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Tallulah Jessica Elina Hynes (née Stevenson; born 30 October 1972[1]) is an English actress, director and writer. Known professionally as Jessica Stevenson until 2007,[2] she was one of the creators, writers and stars of the British sitcom Spaced and has worked as a writer and actress for over two decades.

Jessica Hynes
Hynes in 2008
Born
Tallulah Jessica Elina Stevenson

(1972-10-30) 30 October 1972 (age 50)
London, England
Other namesJessica Stevenson
Occupation
  • Actress
  • director
  • writer
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Adam Hynes
​
(m. 2002)​
Children3

Hynes has been nominated for a Tony, a Laurence Olivier Award, five BAFTAs (winning two) and three British Comedy Awards (winning two).


Early life


Hynes was born in Lewisham, south London, and grew up in Brighton, where she attended St Luke's Infant and Junior Schools and Dorothy Stringer High School.[3]


Career


As a teenager Hynes was a member of the National Youth Theatre company, and made her stage début with the company in Lionel Bart's Blitz in 1990.[4] In 1992–1993 she played a season at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. In the same year, she appeared in Peter Greenaway's 1993 film The Baby of Mâcon, playing the first midwife. In 1994, Hynes appeared as an uncredited extra in the first episode of The Day Today in the Attitudes Night segment, a parody of UK's changing attitudes represented through TV programmes, Hynes appears in the 'Kiddystare' segment, a parody of Minipops.

Known professionally as Jessica Stevenson until 2007, early in her career she teamed up with future Spaced co-star Katy Carmichael in a comedy double-act called the Liz Hurleys, appeared in two productions at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, and played parts on television in the nursing drama Staying Alive (1996–1997) and short-lived sketch shows Six Pairs of Pants, (Un)natural Acts and Asylum—where the Spaced team (Stevenson, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright) first assembled. She guest starred in the first episode of Midsomer Murders in 1997. From 1998 to 2000 Hynes played the supporting role of Cheryl in the hit sitcom The Royle Family and reprised the role for special episodes in 2006, 2009 and 2010. In 1999, she co-wrote and starred in Spaced.

Her London theatre début was in April 2002, playing the tough ex-prisoner "Bolla" in Jez Butterworth's The Night Heron at the Royal Court.[5] In 2004 she played a minor part as Yvonne in horror comedy Shaun of the Dead, again working with Pegg and Wright. In the same year, she was also cast as Magda, friend of the titular character, in the Hollywood sequel Bridget Jones' Diary 2 also called Bridget Jones' Diary: The Edge of Reason. In 2005, Hynes took the lead role in the BBC One sitcom According to Bex (which she would later come to regret),[2] and had a starring role in British comedy Confetti alongside Jimmy Carr, Martin Freeman and Mark Heap.

In early 2007, Hynes took a lead role in the film Magicians, starring alongside comic duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb. She provided the voice of Mafalda Hopkirk in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Hynes played Joan Redfern in the 2007 Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood". She then appeared in part two of the story "The End of Time", playing a character named Verity Newman, who is Joan's great granddaughter.[6] Hynes appeared in Big Finish's Eighth Doctor audio adventure "Invaders from Mars", with her Spaced colleague Simon Pegg. She starred in Son of Rambow (credited as Jessica Stevenson), playing Mary Proudfoot opposite the star of the film, Bill Milner. In November 2007, BBC One released Learners, a comedy drama television movie which Hynes starred in and wrote.[7]

Hynes co-wrote the pilot Phoo Action, based on the cartoons of Jamie Hewlett, which was transmitted on BBC Three in early 2008.[8] In the same year, Hynes appeared in the film Faintheart and in a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests at the Old Vic. In 2009 she made her Broadway début in the play's transfer[9] and was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance. Hynes stated that she planned to pursue a solo career as a stand-up comedian[10] and was working on a children's book, Ants in the Marmalade.[11] Later that year, she returned to the Royal Court in The Priory, a new play by Michael Wynne.[12]

Hynes appeared as a "right-on" PR person, Siobhan Sharpe, in the London Olympics centred satire Twenty Twelve, of which the first series screened on BBC Four in 2011, moving to BBC Two in spring 2012. A further series was screened in July 2012. She reprised the role in the 2014 series W1A for which she won a BAFTA. In October 2012, she released a duet with singer Anthony Strong of Slim Gaillard's Laughing in Rhythm. The following month, Hynes appeared in the film Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger, in which she plays competition host Angel Matthews.[13] In December 2012 she appeared with co-star Hugh Bonneville in World's Most Dangerous Roads, travelling through Georgia.

