Jaime Winstone

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Jaime Winstone
Winstone in 2010
Born
Jaime Margaret Winstone

(1985-05-06) 6 May 1985 (age 38)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Spouse
James Suckling
​
(m. 2023)​
Children1
ParentRay Winstone
RelativesLois Winstone (sister)

Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress, best known for her roles in

Dead Set, After Hours and her portrayal of Barbara Windsor in Babs
.

Early life and education

Winstone was born in Camden, North London.[1] She is the daughter of actor Ray Winstone and his wife Elaine McCausland. She has two sisters, Lois (b. 1982), who is a singer and sometime actress, and Ellie (b. 2001). Jaime grew up in Enfield, North London, where she occasionally attended Enfield County School,[2] a local state school.

Her family later moved to

Burnt Mill School in Harlow, Essex before going on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at the performing arts department of Harlow College
, Essex. She studied briefly at drama school, before dropping out to pursue her acting career in movies such as Anuvahood and Kidulthood.

Career

Winstone's credits include the films

Dead Set and a short film called Love Letters. She was cast in the BBC pilot Phoo Action
, but a planned series was cancelled just as filming was about to start.

Winstone

Dust Devil
".

Winstone made her

catwalk modelling debut in 2008 for Vivienne Westwood,[3] and in February 2009 she appeared on the front cover of Arena. She made her stage debut in a Hampstead Theatre revival of The Fastest Clock in the Universe which also played at the Curve theatre, Leicester.[4]

In March 2010, she was announced as a new patron of the East End Film Festival.[5] Winstone stars in the Stealth Media Group-produced thriller film Manor Hunt Ball and based on the novel The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell.[6]

The spring of 2010 also saw Winstone portray

Anneli Alderton, one of five women murdered in Ipswich 2006, in the BBC drama Five Daughters. Alderton was the third girl to go missing in December 2006. In the summer of 2014, she filmed the lead role Lauren in Sky 1 comedy drama After Hours
.

In 2013, Winstone appeared in the BBC series Mad Dogs alongside John Simm, Max Beesley, Philip Glenister and Marc Warren.[7]

In May 2017, Winstone starred as Barbara Windsor in the BBC biopic, Babs.[8][9] On preparing for the role, Winstone told The Independent: "As soon as I sat down with Barbara, I got to analyse her, to see how she moved - and I instantly related to this wonderful woman. She is so generous and easy to talk to and connect with [...] the pressure just faded away as I talked to this amazing woman. These roles don’t come along that often. It was an honour."[10]

In January 2022, Winstone appeared on the

third series of The Masked Singer as "Firework". She was sixth to be unmasked.[11][12][13]

In September 2022, Winstone appeared in EastEnders as Peggy Mitchell in a flashback episode set in 1979.[14][15]

In 2023, Winstone appeared in the play 2:22 A Ghost Story, playing the character of Jenny.[16][17]

Personal life

Winstone has been in a relationship with actor James Suckling since March 2015. They have been engaged since June 2022[18] and married in October 2023.[19] They have one child together, a son born in February 2016.[18]

