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My Take
Felicity Jones represents a kind of British professionalism I never tire of: a child actor who matured into a leading lady without scandal, hype cycles, or reinvention stunts. Her Empire Awards trajectory, from Best Newcomer to Best Actress within five years, mirrors what I see on screen: steady, compounding skill. She excels at characters whose intelligence outpaces their circumstances, conveying entire arguments with a tightened jaw or a held breath. She is rarely the loudest presence in a film, yet she is frequently the reason a scene lands. In an industry that rewards noise, her quiet command is a genuine competitive advantage, and I think her best dramatic roles are still coming.
Overview
Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is an English actress. She began acting as a child, appearing in The Treasure Seekers (1996) and playing Ethel Hallow for one series of the television series The Worst Witch (1998). She then starred in the Donmar Warehouse production of The Chalk Garden (2008).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Felicity Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- フェリシティ・ジョーンズ
- Reading
- ふぇりしてぃ・じょーんず
- Born
- October 17, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / child actor / film actor / executive producer / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Wadham College
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Empire Award for Best Newcomer
- 2017 Empire Award for Best Actress
- 2011 Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor
- 2017 Empire Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Child actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.