Jessica Raine - wikipedia Jessica Raine Jessica Raine Raine at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards in May 2015 Jessica Helen Lloyd ( 1982 - 05 - 20 ) 20 May 1982 ( age 35 ) Eardisley, Herefordshire, England Nationality British Occupation Actress Years active 2008 -- present Spouse ( s ) Tom Goodman - Hill ( m. 2015 ) Jessica Raine ( born Jessica Helen Lloyd ; 20 May 1982 ) is an English actress. She is known for playing midwife Jenny Lee in the first three series of BBC One drama Call the Midwife. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Raine was born in Eardisley, Herefordshire,, where she was raised on her father 's farm. She is the younger of two daughters of farmer Allan Lloyd ( descended from the Lloyd family of Baynham Hall ), and his wife Sue, who trained as a dancer but then worked as a nurse. Educated in Kington, Herefordshire, she wanted to be an actress from the age of 13, as her father starred in amateur dramatics with the Eardisley Little Theatre. In sixth form she studied theatre at A-Level and a BTEC in photography at Hereford College of Arts and then studied drama and cultural studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Turned down on graduation to enter every drama school that she applied to, Raine went to Thailand and taught English as a second language. Career Returning home after a year, she applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art a second time and was accepted. Moving to London in anticipation of starting her course, she worked part - time as a waitress and for the telecommunications company BT. After graduating in 2008, Raine began a successful stage career, initially cast as Lesley Sharp 's goth daughter in Simon Stephens 's Harper Regan. She then played Tamsin Greig 's 16 - year - old daughter in David Hare 's Gethsemane. Raine then played at the National Theatre in Mike Bartlett 's Earthquakes in London as teenage wild - child Jasmine ; and then as a secretary in the revival of Clifford Odets 's Rocket to the Moon. She has also appeared in Ghosts and Punk Rock, for which she won the Manchester Evening News Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played a role in the Young Vic 's revival of Middleton and Rowley 's 17th - century tragedy, The Changeling. In 2012 Raine starred in Beyond Ballets Russes at the London Coliseum. In film and television, Raine has appeared in Garrow 's Law and Robin Hood, directed by Ridley Scott. She starred as the lead character Jenny Lee in the first three series of the BBC One drama Call the Midwife. After the success of the first series, she shot a Christmas special and a second series. At the end of series 2, Raine was asked to commit to eight more series of the programme. On 9 March 2014, it was announced that Raine was leaving the show at the end of series 3 to pursue a career in film in the United States. In radio, she has played Felice in the Murray Gold play Kafka the Musical, broadcast in April 2011 on BBC 3. She also played the part of Kasey in Ed Harris ' radio play The Wire, the Wall., first broadcast in February 2011. Raine was a guest star in the 2013 Doctor Who episode `` Hide ''. Later, she appeared as Doctor Who 's original producer, Verity Lambert, in the drama An Adventure in Space and Time, showing the creation of the series as part of its fiftieth anniversary celebrations. In 2014 Raine joined the cast of the BBC2 police drama Line of Duty for series 2 as Detective Constable Georgia Trotman working for the AC12 anti corruption unit. She played Tuppence Beresford in the 2015 series Partners in Crime based on Agatha Christie 's Tommy and Tuppence stories, though the series is set in 1952 rather than the 1920s. Personal life Raine began dating actor Tom Goodman - Hill in 2010 after they met while co-starring in a play. They married on 5 September 2015 in London. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Robin Hood Isabel of Gloucester 2011 Elsewhere Cath Short film 2012 The Woman in Black Nanny 2018 Carmilla Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Garrow 's Law Anne Porter Episode 1.2 2012 -- 2014 Call the Midwife Jenny Lee 23 episodes 2013 Doctor Who Emma Grayling Episode : `` Hide '' 2013 An Adventure in Space and Time Verity Lambert Television film Nominated -- Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie / Miniseries 2014 Line of Duty DC Georgia Trotman Episode 2.1 2015 Wolf Hall Jane Rochford 6 episodes 2015 Fortitude Jules Sutter 12 episodes 2015 Partners in Crime Tuppence Beresford 6 episodes 2016 Jericho Annie Quaintain 8 episodes 2016 Inside No. 9 Kathy Episode : `` The Devil of Christmas '' 2017 The Last Post Alison Laithwaite 6 episodes References ^ Jump up to : `` Eardisley whist drive, Jessica Raine and Felicity Aston ''. Hereford Times. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. ^ Jump up to : Jane Gordon ( 10 February 2013 ). `` Jessica Raine -- Hollywood beckons for the Call the Midwife star ''. London : Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Introducing... Jessica Raine ''. OfficialLondonTheatre.com. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` findmypast.co.uk ''. search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 18. ^ Jump up to : Simon Neville ( 10 April 2012 ). `` ' I made babies cry ' : Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine admits she blew in infants ' faces ''. London : Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : Richard Eden ( 25 March 2012 ). `` Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine in contract dilemma ''. London, UK : Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2012 -- The Times Breakthrough Award ''. Sky Arts. Retrieved 15 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : Roche, Elisa ( 10 April 2012 ). `` Call The Midwife star Jessica Raine : Why I made babies cry for TV show ''. Daily Express. Jump up ^ `` Lloyds of Baynham ''. John Stratton. 16 February 2013. Jump up ^ Kate Kellaway ( 4 January 2009 ). `` The hotlist 2009 : The actor : Jessica Raine Stage The Observer ''. London : Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Meet Jessica Raine, star of new BBC drama Call the Midwife ''. Thisislondon.co.uk. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012. Jump up ^ Culture preview of the Year ( 29 December 2008 ). `` Stars who will shine in 2009 ''. London, UK : Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2012. Jump up ^ Spencer, Charles ( 31 March 2011 ). `` Rocket to the Moon, National Theatre, review ''. The Daily Telegraph. London, UK : TMG. ISSN 0307 - 1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 3 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jessica Raine Profile ''. Gordon and French. Retrieved 5 February 2012. Jump up ^ Methven, Nicola ( 17 June 2011 ). `` Unknown actress Jessica Raine to star in BBC1 's new drama series Call the Midwife ''. mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2012. Jump up ^ Methven, Nicola. `` Call The Midwife star Jessica Raine quits award - winning BBC drama for Hollywood ''. Retrieved April 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` BBC Radio 3 -- Drama on 3, Kafka the Musical ''. bbc.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` BBC Radio 3 -- The Wire, The Wall ''. bbc.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012. Jump up ^ `` David Bradley to play William Hartnell in Celebration of Doctor Who ''. bbc.co.uk. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013. Jump up ^ Neil Sears ( 16 February 2013 ). `` Do n't call the midwife... '' Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 16 February 2013. Jump up ^ Freeth, Becky. `` Call The Midwife 's Jessica Raine weds Mr Selfridge beau Tom Goodman - Hill ''. Daily Mail ( 2015 - 09 - 05 ). Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 09. External links Jessica Raine on IMDb Jessica Raine @ the National Theatre Interview with Official London Theatre Guide VIAF : 282937879 LCCN : no2012142857 ISNI : 0000 0003 8949 4184 GND : 1044302984 SUDOC : 176913173 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jessica_Raine&oldid=816916891 '' Categories : 1982 births Living people People from Herefordshire Alumni of the University of the West of England Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art British stage actresses British television actresses English people of Welsh descent Hidden categories : EngvarB from September 2013 Use dmy dates from September 2013 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2017 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 עברית Русский Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 24 December 2017, at 17 : 19. 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Question: who did jessica raine play in call the midwife
Answer: midwife Jenny Lee