Jessica Raine
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jessica was born in 1982 and brought up on a farm near Eardisley, Herefordshire. Wanting to act from an early age she read drama at the University of
the West of England at Bristol before taking a gap year to teach
English in Thailand. On return she enrolled at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art from where she graduated in 2008. Over the next couple of
years she distinguished herself as a promising stage actress appearing
with the Young Vic in the leading role of Jacobean tragedy 'The
Changeling',at the National Theatre in 'Rocket to the Moon' and in
'Ghosts' and winning the Manchester Evening News award for best
supporting actress in the revival of 'Punk Rock'. At the beginning of
2012 she became known to a far wider audience taking the lead role in
the nostalgic television series 'Call the Midwife'.
