Felicity Jones
Felicity Jones
Felicity Rose Hadley Jonesis an English actress. She started her professional acting career as a child, appearing at age 12 in The Treasure Seekers. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series in the television show The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College. She took time off from acting to attend school during her formative years, and has worked steadily since she graduated from Wadham College, Oxford in 2006. On radio, she is known for playing the...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth17 October 1983
CityBournville, England
Felicity Jones quotes about
I'm a masochist in some ways. I look for things that I think I can't do, then, for some bizarre reason, I really want to do them. Maybe one day I'll take the easy route.
I think you're attracted to things that are different from yourself in a character because it's more interesting, and you get to play out a fantasy version of yourself.
I think, as an actor, you're always traveling. There's a sense of dislocation sometimes from home.
I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.
I use SPF every day, then apply foundation, mascara, eyeliner and blusher. I always take my make-up off at night and moisturize.
You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable.
My most treasured item is the brown leather bag that my mum bought me from a little Italian shop for my 21st. It's supposed to be a vanity bag, but I use it as a handbag.
I always hope for roles that have some depth and that I can get my teeth into and that will challenge me, in some way.
A lot of my time is spent watching films and reading scripts. And it can be all-consuming. And it's obviously something I'm fortunate that is both my work and my hobby. It's what I would naturally be doing anyway.
As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.
I've never done a superhero movie. It's very nice to you as an actor in several worlds to go and to experiment.
I'm not a huge jewelry fan.
I'm more of a freestyle dancer. I like to do my own thing.
I don't like when I look too cluttered.