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Emilia Jones
Jones at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in March 2022
Born
Emilia Annis I. Jones[1]

(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22)
Westminster, London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
Parents

Emilia Annis I. Jones[1] (born 23 February 2002) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for performing the lead role in the 2021 film CODA as Ruby Rossi, for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Jones is also known for playing Kinsey Locke in the Netflix series Locke & Key (2020–present), while also having additional early roles in television, such as Doctor Who (2013) and Utopia (2013–2014), and lead roles in films like Brimstone (2016), Ghostland (2018), and Horrible Histories (2019). She also performed in several theatrical productions in the West End in London.

Early life

Emilia Jones is the daughter of Welsh singer and TV presenter Aled Jones and his English wife, circus performer Claire Fossett. She has one younger brother, Lucas Jones.[2]

Career

Jones' acting career began in 2010, at the age of 8, when she appeared as Jasmine in the film One Day.[3] She portrayed Alice in the Channel 4 drama Utopia,[4] and later that year played the young Queen of Years Merry Gejelh in the British television series Doctor Who episode "The Rings of Akhaten" (2013).[5] The Boston Standard lauded Jones for "carr[ying] off her scenes with aplomb" and for "really sell[ing] Merry’s mixture of naivety, knowledge and childlike fear,"[6] while the website Zap2It praised Jones' performance for being "spot on."[7] In film, Jones has had small roles in One Day (2011) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).[3]

In 2011, Jones made her theatrical debut after playing the princess Young Fiona in the original cast of Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.[3][8] In 2013, Jones appeared in Rebecca Lenkiewicz's stage adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw. She held the role of nine-year-old Flora with two other girls, alternating between them each night. After her performance on press night, Jones commented, "I don’t find it scary, I just find it so much fun... I love every bit of it."[2][9]

In December 2018, it was announced that Jones was cast as Kinsey Locke, one of the main characters in the Netflix fantasy drama series Locke & Key (2020–present).[10] The first season was released on 7 February 2020.[11] This marked Jones' first main role in a television series. She was attracted to the role of Kinsey because of the prospect of being able to play two versions of the same character: Kinsey before she removes her fear, and Kinsey after she removes her fear.[12] Jones stated in an interview about Locke & Key, "This, for me, was one of the best shoots I've ever done. The cast and crew are incredible and I absolutely adore them."[13]

In 2021, Jones starred in the Apple TV+ comedy-drama film CODA as Ruby Rossi, the only hearing member of her family who dreams of going to Berklee. In order to play the part, Jones spent nine months during production of Locke & Key learning sign language extensively, while also learning how to operate a professional fishing trawler. The film started principal photography around September 2019 till January 2020, and premiered on 28 January 2021 at the Sundance Film Festival where it was bought by Apple for $25 million. The film premiered on Apple TV+ on 13 August 2021, with the film receiving positive reviews, with Jones and her co-star Troy Kotsur both garnering critical acclaim and several accolades for their performance.[14]

Her next film is a psychological thriller titled Cat Person directed by Susanna Fogel, based off the short story published by The New Yorker.

Filmography

Film

Year Titel Role Director(s) Notes
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides English Girl Rob Marshall
One Day Jasmine Mayhew (2007 & 2011) Lone Scherfig
2014 What We Did on Our Holiday Lottie McLeod Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin
2015 Youth Frances Paolo Sorrentino
High-Rise Vicky Ben Wheatley
2016 Brimstone Joanna Martin Koolhoven
2018 Ghostland Young Beth Keller Pascal Laugier
Patrick Vikki Mandie Fletcher
Two for Joy Vi Tom Beard
2019 Nuclear Emma Catherine Linstrum
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Orla Dominic Brigstocke
2021 CODA Ruby Rossi Sian Heder see awards
TBA Cat Person Margot Susanna Fogel Post-production

Television

Year anzeigen Role Notes
2011 House of Anubis Young Sarah Frobisher-Smythe 8 episodes
2013 Doctor Who Merry Gejelh Episode: "The Rings of Akhaten"
2013–2014 Utopia Alice Ward 8 episodes
2014 Residue Charlotte Jones Episode: Series 1, Episode 1
2015 Wolf Hall Anne Cromwell Episode: "Three Card Trick"
2020–present Locke & Key Kinsey Locke Main role
2022 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Herself (Guest) Episode: "Billy Crystal/Normani"
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode: Seth Meyers & "The Cast of CODA"

