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Quick facts for kids Felicity Jones
Jones at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (1983-10-17) 17 October 1983 (age 41) Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Alma mater	Wadham College, Oxford
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present
Works	List of performances
Spouse(s)	Charles Guard ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2

Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is a talented English actress. She started her acting journey as a child, appearing in the film The Treasure Seekers in 1996 when she was just 12 years old. Later, she became known for playing Ethel Hallow in the popular TV series The Worst Witch in 1998.

Felicity has starred in many exciting films. Some of her notable roles include Northanger Abbey (2007), Brideshead Revisited (2008), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). She earned a lot of praise for her performances in the romantic drama Like Crazy (2011) and the true-life story The Theory of Everything (2014). For her role as Jane Hawking in The Theory of Everything, she was nominated for major awards like the BAFTA and Academy Award.

In 2016, Felicity took on big roles in the thriller Inferno, the fantasy drama A Monster Calls, and the huge space adventure Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, where she played the brave Jyn Erso. More recently, she played Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the film On the Basis of Sex (2018) and starred in movies like The Aeronauts (2019) and The Midnight Sky (2020). Her role in The Brutalist (2024) also earned her another Academy Award nomination.

Early Life and Education

Felicity Rose Hadley Jones was born in Birmingham, England, on 17 October 1983. She grew up in a place called Bournville. Her mother worked in advertising, and her father was a journalist. Her parents separated when she was three, and she and her older brother lived with their mother.

Interestingly, one of her great-great-grandmothers was from Lucca, Italy. Her uncle, Michael Hadley, is also an actor. This connection to acting sparked Felicity's interest in performing when she was a child.

After attending Kings Norton Girls' School, Felicity went to King Edward VI Handsworth School to complete her advanced studies. She then took a year off before going to Wadham College, Oxford, where she studied English. While at Oxford, she acted in many student plays, including a Shakespeare play called The Comedy of Errors, which toured Japan in 2005.

Acting Career

Felicity started acting at age 11. She joined an after-school workshop called Central Junior Television, which helped young people get into TV. When she was 14, she appeared in the first series of The Worst Witch. She returned to play Ethel Hallow again in Weirdsister College in 2001. For a long time, she also played Emma Carter in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers until 2009.

In 2003, she starred as Grace May in the BBC drama Servants. She also played the main role in the 2007 TV movie Northanger Abbey, based on a Jane Austen novel.

In 2008, Felicity appeared in films like Brideshead Revisited and Flashbacks of a Fool. She also had a role in an episode of Doctor Who called "The Unicorn and the Wasp". In 2009, she played Margot Frank in the TV series The Diary of Anne Frank. She then appeared in the 2010 film Cemetery Junction and played Miranda in the big-screen version of The Tempest.

Felicity Jones at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

On 29 January 2011, Felicity won a special award at the Sundance Film Festival for her role as Anna in the film Like Crazy. For this movie, she did her own hair and makeup and even made up some of her own lines! Her performance was so good that people compared her to other famous actresses. She also won the Best New Hollywood Award for this film.

She also starred with Ed Westwick in Chalet Girl, a romantic comedy released in March 2011. For this role, she had to train for two months to learn snowboarding and even worked undercover in a chalet, cleaning toilets and partying, to get ready for the part. Felicity said it was a fun change from her usual historical roles. In 2011, she became the new face of famous brands like Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana.

In 2013, Felicity played Ellen Ternan in The Invisible Woman. She did a lot of research to understand Ellen's life. She also appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which came out in 2014. She played Felicia Hardy, an assistant to Harry Osborn. Felicity liked this role because it was different from her other work.

Felicity Jones in 2016

In 2014, Felicity played Jane Wilde Hawking in The Theory of Everything. This film told the amazing love story between Jane and the famous scientist Stephen Hawking. Felicity read the script in one go and loved that it was a "love story" rather than just a simple biography. She met with Jane Hawking to prepare for the role, and Jane was very impressed with Felicity's portrayal, saying it was like watching herself. For this role, Felicity received nominations for many top awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In February 2015, she was chosen to play Jyn Erso in the Star Wars movie Rogue One. Felicity's agent suggested the role, and she loved the character's journey to find her identity. She even got inspiration for her movements from the fighter Ronda Rousey. The film was released in December 2016 and was a huge success, earning over $1 billion! Also in 2016, Felicity starred in Inferno, where she played a doctor helping Robert Langdon escape. She visited museums and galleries to understand her character better and enjoyed working with Tom Hanks.

In 2017, Felicity became a global brand ambassador for Clé de Peau Beauté, a beauty brand.

In late 2018, Felicity starred in On the Basis of Sex, a film about the life of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She then worked again with Eddie Redmayne in the adventure film The Aeronauts (2019). She also joined George Clooney in the Netflix science fiction movie The Midnight Sky (2020) and starred in the romantic drama The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021).

In 2023, Felicity starred in the thriller Dead Shot. She also appeared in the 2024 film The Brutalist, for which she received another Academy Award nomination.

Personal Life

Felicity Jones is married to director Charles Guard. They started their relationship in 2015, got engaged in May 2017, and married in June 2018. They have two children: a son born in 2020 and a daughter born in 2022.

Filmography

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Felicity Jones para niños