Jessie Buckley

Imagine a super-talented person who can sing like a pop star and act like a movie hero! That's Jessie Buckley! She was born in December 1989 in Ireland.

Jessie is an actress and a singer, which means she's amazing at both telling stories with her voice and acting them out. She's won a big award called a Laurence Olivier Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, which is like the biggest prize for movies!

Jessie's journey to stardom started on a TV show called 'I'd Do Anything' when she was just a teenager. She didn't win, but she came in second place, which is still super impressive! After that, she went to a special school for actors called RADA.

You might have seen her in TV shows like 'War & Peace' or 'Taboo'. Then, she got to be the main character in her very first movie, 'Beast', and later, she was a singing star in 'Wild Rose'!

Jessie has played so many different characters! She was in the scary TV show 'Chernobyl' and a funny movie called 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'. She even played a character in 'Fargo'!

One of her most famous roles was in 'The Lost Daughter', where she played a mom. This role was so good that she was nominated for an Academy Award, just like the biggest movie stars! She also won an award for playing Sally Bowles in the musical 'Cabaret'.

Did you know Jessie is also a fantastic singer? In 2022, she released an album with her friend Bernard Butler called 'For All Our Days That Tear the Heart'. It was so good that it was even considered for a special award called the Mercury Prize! So, whether she's acting out a dramatic story or singing a beautiful song, Jessie Buckley is a true star who makes everyone excited to watch and listen.