Jemima Rooper

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Jemima Rooper
Born October 24, 1981 (1981-10-24) (age 26)
Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation Actress

Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress.

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[edit] Background

Rooper was born in Hammersmith, London, England and is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea, London and then went to at 12 years Godolphin and Latymer girls' school. While working on The Famous Five she passed eight GCSEs with A* and A grades. From there she went to Sixth form college where she got three A-grade A levels. She now lives in north London.

Rooper is currently dating actor Alex Hassell.

[edit] Work

Rooper expressed a wish to be an actress at the age of eight 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:

I remember writing 'I want to act' on my bed in lipstick. I think I told my mum I wanted to be an actress and she said I needed an agent to do that. I must have said: "Well, I'm going to get one" - and I think that's why. She was devastated. She said: "Please don't be an actress, be a doctor or lawyer." But I was very tunnel-visioned about it all. I'm an only child and I spent a lot of time alone. I played a lot of imaginary games. I just wanted to dress up and be weird, I suppose.

[edit] Selected credits

[edit] Theatre

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