Emilia Jones

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Emilia Jones
Born Emilia Jones
(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22)
London
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Parent(s) Aled Jones (father)
Claire Fossett (mother)

Emilia Jones (born February 23, 2002) is a British 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]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides English Girl
One Day Jasmine
2014 What We Did on Our Holiday Lottie McLeod
Residue Charlotte (post production)
2015 Youth Frances
High Rise Vicky (post production)
2016 Brimstone Joanna

Television

Year Show Role Notes
2011 House of Anubis Young Sarah Frobisher-Smythe
2013 Doctor Who Merry "The Rings of Akhaten"
2013-2014 Utopia Alice
2015 Wolf Hall Anne Cromwell

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

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