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Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones (born 24 May 1998) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Marianne Sheridan in the miniseries Normal People (2020), which earned her nominations for a British Academy Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. Her other television work includes Cold Feet (2016–2020) and War of the Worlds (2019–2021). In 2022, she starred in the comedy-thriller film Fresh, crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven, and the box office hit mystery drama Where the Crawdads Sing.

Daisy Edgar-Jones
Edgar-Jones at the 2021 South Bank Sky Arts Awards
Born
Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones[1][2]

(1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 (age 24)[3]
London, England
EducationThe Mount School for Girls
Woodhouse College
Alma materOpen University
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Early life and education


Daisy Edgar-Jones was born in the borough of Islington, London, the daughter of Wendy Edgar-Jones, a Northern Irish film editor (including on Sharpe and the 1999 drama serial version of Oliver Twist) and Philip Edgar-Jones, who is Scottish, and served as director of Sky Arts and head of entertainment at Sky.[4] She grew up in Muswell Hill, London, and first acted in a school play in Year 5.[5] She attended The Mount School for Girls and Woodhouse College[6] before being admitted to the National Youth Theatre.[7] She studied with the Open University.[8]


Career


After appearing in the 2016 Outnumbered Christmas Special on BBC One, at 17, Edgar-Jones was cast as Olivia Marsden in ITV's comedy drama Cold Feet alongside James Nesbitt.[9] In 2018, she appeared as Jessica Thompson in Silent Witness,[10] and in independent coming-of-age feature film Pond Life directed by Bill Buckhurst.[11][12] She was in the National Youth Theatre production of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.[13]

Edgar-Jones had a recurring role as Delia Rawson in 2019 BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack.

Edgar-Jones played Emily Gresham for the first two seasons of War of the Worlds opposite Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern.[14] In May 2019, it was announced that Edgar-Jones had been cast in the main role of Marianne alongside Paul Mescal as Connell in the Hulu and BBC Three series Normal People, an adaptation of the novel by Sally Rooney.[15][16]

Edgar-Jones starred in the February 2020 revival of Albion at the Almeida Theatre,[17] which was recorded and later broadcast by the BBC that August.[18] She appeared on British Vogue's 2020 list of influential women.[19]

Her first post-Normal People project, the thriller film Fresh, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.[20]

In 2022, Edgar-Jones had the starring role in the film adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens[21][22] and also starred in Dustin Lance Black's true crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven, an adaptation of Jon Krakauer's book of the same name.[23]


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
2018 Pond Life Cassie
2022 Fresh Noa
Where the Crawdads Sing Kya Clark

Television


Year Title Role Notes
2016–2020 Cold Feet Olivia Marsden Recurring role
2016 Outnumbered Kate Christmas TV special
2017 Silent Witness Jessica Thompson 2 episodes
2019 Gentleman Jack Delia Rawson 2 episodes
2019–2021 War of the Worlds Emily Gresham Main role
2020 Normal People Marianne Sheridan Main role
2022 Under the Banner of Heaven Brenda Lafferty Main role

Theatre


Year Title Role Venue(s) Notes
2017 The Reluctant Fundamentalist April Yard Theatre, London, England
2020 Albion Zara Almeida Theatre, London, England

Awards and nominations


Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2020 Normal People Gold Derby TV Awards Breakthrough Performer of the Year Nominated [24]
2021 Normal People Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [25]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated [26][27]
AACTA International Awards Best Actress in a Series Nominated [28]
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actress Nominated [29]
RTS Programme Awards Actor (Female) Nominated [30]
British Academy Television Awards Best Actress Nominated [31]
2022 Fresh Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards Best Actress Nominated [32]
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Nominated [33]
Under the Banner of Heaven Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Nominated [33]
Herself 75th Locarno Film Festival Leopard Club Award Won [34]