In 2017 Hynes played the role of a medieval knight in the revival series of The Crystal Maze and Emmeline Pankhurst in the UK take of “Drunk History”. In the same year, Hynes directed her first feature film, The Fight, produced by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza. In 2018, Hynes played the role of a mother in the BBC Four programme There She Goes. She stars alongside David Tennant, raising a daughter with a severe learning disability. It is based on the real life of writer Shaun Pye, whose daughter was born with a chromosomal disorder.[14] Also in 2018, she played the character of ‘Marv’ in the online series Jack and Dean of All Trades which ran for two seasons on Fullscreen and later the Jack and Dean YouTube channel following the closure of Fullscreen's video on-demand service. The following year in 2019, she starred in the BBC and HBO production Years and Years.


Filmography



Television


Year Title Role Format Notes
1994The House of EliottCharlotte ParkerTV seriesSeries 3, episode 1
1995Six Pairs of PantsVarious charactersTV series
Tears Before BedtimeMaggieTV series
Crown ProsecutorJackie SouthTV series
1996Mash and PeasVarious rolesTV series
AsylumMartha & Nurse McFaddenTV series
1996–1997Staying AliveAlice TimpsonTV series
1997Midsomer MurdersJudith LessiterTV seriesEpisode: "The Killings at Badger's Drift"
Armstrong and MillerVarious rolesTV seriesSeries 1–2
Harry Enfield and ChumsTV seriesEpisode: "Harry Enfield and His Yule Log Chums"
1998Unnatural ActsVarious rolesTV seriesEpisodes 1, 2, 4, 5
Alexei Sayle’s Merry-Go-RoundAlice, the Ayatollah's AssistantTV seriesEpisode 1
1998–2010The Royle FamilyCheryl CarrollTV seriesEpisodes: "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Sunday Afternoon", "Dad's Birthday", "Wedding Day", "Pregnancy", "Antony's Birthday", "Decorating", "Funeral", "The Christening", "The Queen of Sheba", "The Golden Egg Cup", "Joe's Crackers"
1999People Like UsSarahTV seriesEpisode: "The Estate Agent"
1999–2001SpacedDaisy SteinerTV seriesCo-wrote with Simon Pegg
2001Randall & HopkirkFelia SiderovaTV seriesEpisodes: "Mental Apparition Disorder", "Drop Dead"
Bob & RoseHolly VanceTV series
Comedy LabWifeTV seriesEpisode: "Knife & Wife"
2002Dick WhittingtonThe Good FairyTV film
Black BooksEvaTV seriesEpisode: "Hello Sun"
2005According to BexRebecca 'Bex' AtwellTV series
2006Pinochet in SuburbiaPolice GuardTV film
The Secret Policeman's BallMrs. PeacockStaged show
QIHerselfTV seriesEpisode: "Domesticity"
Agatha Christie's MarpleAimee GriffithTV seriesEpisode: "The Moving Finger"
2007Doctor WhoJoan RedfernTV seriesEpisodes: "Human Nature", "The Family of Blood"
LearnersBevTV film
Never Mind the BuzzcocksHerselfTV seriesSeries 21, episode 1
2010Doctor WhoVerity NewmanTV seriesEpisode: "The End of Time, Part Two"
2010Lizzie and SarahVarious rolesTV pilot
2011–2012Twenty TwelveSiobhan SharpeTV seriesWon RTS Best Comedy Performance award
2011SkinsCrystalTV seriesEpisode: "Everyone"
The HourJane KishTV seriesEpisode 4
2012One NightCarolTV series
World's Most Dangerous RoadsHerselfTV seriesEpisode 2
2013BlandingsDaphne LittlewoodTV series
Up the WomenMargaretTV seriesWriter
CrackanoryStorytellerTV seriesreading "My Former Self" by Holly Walsh
2014–2017W1ASiobhan SharpeBBC Two comedy series
2014Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledHerselfTV seriesEpisode 2
2015Celebrity SquaresHerselfTV seriesSeries 2, Episode 2
20158 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownHerselfTV series
2016The Keith Lemon Sketch ShowManagerTV seriesSeries 2: "The Cartoon Job Centre" sketch
Jack and Dean of All TradesMarvWeb series
Hooten & the LadyElla BondTV series
2017The Crystal MazeThe KnightTV series
2018–2020There She GoesEmily YatesTV series2 series
2019Years and YearsEdith LyonsTV series
2022MoodLauraTV series
The Witchfinder[15] Old Myers BBC Two comedy series
Inside No. 9HelenTV seriesEpisode: “A Random Act of Kindness”
Life After Life Mrs. Glover [16]
Am I Being Unreasonable? Becca TV series

