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Jessica Oyelowo
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Oyelowo in 2015
Born
Jessica Watson

1978 (age 45–46)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 1998)
Children 4

Jessica Oyelowo (née Watson; born 1978) is a British actress and singer.

Early life

She was born Jessica Watson in Ipswich and spent her childhood in Suffolk, England. She attended Woodbridge School as a child and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre.

Career

In 2006, she starred as Detective Sergeant Alex Jones in Mayo and went on to appear in Murphy's Law alongside James Nesbitt, in 2007. She provided the voice of Mrs. Equiano (alongside her husband as Olaudah Equiano) in Grace Unshackled – The Olaudah Equiano Story, a radio play adapting Equiano's 1789 autobiography The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. This was first broadcast on BBC 7 on 8 April 2007.

Personal life

David & Jessica Oyelowo
David and Jessica Oyelowo

Oyelowo resides in Tarzana in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California, US with her husband, actor David Oyelowo. They met while attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. They have four children. They formerly resided in Brighton, England.

Both she and her husband are committed Christians.

Oyelowo and her husband became naturalised US citizens on 20 July 2016.

As the wife of a Yoruba tribal prince, Oyelowo is entitled to the honorific style Olori. She currently does not make use of it, however.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Sleepy Hollow Sarah
2004 Churchill: The Hollywood Years Princess Margaret
2005 It's a Boy! Mary Video short
2009 Big Guy Bear Vendor Short
2010 Alice in Wonderland Woman with Large Poitrine in Red Queen Court
2011 Rahab Rahab Short
2015 Captive Meredith MacKenzie
2016 After the Storm None Short; director, writer and producer
Nina Nurse
United Kingdom, AA United Kingdom Lady Lilly Canning
2019 Sorry, Not Sorry Abby Short
2020 The Water Man Missus Bakemeyer Also composed and performed several songs

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Unfinished Business Flora Episodes: "2.4", "2.6"
1999 People Like Us Emma Episode: "The Photographer"
2000 Madame Bovary Felicite TV miniseries
2000 Reach for the Moon Claire Jones Episode: "This Means Nothing to Me"
2000 Don Quixote 1st Handmaiden TV film
2000 Sight, TheThe Sight Isobel TV film
2001 Lee Evans: So What Now? 1 episode
2002 Helen West Rose Darvey Episodes: "Deep Sleep", "Shadow Play"
2003 Deal, TheThe Deal Make-up Artist TV film
2004 Hex Rachel McBain Episode: "Pilot: The Story Begins"
2006 Mayo Alex Jones Main role
2007 Murphy's Law Jackie Cole Episodes: "Food Chain: Parts 1-3"
2008 Inseparable Camille Hutton TV film
2011 Off the Map Chloe Episode: "Smile. Don't Kill Anyone."
2012 Childrens Hospital Mother Episode: "British Hospital"
2023 Lawmen: Bass Reeves Rachel Reeves Episode: "Part I"; also Executive Producer

Stage work

See also

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