References


  1. Lupupa, Jill (25 February 2022). "Who is Daisy Edgar-Jones? What film is she set to star in next". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. Mullan, Emma (20 April 2021). "Photo: Dublin boutique discovers Daisy Edgar-Jones wore their clothes in Normal People". FM104. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "Daisy Edgar-Jones: Age, Height & Dating Details Of 'Normal People' Actress". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. Lamont, Tom (26 February 2022). "Daisy Edgar-Jones on life after Normal People: 'Should I be living it up more? Is this how our 20s are supposed to be?'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. Munankar, Vidita (15 March 2019). "RRR: Know all about Daisy Edgar Jones who plays the female lead opposite Jr NTR in SS Rajamouli's next". PinkVilla. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. "Woodhouse Drama student Daisy gets Cold Feet". Woodhouse College. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017.
  7. Paskett, Zoe (8 August 2017). "Actor Daisy Edgar-Jones: 'It's good to play a character unlike myself...I'm usually cast as the smiley one!'". Ham & High. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022.
  8. Fitch Little, Harriet (16 March 2020). "Meet the Charismatic Stars of the Highly-Anticipated Normal People Adaptation". Vogue. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. Hanna, Oife (28 January 2019). "Who Is Daisy Edgar-Jones? 'Cold Feet's Olivia Got Her Training In One Of The UK's Best Drama Institutions". Bustle. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. Dowell, Ben (18 February 2019). "Meet the cast of Cold Feet". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. "Cast & Crew". Pond Life. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. Nyayapati, Neeshita (14 March 2019). "Everything you need to know about Daisy Edgar Jones, the British actress playing the female lead opposite Jr NTR in RRR". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  13. Paskett, Zoe (3 August 2017). "Blue Stockings, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and The Host in NYT trio at The Yard". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. "New War Of The Worlds TV series cast, images, plot and more". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. Nolan, Emma (30 May 2019). "Sally Rooney's Normal People is coming to BBC and Connell and Marianne have been cast". Metro. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  16. "Filming commences for TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling novel Normal People for BBC Three". BBC. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  17. Wood, Alex (3 February 2019). "Daisy Edgar-Jones: Starring in Normal People was the best way to prepare for my stage debut at the Almeida". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  18. "BBC to air Albion, starring Victoria Hamilton and Daisy Edgar-Jones, on 16 August". London Theatre. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  19. "The Vogue 25: The Women Shaping 2020". British Vogue. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  20. Cuby, Michael (15 February 2022). "Daisy Edgar-Jones & Sebastian Stan go on a date from hell in 'Fresh' trailer". Nylon. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. N'Duka, Amanda (21 October 2020). "'Where the Crawdads Sing': 'Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones Set As Lead In Film Adaptation From 3000 Pictures, Hello Sunshine & Sony". Deadline. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  22. Hyland, Véronique (17 December 2020). "Daisy Edgar-Jones On Tackling Yet Another Literary Heroine". Elle. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  23. Otterson, Joe (25 June 2021). "Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in FX on Hulu Series 'Under the Banner of Heaven' From Dustin Lance Black". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  24. Montgomery, Daniel; Beachum, Chris; Dixon, Marcus James; Eng, Joyce; Laws, Zach; Sheehan, Paul (16 September 2020). "2020 Gold Derby TV Awards winners: 'Schitt's' sweeps, 'Succession' succeeds, Reese Witherspoon rules and much more". Gold Derby. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  25. "Golden Globes 2021: The Complete Nominations List". 3 February 2021.
  26. Giliberti, Luca (18 January 2021). "2021 Critics' Choice TV Awards: Full List of Nominations by Shows". Gold Derby. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  27. Schneider, Michael (18 January 2021). "'Ozark,' 'The Crown' and Netflix Lead 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  28. Jackson, Angelique (12 February 2021). "Australian Academy Announces Film & TV Nominees for AACTA International Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  29. Ramachandran, Naman (17 February 2021). "'Normal People,' 'I May Destroy You,' 'Small Axe,' 'Quiz,' Lead U.K.'s BPG Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  30. "Nominations announced for the RTS Programme Awards 2021". RTS. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  31. "Television - 2021". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  32. Anderson, Erik (1 July 2022). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' sweeps HCA Midseason Film Awards, Austin Butler named Best Actor". AwardsWatch. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  33. Schneider, Michael (7 July 2022). "'Severance,' 'Ted Lasso' Lead Streaming Nominees for 2nd Annual HCA TV Awards". Variety. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  34. Balaga, Marta (7 August 2022). "'Normal People' Star Daisy Edgar-Jones on 'Where the Crawdads Sing' and the 'Strangeness' of Stardom". Variety. Retrieved 11 August 2022.



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[es] Daisy Edgar-Jones

Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones (24 de mayo de 1998) es una actriz inglesa. Es más conocida por su papel de Marianne Sheridan en la miniserie Normal People (2020), que le valió nominaciones para un Premio de la Academia Británica de Televisión y un Premio Globo de Oro. Su otro trabajo televisivo incluye Cold Feet (2016-2020) y War of the Worlds (2019-2021). En 2022, protagonizó la película de comedia y suspenso Fresh.

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Дейзи Джессика Эдгар-Джонс (англ. Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones; род. 24 мая 1998) — британская актриса, известная телевизионными ролями в сериалах «Холодные ступни», «Война миров» и «Нормальные люди».


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