Film


YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Swing KidsHelgaCredited as Jessica Stevenson
The Baby of MâconThe First MidwifeCredited as Jessica Stevenson
2000Born RomanticLibbyCredited as Jessica Stevenson
2002Tomorrow La Scala!VictoriaCredited as Jessica Stevenson
PureParamedicCredited as Jessica Stevenson
2004Shaun of the DeadYvonneCredited as Jessica Stevenson
Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonMagdaCredited as Jessica Stevenson
2006ConfettiSamCredited as Jessica Stevenson
2007Four Last SongsMirandaCredited as Jessica Stevenson
Son of RambowMaryCredited as Jessica Stevenson
MagiciansLindaCredited as Jessica Stevenson
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixMafalda HopkirkVoice Only
Credited as Jessica Stevenson
2008FaintheartCathy
2010Burke and HareLucky
2012Nativity 2: Danger in the MangerAngel Matthews
2014Pudsey: The MovieGail
2016Swallows and AmazonsMrs Jackson
2016Bridget Jones's BabyMagda
2017The FightTinaAlso Writer/Director
Paddington 2Miss Kitts
2018Alright NowSara
Nativity Rocks!Angel Matthews
2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious MouseSofie DahlTV Film

Awards


YearAwardWorkResult
1999British Comedy Award for Best Female Comedy NewcomerSpaced and The Royle FamilyWon[17]
2001British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy ActressSpacedWon[18]
2002British Academy Television Award for Best Situation ComedySpacedNominated[19]
2002RTS Television Award for Best Actor – FemaleTomorrow La Scala!Nominated[20]
2003British Academy Television Award for Best ActressTomorrow La Scala!Nominated[21]
2003Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting RoleThe Night HeronNominated[22]
2009Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a PlayThe Norman ConquestsNominated[23]
2012British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy ActressTwenty TwelveNominated[24]
2013RTS Television Award for Best Comedy PerformanceTwenty TwelveWon[25]
2013British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy PerformanceTwenty TwelveNominated[26]
2015British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy PerformanceW1AWon[27]
2019British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy PerformanceThere She GoesWon

References


  1. "Inch Worm Productions Limited | Appointment of Tallulah Jessica Hynes as a director". Companies House. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. McLean, Gareth (25 May 2007). "Gareth McLean talks to screen star Jessica Stevenson about feminist history". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  3. Graham, Jamie. "Jessica Hynes interview: The Royle Family and W1A star on why she's spoiling for the Fight".
  4. Kilcoyne, Emma (13 February 2008). "Charismatic artistic director of the National Youth Theatre". The Independent. p. 34.
  5. "The Night Heron". The Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  6. Anders, Charlie Jane (23 March 2009). "Discover Both Ends of The "Spectrum of Spock." Plus The Doctor's Worst Nightmare". io9. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  7. "Press Releases: David Tennant and Jessica Hynes in the driving seat for new BBC One comedy drama Learners". BBC. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
  8. "Press Releases: Jessica Hynes in Phoo Action". BBC. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
  9. "Tickets on sale for Alan Ayckbourn's 'The Norman Conquests'". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. Hall, Julian (20 June 2008). "Stand Up Get Down Featuring Jessica Hynes & Friends, Madame Jojo's, London". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  11. McLean, Gareth (25 May 2007). "I went mainstream. It really wasn't me". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  12. "The Priory". The Royal Court Theatre. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  13. "Laughing in Rhythm". iTunes Store. Retrieved 23 December 2012.[dead link]
  14. Hodges, Michael (16 October 2018). "David Tennant felt 'huge responsibility' starring in new BBC comedy There She Goes". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  15. "First look image and casting confirmed for new BBC comedy The Witchfinder". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  16. Kanter, Jake (20 April 2021). "Thomasin McKenzie & Sian Clifford To Lead Cast For BBC Adaptation Of Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  17. "British Comedy Awards 1999". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  18. "Skinner crowned TV comedy king". BBC. 16 December 2001. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  19. "Television in 2002". BAFTA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  20. "Programme Award Winners 2002". Royal Television Society. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  21. "Television in 2003". BAFTA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  22. "Olivier Winners 2003". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  23. "JUST THE LIST: Winners and Nominees of the 2009 Tony Awards". Playbill. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  24. "British Comedy Awards: Twenty Twelve to take on The Thick of It". The Daily Telegraph. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2016.[dead link]
  25. "RTS Programme Awards 2013". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  26. "Television in 2013". BAFTA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  27. "Television in 2015". BAFTA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.



На других языках

[de] Jessica Hynes

Jessica Hynes (* 30. Oktober 1972[1] in Lewisham, London als Jessica Stevenson) ist eine britische Schauspielerin und Drehbuchautorin.
- [en] Jessica Hynes

[ru] Хайнс, Джессика

Джессика Хайнс (англ. Jessica Hynes; род. 30 октября 1972; урождённая Джессика Стивенсон англ. Jessica Stevenson ) — английская актриса, комик, сценарист и писатель, продюсер. Наиболее известна по работе в британском ситкоме «Spaced»[3][4][5].


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