Came in second on I'd Do Anything, a 2008 BBC-televised competition to find a new, unknown lead to play the role of Nancy in a West End revival of Oliver!
Turned down an offer to understudy winner Jodie Prenger in order to appear in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, directed by Trevor Nunn.
Completed a six-month residency at the world-famous Annabel's, singing jazz music.
Performed opposite Jude Law in a West End production of Shakespeare's Henry V in 2014.
Hand-picked to join Kenneth Branagh's theatre company in 2015.
Jessie Buckley
December 28, 1989 (age 35)
Killarney, Ireland
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Came in second on I'd Do Anything, a 2008 BBC-televised competition to find a new, unknown lead to play the role of Nancy in a West End revival of Oliver!
Turned down an offer to understudy winner Jodie Prenger in order to appear in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, directed by Trevor Nunn.
Completed a six-month residency at the world-famous Annabel's, singing jazz music.
Performed opposite Jude Law in a West End production of Shakespeare's Henry V in 2014.
Hand-picked to join Kenneth Branagh's theatre company in 2015.