Hatty Jones
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| Born | 21 July 1988 London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998, 2012–present |
Notable work | Madeline (1998 film) |
Hatty Jones (born 21 July 1988)[1] is an English actress and playwright. She is best known for playing the titular character in the 1998 film Madeline (1998 film).
Early life and education
Jones was born in London on 21 July 1988.[1] She grew up in Muswell Hill in North London.[2][3]
Jones attended Channing School in Highgate[3][4] and an after-school drama school, from which she heard of auditions for Madeline.[3][4][5] After the film, Jones studied a three-year acting degree at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, finishing in 2010.[3][6]
Career
Aged nine, Jones was picked from among 9,000 applicants to play the lead role in the 1998 film Madeline (1998 film).[5] Prior to her casting, Jones' only performance had been at a school play.[2] Her performance was nominated at the YoungStar Award and Young Artist Award. In a review for the LA Weekly, Ella Taylor wrote that Jones was the "one great thing going" for the film, describing her as "a tiny Brit with currant-bun eyes full of forthcoming transgression".[7]
Following her success with Madeline, Jones narrowly lost out to Emma Watson for the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter (film series) film series.[3][4][8][9][10] After touring to promote Madeline, Jones took a break from acting.[10]
Returning to acting following her education, Jones played minor roles in episodes of British television soaps Holby City and Doctors (2000 TV series).[11][12] She cofounded Heavy Wait Productions, a production company showcasing female creative talent.[10][13]
In 2014, Jones cowrote and starred in Offstage with Amani Zardoe, a twelve-part homemade webseries shot in Jones' family home about a pair of out-of-work actresses.[3][9] In 2015, Jones codirected the short The Silent Gangsters.[9]
In September 2018, Jones starred in That Girl, a self-written semi-autobiographical play about the anxiety of losing childhood,[14] which explored how differently her life might have developed following her success as a child actress.[10] The play featured at the The Old Red Lion, Islington|Old Red Lion in Islington.[5][14]
In 2020, Jones cohosted a podcast series showcasing other child actors.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998[16] | Madeline (1998 film) | Madeline | Lead role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012[11] | Holby City | Libby Langsdale | If Not For You" |
| 2013[12] | Doctors (2000 TV series) | Edie Watkins | Episode: "Chris FM" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | YoungStar Award | Madeline (1998 film) | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film | Nominated |
| 1999 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under | Nominated |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hatty Jones - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gritten, David (19 July 1998). "Only a Little Bit of Stage Fright". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Galton, Bridget (20 November 2014). "Out of work actresses hope home-made web series will produce big break". Ham & High. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tutton, Charlotte (20 March 2016). "Madeline's Hatty Jones is all grown up!". OK!. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Earp, Catherine (16 August 2018). "Madeline actress Hatty Jones reflects on her time on the film and reveals what she's doing now". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "Hatty Jones, Actor, Greater London". www.mandy.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ Taylor, Ella (8 July 1998). "I, Me, Mine". LA Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ Bradley, Bill (30 December 2016). "The Hilarious Reason Daniel Radcliffe Was Cast As Harry Potter". HuffPost. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Estera, Christine (12 January 2021). "What happened to beloved Madeline star Hatty Jones?". celebrity.nine.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Sulway, Verity (23 August 2021). "Madeline cast now - Harry Potter rejection, Oscar wins, The Crown and sad deaths". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "BBC One - Holby City, Series 15, If Not For You". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "BBC One - Doctors, Series 15, Chris FM". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ Merhi, Krisinda (28 October 2021). "This Is What The Little Girl From Madeline Looks Like Now". Nova 96.9. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "The Londoner: Labour sulks outside the Big Tent". Evening Standard. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "Hatty Jones & Jordan Maxwell- Madeline and My Parents Are Aliens by Are you from that show?". Spotify. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "Madeline (1998) Cast & Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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