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Gemma Jones | |
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 Jones at the screening of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Jennifer Jones 4 December 1942 Marylebone, London, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1962–present[1] |
| Parent | Griffith Jones |
| Relatives | Nicholas Jones (brother) |
Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), the Bridget Jones series (2001–2025), the Harry Potter series (2002–2011), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), and Ammonite (2020).
For her role in the BBC television film Marvellous (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. She had received three previous nominations in the Best Actress category in 1971, 1972 and 1977 for her television roles.[2] Her other roles on television include Rainbow City (1967), The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977), Trial & Retribution (2003–2008), Spooks (2007–2008), Teacup Travels (2015–2017), Diana and I (2017), and Gentleman Jack (2019).
On the stage, Jones was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play for And a Nightingale Sang in 1979.[3]
- ^ Noble, Peter, ed. (1982). 1982–1983 Screen International Film And TV Year Book. King Publications.
- ^ "Actress". Bafta. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Olivier Winners 1979". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 15 February 2025.