Music videos

Year Artist(s) Titel
2020 JC Stewart "I Need You to Hate Me"[15]

Discography

Soundtracks

Titel Album details
Horrible Histories (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
CODA (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film)
  • Release date: August 13, 2021
  • Label: Republic, UMG
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

As main artist

Song Main artist(s) Writer(s) Album Year
"The Long Song"[16] Emilia Jones (feat. The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales) Murray Gold Doctor Who: Series 7 (Original Television Soundtrack) 2013
Song Main artist(s) Writer(s) Album Year
"Psycho"[17] Liam Jessup (as justliam) Liam Jessup K.A. 2020

As songwriter

Song Main artist(s) Writer(s) Album Year
"Through the Phone" Wild Youth Conor O’Donohoe
Ed Drewett
Emilia Jones
Pete Hammerton[18][19] 		Forever Girl - EP 2020

Theatre

Year anzeigen Role Theatre
2011–2012 Shrek The Musical Young Fiona Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
2013 Turn of the Screw Flora Almeida Theatre
2014 Far Away Joan Young Vic

Awards and nominations

Year Award Kategorie Work Result Ref
2021
 Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer CODA Nominated [20]
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated [21]
Gotham Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Performer Won [22]
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Lead Actress Nominated [23]
Breakthrough Performance Nominated
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Actress Nominated [24]
Breakout of the Year Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [25]
Youth in Film - Female Won [26]
North Texas Film Critics Association Best Newcomer Nominated [27]
Online Association of Female Film Critics Breakthrough Performance Nominated [28]
Utah Film Critics Association Best Actress Won [29]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [30]
2022
 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Breakthrough Performance Won [31]
Austin Film Critics Association Breakthrough Artist Award Nominated [32]
British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated [33]
Chicago Indie Critics Best Actress Nominated [34]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated [35]
Georgia Film Critics Association Breakthrough Award Nominated [36]
Gold Derby Film Awards Best Breakthrough Performer Nominated [37]
Hawaii Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [38]
Hollywood Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [39]
Houston Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [40]
International Film Society Critics Best Youth Performance Won [41]
London Film Critics' Circle Young British/Irish Performer Nominated [42]
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Best Actress Nominated [43]
Music City Film Critics Association Best Young Actress Won [44]
North American Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [45]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated [46]
Online Film & Television Association Best Youth Performance Won [47]
Breakthrough Performance: Female Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award Won [48]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [49]
Breakthrough Artist Won [50]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Youth Performance Won [51]

References

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  2. ^ a b Hitchings, Henry (25 January 2013). "The Turn Of The Screw, Almeida Theatre". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Almeida Theatre Announces The Turn of the Screw Casting". Broadway World. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  4. ^ Butcher, David. "Utopia – Series 1 Episode 3". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ^ Debnath, Neela (4 October 2013). "Review of Doctor Who 'The Rings of Akhaten'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  6. ^ "REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Rings of Akhaten". Boston Standard (Lincolnshire World). 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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  10. ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (19 December 2018). "'Locke & Key': Connor Jessup & Emilia Jones To Play Tyler & Kinsey Locke In Netflix Series From Carlton Cuse & Joe Hill". Deadline. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (4 December 2019). "'Locke & Key' Gets Netflix Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Emilia Jones from 'Locke & Key' Talks Family, Keys, and Playing Kinsey Locke -". fangirlish.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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  16. ^ "The Long Song - Doctor Who/Performed by Emilia Jones and The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales". 26 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Psycho (feat. Emilia Jones) by justliam". 5 January 2021.
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  41. ^ @IFSCritics (1 March 2022). "And the winner for BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE is...@EmiliaJonesy - #CODA (156.0 points) (Runner-Up: Woody Norman - #CmonCmon (145.5) #IFSCAAWARDS21" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  45. ^ @NAFilmCritic (23 January 2022). "Best Actress Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye Kristen Stewart - Spencer Emilia Jones - CODA Jodie Comer - The Last Duel Penelope Cruz - Parallel Mothers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  51. ^ ""Drive My Car" Named Best Picture of 2021 by Seattle Film Critics Society". Seattle Film Critics Society. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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