Jennie Jacques
Encyclopedia
Jennie Jacques is an English
actress who first came to prominence playing Annie Miller
, a significant role featuring in five episodes of the BBC
series Desperate Romantics
, a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
, first broadcast on BBC Two
in July and August 2009.
police series The Bill
, made by Talkback Thames, and artists' model Annie Miller
in the BBC Two
period drama
Desperate Romantics
.
Jacques has also been cast as Beth in Paul Andrew Williams
' home invasion urban thriller Cherry Tree Lane
. In August 2009 she began filming a futuristic thriller called Shank, playing Ree Ree. The film is about gang warfare and set in a decaying future London
, and is directed by Mo Ali.
Jennie has also appeared in Casualty on BBC1. She played Lily Knowles, the carer of Megan Roach, in the episode: "Nice and Easy Does It" (S24E47) broadcast on 07/08/2010.
In 2011, Jacques was featured in the promotional video for the Mason
single, Boadicea.
2010
Casualty (TVSeries)
Lily (Megan Roach's Carer
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actress who first came to prominence playing Annie Miller
Annie Miller
Annie Miller was an English artists' model who, among others, sat for the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais. Her on-off relationship with Holman Hunt has been dramatised several times.-Early life:Annie Miller was born in...
, a significant role featuring in five episodes of the 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...
series Desperate Romantics
Desperate Romantics
Desperate Romantics is a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, first broadcast on BBC Two between 21 July and 25 August 2009.-Overview:...
, a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti...
, first broadcast on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
in July and August 2009.
Career
Jacques' television credits include playing murder suspect Katie Fielding in the BritishGreat Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
police series The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, made by Talkback Thames, and artists' model Annie Miller
Annie Miller
Annie Miller was an English artists' model who, among others, sat for the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais. Her on-off relationship with Holman Hunt has been dramatised several times.-Early life:Annie Miller was born in...
in the BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
period drama
Costume drama
A costume drama or period drama is a period piece in which elaborate costumes, sets and properties are featured in order to capture the ambiance of a particular era.The term is usually used in the context of film and television...
Desperate Romantics
Desperate Romantics
Desperate Romantics is a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, first broadcast on BBC Two between 21 July and 25 August 2009.-Overview:...
.
Jacques has also been cast as Beth in Paul Andrew Williams
Paul Andrew Williams
Paul Andrew Williams is a British film writer and director, born in Portsmouth, England in 1973. He won the New Director's Award for his film London to Brighton in the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival.-Career:...
' home invasion urban thriller Cherry Tree Lane
Cherry Tree Lane
Cherry Tree Lane is a British urban dramatic horror-thriller film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film tells the story of a middle-aged couple who are terrorized in their home by a group of teenagers who plan to kill their son who has grassed-up one of their friends.-Cast:*...
. In August 2009 she began filming a futuristic thriller called Shank, playing Ree Ree. The film is about gang warfare and set in a decaying future London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and is directed by Mo Ali.
Jennie has also appeared in Casualty on BBC1. She played Lily Knowles, the carer of Megan Roach, in the episode: "Nice and Easy Does It" (S24E47) broadcast on 07/08/2010.
In 2011, Jacques was featured in the promotional video for the Mason
Mason (DJ)
Mason is the stage name of the Dutch music producer duo Iason Chronis and Coen Berrier . They had a number one on the UK Dance Chart in 2007 with their track Exceeder. Exceeder had originally been an instrumental and had received a vinyl only release in the UK in 2006...
single, Boadicea.
Television
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... |
Katie Fielding - Teenage Kicks: Part One (2009) - Teenage Kicks: Part Two (2009) |
| Desperate Romantics Desperate Romantics Desperate Romantics is a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, first broadcast on BBC Two between 21 July and 25 August 2009.-Overview:... |
Annie Miller Annie Miller Annie Miller was an English artists' model who, among others, sat for the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais. Her on-off relationship with Holman Hunt has been dramatised several times.-Early life:Annie Miller was born in... |
|
| 2010 | Lark Rise to Candleford Lark Rise to Candleford Lark Rise to Candleford is a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels about the countryside of north-east Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England, at the end of the 19th century. They were written by Flora Thompson and first published together in 1945... |
Emily Mullins |
| 2010 | BBC3 Pilot: Stanley Park Stanley Park (TV series) Stanley Park is one of a collection of drama pilot episodes produced for BBC Three and was broadcast on 10 June 2010. The story focuses on a group of young friends going through a life-changing period of their lives... |
Raggedy Ann |
2010
Casualty (TVSeries)
Lily (Megan Roach's Carer
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cherry Tree Lane Cherry Tree Lane Cherry Tree Lane is a British urban dramatic horror-thriller film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film tells the story of a middle-aged couple who are terrorized in their home by a group of teenagers who plan to kill their son who has grassed-up one of their friends.-Cast:*... |
Beth | |
| Shank | Ree Ree |