Jessica Hynes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Jessica Hynes | |
 |
|
| Birth name | Jessica Stevenson |
| Born | 1972 Lewisham, England |
| Years active | 14 |
| Notable roles | Cheryl in The Royle Family Daisy Steiner in Spaced |
Jessica Hynes (born Jessica Stevenson in 1972) is an English actress and writer, most renowned as one of the creators of the sitcom Spaced.
Contents |
[edit] Background
Stevenson was born in Lewisham in 1972 but brought up in Brighton where she attended Dorothy Stringer school. As a single woman she went on a date with David Walliams, which she remembers as being "quite boring"[citation needed]. She is now married and has three children, born in 1998, 2003 and 2006.
[edit] Career
As a teenager Stevenson was part of the National Youth Theatre company, and made her screen debut in 1993 playing the First Midwife in Peter Greenaway's The Baby of Mâcon. For the first fourteen years of her career, she used her maiden name as a stage name.
She teamed up with future Spaced co-star Katy Carmichael in a stage double-act called The Liz Hurleys, then went on to television parts in the nursing drama Staying Alive (1995-1997) and short-lived sketch shows Six Pairs of Pants and Asylum where the Spaced team (Stevenson, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright) first assembled.
In 1998 she was cast in the supporting role of Cheryl in the surprise hit sitcom The Royle Family and then in 1999 co-wrote and starred in Spaced.
In 2004 she played a minor part as Yvonne in horror comedy Shaun of the Dead, again working with Pegg and Wright.
In 2005 Hynes took the lead role in the BBC One sitcom According to Bex and had a starring role in British comedy Confetti (film) alongside Jimmy Carr, Stephen Mangan, and Mark Heap.
She will portray Mafalda Hopkirk in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, due out in 2007. [1] She will also play Nurse Joan Redfern in two upcoming episodes of the 2007 series of Doctor Who, entitled "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood".[1]
Hynes is to star in a comedy drama called Learners, a BBC Films production for BBC One, which she wrote herself based on her own experiences whilst learning to drive. She will play Bev, a downtrodden wife who's failed her driving test eight times and is increasingly displeased with her husband's teaching techniques. Learners will see Hynes reunited with David Tennant (whom she starred alongside in two episodes of Doctor Who), who plays an instructor Bev develops a crush on. Filming will take place in April 2007 for broadcast later in the year.[2] She Is Also Gonna Be In the 2007 movie magicians With Mitchell and Webb Of Peep Show Fame
[edit] Awards
Stevenson has won two British Comedy Awards, both for her performances in Spaced: Best Female Comedy Newcomer in 1999 and Best TV Comedy Actress in 2001. She was nominated for a TV BAFTA for her performance in the largely improvised TV feature Tomorrow La Scala (2000), and for an Olivier Award for her work in the play The Night Heron in 2003.
[edit] References
- ^ Jessica Stevenson CV at PFD. PFD website. Retrieved on November 30, 2006.
- ^ Press Releases: David Tennant and Jessica Hynes in the driving seat for new BBC One comedy drama Learners. BBC website. Retrieved on April 3, 2007.
