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Jade Jordan (born 1988) is an Irish actor and writer. She is known for her role in the horror film You Are Not My Mother (2021) and for her autobiography Nanny, Ma and Me.[1][2][3][4]

Jade Jordan
Jade Jordan in 2022
Born	1988 Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor, author
Years active	2014–present

Early life

Jordan was born in Dublin and grew up in the Fingal suburb of Blanchardstown with her sister Pariss. Jordan attended secondary school at Coolmine Community School. She then did a course in theatre studies at Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education.[5][6] In 2009, Jordan moved to London for drama school, graduating in 2013.[2][7] She later trained at Bow Street Academy.[6][3][5]

Career

In 2021, Jordan produced and wrote her first feature, The Colour Between. It was funded by Screen Ireland.[8][9][10][11] She has performed with the Abbey Theatre and the Druid Theatre Company.[12]

Jordan's 2021 autobiography Nanny, Ma and Me describes her experiences as a Black Irish woman and tells the stories of her grandmother, Kathleen, and her mother, Dominique. Kathleen, born in 1932, moved from Ireland to London in the 1950s to studying nursing. In 1963, she married Larry, a Jamaican man who moved to England as part of the Windrush generation. The couple had three children, including Dominique, and lived in Walthamstow. The family returned to Dublin in 1978, first living in a tenement building on Seán McDermott Street before moving to Blanchardstown in the 1980s.[13][2][7][14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Lucifer's Night	Bethany
2018	Rosie	Megan
2020	Ascending Grace	Sarah	Short film
2021	Foxglove	Robin	Short film
	The Colour Between	Annalise	Short film; also writer and producer
	You Are Not My Mother	Ms. Devlin
	X Marks the Spot	Emer	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Doctors	Jen Hawkins	Episode: "Worry Dolls"
2019	The Virtues	Doctor	1 episode
2021	Kin	Nellie Akanji	1 episode
2022	No Return	Tara Fisher	2 episodes
	Redemption	Debbie Gleeson

Music videos

Song	Year	Artist	Notes
"Waiting to Breathe"	2021	Elaine Mai

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Citysong		Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2021	Irish Film London	Súil Eile Award		Won	[15]
	Irish Book Awards	Audience Choice Award	Nanny, Ma and Me	Shortlisted	[16]
2022	Dublin International Film Festival	Discovery Award	The Colour Between	Nominated
	IFTA Awards	Best Short Film		Nominated	[lower-alpha 1]

Notes

References

External links

• Jade Jordan at IMDb

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