which new season premiered on 14 September 2009.
At the end of 2010 India was cast in the ABC Family
pilot "Jane By Design" as "India Jourdain".
In 2011, she guest starred in the episode "Chuck vs Agent X" for the TV series Chuck
.
Basil Brush
Basil Brush is a fictional anthropomorphic fox raconteur, best known for his appearances on daytime British children's television. He is primarily portrayed by a glove puppet, but has also been depicted in animated cartoon shorts and comic strips...
and Run Fatboy Run
Run Fatboy Run
Run Fatboy Run is a 2007 British comedy film directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton, Harish Patel, India de Beaufort, and Hank Azaria...
. She played Aneka, a pagan warrior maiden, in the 2009 series Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire is a British-American comedic sword and sorcery series created by Peter A. Knight, co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Media Rights Capital for Comedy Central and BBC Two, which premiered on April 9, 2009 in the USA and on June 11 in the UK. It began...
. She recently starred as Miranda on One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
.
Early life
Beaufort was born in Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon ThamesKingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the...
, Surrey. Her mother is Karen de Beaufort, born in Liverpool in 1959 and her father is Nick Lloyd born in London in 1959. Both of her parents were in the entertainment industry as dancers during the 1970s and 1980s appearing in many British TV shows. She has an elder brother, Thomas Beaufort Lloyd (born 1985).
Career
India began performing at a very young age, starting out with performances in music videos for artists such as LuluLulu (singer)
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
's "Every woman knows", in 1994. She had a brief appearance as an orphan in an episode of Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
Penelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL is an English actress.Having started her television career in the 1950s, Penelope Keith became a household name in the United Kingdom in the 1970s when she played Margo Leadbetter in the sitcom The Good Life...
's Next of Kin
Next of Kin (TV series)
Next of Kin is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1995 to 1997. It starred Penelope Keith in her last regular sitcom role. It was written byGavin Petrie and Jan Etherington....
and made a guest appearance in the BBC's 1998 Dance with The Teletubbies
Teletubbies
Teletubbies is a BBC children's television series targeted at pre-school viewers and produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme's original narrator was...
credited under her birth name, India Beaufort Lloyd.
Spending much of her childhood backstage watching her father perform in musical theatre productions such as Starlight Express
Starlight Express
Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Stilgoe and Arlene Phillips , with later revisions by Don Black and David Yazbek . The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates...
and Beyond the Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow is an American silent film starring Billie Dove and Harry T. Morey. The film is also notable as the first film actress Clara Bow appeared in.-Synopsis:...
, and following her mother, dancer turned choreographer turned commercial agent, led both India and her brother Tom, to follow in their parents footsteps.
In 2002, aged 15, she signed to Entertainment Rights
Entertainment Rights
Entertainment Rights Plc was a global media company. Its main role was in children and family television programming.The group was established in 1989 as Sleepykids. In 1999 it become entertainment rights and was focused on the creation and exploitation of major children's characters and brands...
as a singer and actress. She was then cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated The Basil Brush Show as India Beau. She went on to shoot three seasons with the show, and also performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, its Basil Brush". The song remained in the UK charts for three weeks at position 44.
During her time with the cast of Basil she performed the single at the Proms in the Park event in Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
in front of over 30,000 people. She took part in a nationwide tour, and went on to work with Entertainment Rights as a solo artist and songwriter. In 2005, aged 18, she parted ways with the company and ventured out on her own, continuing to write and record. At this time she also signed to a commercial agent, and went on to travel worldwide shooting ad campaigns for companies such as Clean & Clear
Clean & Clear
Clean & Clear is a line of dermatology products owned by Johnson & Johnson.The brand was originally developed by Revlon as a line of sensitive skin personal care items in 1957. The "Clean & Clear" name was based on products that contained no fragrance or dyes, and left no residue after rinsing. The...
, Camelot Group
Camelot Group
Camelot GroupCamelot is a private limited company, its entire share issue is owned by a single shareholder, as detailed above. are the operators of the UK National Lottery. Camelot Group was awarded the National Lottery franchise in 1993 and was re-awarded the franchise in 2001 and again in 2007...
, Duru
Duru
Duru is an administrative ward in the Kongwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 9,686....
, Osem
Osem (company)
Osem Investments Ltd. is one of the largest food manufacturers and distributors in Israel.The group is majority owned by Nestlé S.A...
, and Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
.
In 2006 India performed in the music video for Katie Melua
Katie Melua
Ketevan "Katie" Melua is a British-Georgian singer, songwriter and musician. She moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then to England at fourteen. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003...
's "It's Only Pain
It's Only Pain
"It's Only Pain" is the seventh single by Georgian born songstress Katie Melua and the fourth from her second album, Piece by Piece. The song is said to be about her pain at breaking-up with her boyfriend, Luke Pritchard.-Music video:...
", as Katie's body double. At the age of 19, India landed her first supporting role in a movie, as Maya in Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
's Run Fatboy Run
Run Fatboy Run
Run Fatboy Run is a 2007 British comedy film directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton, Harish Patel, India de Beaufort, and Hank Azaria...
, directed by David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York City, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
. She has said in many interviews that this production switched her path from singer to actress.
At this point, India has said that she decided to take time out to train, and learn her craft, taking classes in Actors Studio
Actors Studio
The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded October 5, 1947, by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, Robert Lewis and Anna Sokolow who provided...
s in both London and Los Angeles. During this time India was asked to face a new makeup line, Me by Mezhgan, in the U.S., created by the head of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
s make up department, Mezhgan Hussainy.
At the age of 21 India began shooting her first series regular role as the pagan warrior Aneka in BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
/Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
s Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire is a British-American comedic sword and sorcery series created by Peter A. Knight, co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Media Rights Capital for Comedy Central and BBC Two, which premiered on April 9, 2009 in the USA and on June 11 in the UK. It began...
. The comedy was shot in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. She joined the cast of One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
to play Miranda Stone during the seventh season of the CW show, which new season premiered on 14 September 2009.
At the end of 2010 India was cast in the ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
pilot "Jane By Design" as "India Jourdain".
In 2011, she guest starred in the episode "Chuck vs Agent X" for the TV series Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
.