Winstone was previously engaged to actor Alfie Allen.[20][21][22]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref
2004 Bullet Boy Natalie
2005 Love Letter Tracey
2006 Kidulthood Becky [23]
Daddy's Girl Nina [23]
2008 Donkey Punch Kim
2009 Boogie Woogie Elaine [23]
Eve Rachel [23]
2010 Made in Dagenham Sandra
2011 Anuvahood Yasmin [23]
Wild Bill Helen [23]
2012 Elfie Hopkins Elfie Hopkins [23]
2013 uwantme2killhim? Rachel [23]
Powder Room Chanel [23]
2014 Love, Rosie Ruby [23]
2017 The Last Photograph Mother
2018 Tomb Raider Pamela [23]
Farming Lynn [23]
2019 Hurt by Paradise Janette [23]
2020 Knuckledust Redmond [23]
2021 Everyone Is Going to Die Comedy
2021 A Brixton Tale Tilda [23]
2023 Sumotherhood Sarah [23]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2005
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team
 		Hannah Episode No.2.4
2006 Totally Frank Lisa 2 episodes
Vincent Gina Episode No.2.1
Goldplated Lauren 8 episodes
2008 Phoo Action Whitey Action Director: Euros Lyn
Dead Set
 		Kelly 5 episodes [23]
2009 Agatha Christie's Poirot Sheila Webb Episode 12.1: "The Clocks"
2010 Five Daughters Annelli Alderton 3 episodes
Beast Hunters Pandora "Archituthius Slimbus", "Infected"
2012 True Love Stella Episode:1.2 "Paul" [23]
2013 Run Tara Episode: "Kasia"
Mad Dogs Mercedes 3 episodes
2015 Cockroaches Ash 2 episodes [23]
Foyle's War Vera Stephens Episode: "High Castle"
After Hours Lauren 6 episodes
2017 Babs Barbara Windsor Biopic
Joe Orton Laid Bare Ensemble Orton Cast BBC Two docudrama
2018 Torvill & Dean Janet Sawbridge Television film
2020 Squad Goals Narrator BBC Three
2022 Four Lives Donna Taylor Episodes 2 and 3
The Masked Singer Firework Contestant
EastEnders Peggy Mitchell Episode 6550
2023 Count Abdulla Kathy

References

  1. ^ Edmonds, Lizzie (28 May 2015). "Jaime Winstone: I'm calming down now I'm 30 and I can't wait to be 44". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ Evening Standard (London), 27 February 2006 "The rise of Ray's tough little cookie" by Nick Curtis
  3. ^ Ellen, Barbara (13 July 2008). "More than a Daddy's Girl". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Winstone to make stage debut at Hampstead". Official London Theatre. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Announcing that Jaime Winstone is new East End Film Festival patron". The Red Pages.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Creepy, Uncle. (20 April 2010) Stealth Media Group to Host the Manor Hunt Ball Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  7. ^ Fletcher, Alex (10 May 2013). "'Mad Dogs' third series air date confirmed by Sky". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Barbara Windsor story set for BBC drama". BBC News. BBC. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Dame Barbara Windsor: This is the right time for my BBC biopic". The Irish Examiner. Landmark Media Investments. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  10. ^ Rampton, James (4 May 2017). "Jaime Winstone on playing Barbara Windsor: 'I was so excited to step into her national-treasure shoes'". Independent. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  11. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (29 January 2022). "Masked Singer: Jaime Winstone revealed as Firework as she is eliminated from show". Independent. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Firework is unmasked as Jamie Winstone on tonight's The Masked Singer". ITV Press Centre. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  13. ^ Novak, Kim (29 January 2022). "The Masked Singer: Firework and Doughnuts celebrities revealed in double elimination". Metro. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  14. ^ Green, Alex (28 August 2022). "Jaime Winstone: EastEnders role bookends my journey with Dame Barbara Windsor". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  15. ^ Manning, Charlotte (25 August 2022). "Jaime Winstone reveals 'turbulent' EastEnders flashback episode will see the 'making of' Peggy Mitchell". Metro. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  16. ^ Harry, Aaliyah (26 July 2023). "Jaime Winstone: 'All Through My 20s I Was Labelled A Party Girl – Now I'm Reframing Those Labels'". Grazia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  17. ^ O'Donnell, Eoghan (13 April 2023). "Cheryl's replacement in 2:22 A Ghost Story has been announced". The Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  18. ^ a b Brazier, Tori (29 June 2022). "Jaime Winstone 'still on cloud nine' as she shares Glastonbury engagement to boyfriend James Suckling". Metro. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  19. ^ McLoughlin, Lisa (24 October 2023). "Inside Jaime Winstone's star-studded Sicilian wedding". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  20. ^ Powell, Emma (11 July 2014). "Jamie Winstone splits from Game of Thrones finance Alfie Allen". Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  21. ^ Eames, Tom (28 January 2013). "Alfie Allen dating his ex-fiancé Jaime Winstone?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Alfie Allen: 'The only competition on Game of Thrones was over who had the best six-pack'". The Guardian. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Jaime Winstone". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

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