Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is a British actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles. Background. Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea and the Godolphin and Latymer School. While working on "The Famous Five", she passed eight GCSEs with A* and A grades. From there she went to MPW sixth form college where she got three A-grade A levels. Rooper bought her first home at the age of 19. Early  career. Rooper expressed a wish to be an actress at the age of nine and contacted an agent. Her first professional roles were in the 1993 film "The Higher Mortals" and the 1994 film "Willie's War". In 1996, she appeared in all episodes as George in Enid Blyton's "The Famous Five". She said: After several small roles in British TV series, Jemima took the role of Nicki Sutton in the popular Channel 4 teenage series "As If", which successfully ran for three years. Her next appearance was in the supernatural drama "Hex" where she played a lovable lesbian  ghost named Thelma. "Hex" aired on Sky One and ran for two series between 2004 and 2005. Later career. Rooper made her Hollywood debut in "The Black Dahlia". In 2008 she starred in the TV series "Lost in Austen" and guest starred in "Agatha Christie's Poirot". She also played a lead role in "Her Naked Skin", a new play at the National Theatre. In December 2010, Rooper was cast in the musical "Me and My Girl" at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, alongside Miriam Margolyes. Having been featured in films including "The Railway Children," "A Sound of Thunder", "Kinky Boots , One Chance" "and The F Word" (as the on-screen sister of Daniel Radcliffe's character) since 2003, she has since appeared in numerous guest roles on British series including "Father Brown". Stage. Rooper was seen on-stage in "One Man, Two Guvnors", which was favourably reviewed. She has since appeared in "Blithe Spirit" and "Breeders" in the West End.