Jaime Murray

Murray was born on 21 July 1976 in Hammersmith, London, England, to Elaine and Billy Murray. Just before taking her A Levels, Murray was diagnosed with dyslexia.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/jaime_murray.shtml|title=Jamie Murray|publisher=BBC Drama Faces|access-date=11 May 2008}} She briefly studied philosophy and psychology at the London School of Economics, but dropped out to train at the Drama Centre London, where she graduated in 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/01_january/20/hustle_jaime_murray.shtml|title=BBC - Press Office - Hustle Jaime Murray}}

Murray's first role was miming the lyrics in the original video of Stretch & Vern's dance track "I'm Alive" (1996). Some of her early television appearances included minor guest roles in BBC One's Casualty, The Bill, Love Soup and ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

In 2005 she played Ruth Kettering on the BBC television series Poirot (Season 10, episode 1 The Mystery of the Blue Train), an adaptation of the 1928 Novel 'The Mystery of the Blue Train', Agatha Christie’s sixth Hercule Poirot mystery novel.

Murray starred as Stacie Monroe in series 1–4 of Hustle. She reprised that role in the show's series 8.

Relocating to Los Angeles, Murray starred in Dexter as Lila West, Dexter Morgan's Narcotics Anonymous sponsor and the main antagonist in Season 2. In mid-2008, Murray joined the cast of The CW's series Valentine, playing the lead character, Grace Valentine.{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ifcadec3fe426ce3c8cea737d5f409cde |title=Bob Saget, Jaime Murray to star in CW shows |work=THR.com |access-date=21 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719225818/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ifcadec3fe426ce3c8cea737d5f409cde |archive-date=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead }} The show began airing in October 2008 but was cancelled by the end of the month.{{Cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/easy-money-and-valentine-mrc-cancels-cw-tv-shows/ |title = Easy Money and Valentine: MRC Cancels CW TV Shows | TV Series Finale |date = 6 November 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081106052119/http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/easy-money-and-valentine-mrc-cancels-cw-tv-shows/ |archive-date=6 November 2008 |url-status=dead}} Murray was cast in another CW show, The Beautiful Life: TBL, as a wardrobe stylist, but the show was cancelled before she was able to appear.{{cite web|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/146195/some-ugly-news-the-beautiful-life-canceled|title=Some Ugly News: The Beautiful Life Canceled|date=25 September 2009|publisher=E! Online|author=Natalie Finn|access-date=28 December 2012}}

Murray finished shooting Possessions in 2010 and soon thereafter began shooting The Rapture.{{cite news | url=http://www.southendradio.com/onair/page.asp?id=59 | title=The Rapture | publisher=Southend Radio | access-date=22 May 2009 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

She starred in the horror film Devil's Playground (2010), directed by Mark McQueen,{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18061|title=Yet Another Apocalyptic Tale in 'Devil's Playground' - Bloody Disgusting!|date=10 November 2009}} and then appeared as Helena G. Wells on the Syfy series Warehouse 13.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2012/08/20/warehouse-13-lindsay-wagner-jaime-murray/|title=Warehouse 13: Photos of Lindsay Wagner's Wild Date With Artie, Scoop on H.G. Wells' Next Visit|date=20 August 2012|publisher=TVLine.com|author=Matt Webb Mitovich|access-date=28 December 2012}} Murray's portrayal of Wells received critical praise and was described as "saucy",{{Cite web|url=http://eclipsemagazine.com/television/20243/|title=The Fate of the World Hangs in the Balance in the Season Finale of Warehouse 13!|author=Sheldon A. Wiebe|date=22 April 2009 |publisher=Eclipse Magazine}} "superb",{{Cite web|url=http://eclipsemagazine.com/television/19584/|title=Lindsay Wagner Comes to Warehouse 13 and H.G. Wells Returns With an Unlikely Agenda!|author=Sheldon A. Wiebe|date=22 April 2009 |publisher=Eclipse Magazine}} as able to "anchor a series"{{Cite web|url=http://scifi.about.com/b/2011/05/16/h-g-wells-gets-warehouse-13-spin-off.htm|title=H.G. Wells Gets 'Warehouse 13' Spin-Off|author=Mark Wilson|publisher=About.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623060103/http://scifi.about.com/b/2011/05/16/h-g-wells-gets-warehouse-13-spin-off.htm|archive-date=23 June 2012}} and "endlessly fascinating".{{Cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/TV/warehouse-13-star-confirms-the-shows-lesbian-subtext-and-then-some|title=Warehouse 13 star confirms the show's lesbian subtext, and then some|author=Dorothy Snarker|publisher=AfterEllen.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101190433/http://www.afterellen.com/TV/warehouse-13-star-confirms-the-shows-lesbian-subtext-and-then-some|archive-date=1 January 2013}} Her absence as the villainess in the season 3 Christmas episode, "The Greatest Gift", was bemoaned with the lamentation "she would have done it better".{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/12/warehouse-13-review-its-a-wonderful-warehouse/|title=Warehouse 13 Review: It's a Wonderful Warehouse|author=Nick McHatton|date=6 December 2011|publisher=TVFanatic.com}} Murray was nominated for a 2012 Portal Award for her portrayal of Helena G. Wells on Warehouse 13.{{Cite web|url=http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/9194/game-of-thrones-leads-portal-awards-with-9-nods.html|title=Portal Awards 2012|author=Michael Hinman|publisher=AirlockAlpha.com}}

