Emilia Jones

Emilia Jones
Born Emilia Jones
(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002
London
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Parent(s) Aled Jones (father)
Claire Fossett (mother)

Emilia Jones (born 23 February 2002) is an English child actress, best known for portraying the young Queen of Years, Merry Gejelh, in the 2013 Doctor Who episode "The Rings of Akhaten" and playing the part of Lottie McLeod in the BBC feature-length film What We Did on Our Holiday. She has also worked in theatre including playing Young Fiona in the original cast of Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Flora in a stage adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw.

Career

Jones' acting career began in 2010, aged 8 years old, when she appeared as Jasmine in the film One Day.[1] She also portrayed Alice in the Channel 4 drama Utopia,[2] and later that year played the young Queen of Years Merry Gejelh in the British television series Doctor Who episode "The Rings of Akhaten" (2013).[3] The Boston Standard lauded Jones for "carr[ying] off her scenes with aplomb" and for "really sell[ing] Merry’s mixture of naivety, knowledge and childlike fear,"[4] while the website Zap2It praised Jones' performance for being "spot on."[5] In film, Jones has had small roles in One Day (2011) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).[1]

In 2011, Jones made her theatrical debut after playing the princess Young Fiona in the original cast of Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.[1][6] In 2013, Jones appeared in Rebecca Lenkiewicz's stage adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw. She held the role of nine-year-old Flora with two other girls, alternating between them each night. After her performance on press night, Jones commented, "I don’t find it scary, I just find it so much fun. I love every bit of it."[7][8][9]

Personal life

Emilia Jones is the daughter of the singer and TV presenter Aled Jones[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director(s)
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides English Girl Rob Marshall
2011 One Day Jasmine (2007 & 2011) Lone Scherfig
2014 What We Did on Our Holiday Lottie McLeod Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin
2015 Youth Frances Paolo Sorrentino
2015 High-Rise Vicky Ben Wheatley
2016 Brimstone Joanna Martin Koolhoven
2017 Incident in a Ghostland Young Beth Pascal Laugier

Television

Year Show Role Notes
2011 House of Anubis Young Sarah Frobisher-Smythe
2013 Doctor Who Merry Gejelh "The Rings of Akhaten"
2013–2014 Utopia Alice
2014 Residue Charlotte Jones
2015 Wolf Hall Anne Cromwell "Three Card Trick"

Theatre

Year Show Role Theatre
2011–2012 Shrek The Musical Young Fiona Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
2013 Turn of the Screw Flora Almeida Theatre
2014 Far Away Joan Young Vic

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Almeida Theatre Announces The Turn of the Screw Casting". Broadway World. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Butcher, David. "Utopia – Series 1 Episode 3". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Debnath, Neela (4 October 2013). "Review of Doctor Who ‘The Rings of Akhaten’". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Rings of Akhaten". Boston Standard. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Berkshire, Geoff (6 April 2013). "'Doctor Who' Season 7 episode 7 review: 'The Rings of Akhaten' goes somewhere awesome". Zap2It. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Shenton, Mark (14 June 2011). "Shrek the Musical Opens at West End's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane June 14". Playbill. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Hitchings, Henry (25 January 2013). "The Turn Of The Screw, Almeida Theatre". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Paul (Jan 25, 2013). "The Turn of the Screw, Almeida, London". The Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Paul (29 January 2013). "A Ghoulish Tale That Fails to Raise the Spirit". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2013. (subscription required)
  10. ↑ "My girl's the child star". Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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