Jessie Buckley

Born: 1989-12-28

Jessie Buckley is an Irish actress and singer. A Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduate, she began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC TV talent show I'd Do Anything, in which she came second. The recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards, she was listed at number 38 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors of all time, in 2020. Her early onscreen appearances include portrayals in BBC television series, such as Marya Bolkonskaya in the 2016 adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, Lorna Bow in Taboo (2017) and Marian Halcombe in The Woman in White (2018). Buckley made her film debut playing the lead role of Moll Huntford in Beast (2017). Her other roles include Rose-Lynn Harlan in Wild Rose (2018), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Lyudmilla Ignatenko in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019), the Young Woman in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), Oraetta Mayflower in season four of Fargo (2020) and young Leda in The Lost Daughter (2021). Her performance in the latter earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2019, she was recognized by Forbes in its annual 30 under 30 list. Buckley starred as Sally Bowles in a West End revival of Cabaret in 2021, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.


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Dolittle

as Queen Victoria
Released: 2020-01-02

After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and...

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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

as Isabel Fezziwig (voice)
Released: 2022-11-18

On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past —...

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as Rose Gooding
Released: 2024-02-23

When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full...

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as Harper
Released: 2022-05-20

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English...

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Don't See
as Sheila Wynne
Released: 2020-01-24

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things

as Young Woman
Released: 2020-08-28

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on...

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Women Talking

as Mariche
Released: 2022-12-23

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series...

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Fingernails

as Anna
Released: 2023-10-27

Anna and Ryan have found true love together. It’s been proven by a controversial test. There’s...

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The Lost Daughter

as Young Leda Caruso
Released: 2021-12-15

A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her...

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Judy

as Rosalyn Wilder
Released: 2019-09-27

Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland...

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Beast

as Moll Huntford
Released: 2018-04-18

A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her...

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Misbehaviour

as Jo Robinson
Released: 2020-03-12

A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage...

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Wild Rose

as Rose-Lynn Harlan
Released: 2019-04-12

A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville...

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The Bride!

as The Bride
Released: 2025-09-26

In the 1930s, a lonely Frankenstein travels to Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr. Euphronius in...

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Hamnet

as Agnes Shakespeare
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Agnes Shakespeare – the wife of the world's most famous writer – struggles to come to terms with...

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Quintessentially Irish

as Self
Released: 2024-03-12

A celebration of all things Irish, from sweeping landscapes to traditions and quirky sense of humor.

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Romeo & Juliet

as Juliet
Released: 2021-09-28

An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to...

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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret

as uncredited
Released: 2010-12-25

American executive Conrad Tucker sees a photograph in a magazine of the wealthy Aird family's...

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The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet

as Juliet
Released: 2016-10-03

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, Shakespeare's Globe has assembled an...

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A Battle In Waterloo

as Ellen
Released: 2019-08-12

During the Battle of Waterloo, a soldier's wife searches for her missing husband in the nearby...

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Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

as Self
Released: 2025-01-31

Emerging from rural Ireland, Edna O’Brien broke multiple taboos with her sexually provocative...

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The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

as Miranda
Released: 2014-05-28

Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted...

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Pulsar

as Cassa
Released: 2018-05-02

A Peacemaker, who rejects his final mission to save an endangered planet, is believed to be...

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Red Light

as Prostitute
Released: 2017-08-01

Having to move away due to his job, a kind man tries to convince his friend, a young prostitute,...

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The Cable That Changed the World

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2024-08-05

The first transatlantic communications cable, traversing the ocean floor from Valentia Island,...

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Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

as Perdita
Released: 2015-11-30

A jealous king jeopardizes his family, friendships and succession.

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Fargo

as Oraetta Mayflower
First aired: 2014-04-15

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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Endeavour

as Kitty Batten
First aired: 2013-04-14

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the...

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Great Performances

as Juliet
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Chernobyl

as Lyudmilla Ignatenko
First aired: 2019-05-06

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear...

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Taboo

as Lorna Bow
First aired: 2017-01-07

Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen...

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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

as Self
First aired: 2002-06-08

A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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War and Peace

as Marya Bolkonskaya
First aired: 2016-01-03

A story that revolves around five aristocratic families, set during the reign of Alexander I,...

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The Woman in White

as Marian Halcombe
First aired: 2018-04-22

The lives of two half-sisters and their drawing master get caught up in a deadly conspiracy...

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The Last Post

as Honor Martin
First aired: 2017-10-01

Drama series set in the mid-sixties, in which a unit of Royal Military Police officers and their...

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