Murray also made a guest appearances on the Fox series The Finder, where she played a drug co-ordinator.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/191211-hustle-feature-jaime-murray.html|title=Jaime Murray returns as Stacie Monroe in the last series of Hustle|date=19 December 2011|publisher=BBC|access-date=28 December 2012}} Murray starred in the Starz miniseries Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, as Gaia, a longtime friend of Lucretia.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Murray also had a guest appearance in 2009 on CBS series NCIS, playing ICE Agent Julia Foster-Yates.

Murray made an appearance on the Partially Examined Life philosophy podcast, playing a part in Sartre's No Exit, alongside Lucy Lawless, Mark Linsenmayer and Wes Alwan.{{cite web|url=http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/2014/01/02/sartres-no-exit-read-with-lucy-lawless-jaime-murray/|title=Sartre's "No Exit" Read with Lucy Lawless and Jaime Murray|date=2 January 2014}}

From 2013, she portrayed the character of Stahma Tarr in the Syfy series Defiance, which aired its final episode in August 2015. Murray had a recurring role in the sixth season of Once Upon a Time as the Black Fairy.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/11/15/once-upon-a-time-season-6-jaime-murray-black-fairy/|title=Once Upon a Time: Yep, Defiance's Jaime Murray Is Playing [Spoiler]|date=15 November 2016|website=TVLine|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|access-date=15 November 2016|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125200818/https://tvline.com/2016/11/15/once-upon-a-time-season-6-jaime-murray-black-fairy/|url-status=dead}}

She has recently been cast in The Originals final season as Antoinette, a vampire Elijah meets soon after losing his memories.

Murray also appeared in the fifth and final season of Gotham as Nyssa al Ghul.

Murray modelled clothing in television advertisements for Debenhams department store.{{cite web |url=http://www.debenhamsweddings.com/media/articles/about_us/press_releases/sept_2006/JaimeMurraypressrelease_79b8c.pdf |title=Debenhams Signs Jaime Murray |access-date=11 May 2007 |date=1 September 2006 |publisher=Debenhams |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006154925/http://www.debenhamsweddings.com/media/articles/about_us/press_releases/sept_2006/JaimeMurraypressrelease_79b8c.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2011 }} She is signed to Models 1 in London and has appeared in men's magazines such as GQ, Mayfair and FHM, as well as women's magazines like Hello!, Cosmopolitan and OK!.{{cite web |url=http://www.models1.co.uk/details.aspx?nav=2&modelid=31925&sexid=2&subid=7773&mainsubid=7773&indx=0<r=J&num=1 |title=Models1 |access-date=30 August 2012 |publisher=Models1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815193552/http://www.models1.co.uk/details.aspx?nav=2&modelid=31925&sexid=2&subid=7773&mainsubid=7773&indx=0<r=J&num=1 |archive-date=15 August 2012 }}

Murray married Bernie Cahill, a partner in an entertainment management company, in May 2014. She has one son, born 1995.{{cite web |author=Blumm, K. C. |date=31 May 2014 |title=Jaime Murray Marries Bernie Cahill |url=https://people.com/celebrity/defiances-jaime-murray-is-married/ |access-date=13 July 2014 |publisher=people.com}}

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