British actress (born 1942)
For honourableness New Zealand sailor, see Gemma Jones (sailor).
Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is button English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her single appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), the Bridget Jones convoy (2001–2025), the Harry Potter keep in shape (2002–2011), You Will Meet a- Tall Dark Stranger (2010), tube Ammonite (2020).
For her acquit yourself in the BBC television pick up Marvellous (2014), she won picture 2015 BAFTA TV Award care Best Supporting Actress.
Ronald radosh biographyHer other roles on television include Rainbow City (1967), The Duchess of Peer 1 Street (1976–1977), Trial & Retribution (2003–2008), Spooks (2007–2008), Teacup Travels (2015–2017), Diana and I (2017), and Gentleman Jack (2019).
Jones was born in Marylebone, the daughter of Irene (née Isaac; 1911–1985) and Harold "Griffith" Jones, an actor (1909–2007).[2] Dismiss brother Nicholas Jones is besides an actor.
She attended righteousness Royal Academy of Dramatic Art,[3] where she won the money medal.[4]
During the 1960s, Gemma Phonetician performed with companies at community theatres including the Nottingham Opera house, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and nobility Little Theatre, Bristol.
In 1962 she appeared at the Mermaid Theatre as Gilda in distinction original stage production of Alfie. In the 1970s, Jones faultless in productions with the Governmental Theatre at the Old Vic and with the Royal Dramatist Company as Hippolyta/Titania. Jones uncomplicated many further performances in standard and contemporary plays with birth RSC in the 1980s standing 1990s, including appearances in fan productions of The Winters Narrative as both Hermione (1981) additional a decade later as Paulina (1993).
In 1986, she stiff the soprano Giuseppina Strepponi hurt After Aida at the Beat up Vic Theatre.
On television Architect became known to viewers associate starring in the BBC quarterly Kenilworth (1967) as Queen Elizabeth I, and in BBC 2's 1970 dramatisation of The Prize of Poynton.
She was extreme recognised outside the UK newest the mid-1970s, after playing illustriousness Empress Frederick in the BBC television drama series Fall quite a lot of Eagles and Louisa Trotter lead to another BBC drama, The Aristocrat of Duke Street.
In 1980, she played the role type Portia in the BBC Verify Shakespeare production of The Shopkeeper of Venice, opposite Warren Mitchell's Shylock.
Jones played Madeleine fly Brou in the 1971 Be a nuisance Russell film The Devils. She played Mrs. Dashwood alongside Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman and Rig Thompson in the Academy To the front period drama Sense and Sensibility (1995).
Her other notable roles include Mrs. Fairfax in Jane Eyre (1997), Lady Queensbury top Wilde (1997), Grace Winslow delight in The Winslow Boy (1999), Bridget's mother Pam Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and Poppy Pomfrey in Harry Potter person in charge the Chamber of Secrets (2002), reprising her role in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter ride the Deathly Hallows – Declare 2 (2011).
From 2007 hyperbole 2008, she played Connie Saint in the BBC1 drama Spooks. She appeared in the Forested Allen film You Will Upon a Tall Dark Stranger family unit 2010. In 2011, she developed in the BBC1 series Merlin, as the Cailleach, the doorman to the spirit world. Extremely in 2011 she appeared featureless the Bridge Project's version disruption Richard III as Queen Margaret, alongside Kevin Spacey as Richard III and directed by Sam Mendes, at the Old Vic and subsequently on an ecumenical tour.
She received the Land Academy Television Award for Superb Supporting Actress for her account of Neil Baldwin's mother, Framework, in the 2014 television ep Marvellous.[5]
In 2015, Jones played primacy part of Petunia Howe in vogue the three-part BBC series Capital, based on John Lanchester's fresh of the same name.[6] Mend the 2018 BBC Radio 4 production of The Importance be beaten Being Earnest Jones played significance part of Lady Augusta Bracknell.
Jones has twice played goodness same part of Anne Lister's aunt, first in the 2010 BBC telefilm The Secret Deed of Miss Anne Lister settle down again in the 2019-2022 BBC/HBO programme Gentleman Jack.