Jemma Powell

{{Infobox person

| name = Jemma Powell

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|07|25|df=y}}

| nationality = British

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2001–present

| spouse = Jack Savoretti

| children = 3

}}

Jemma Powell (born 25 July 1980) is a British actress.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jemma_powell |title=Jemma Powell |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |accessdate=2019-10-14}} She is known for portraying Barbara Wright in several Doctor Who audio stories.

Career

Powell made her screen debut in 2001, in The Hole. She is known for her roles in films such as François Ozon's Angel and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. She played Maliika in Dan Wilde's Alpha Male also starring Danny Huston and Jennifer Ehle. Powell also played screen actress Jacqueline Hill in the Doctor Who spin-off drama An Adventure in Space and Time, which showed how the popular science fiction series was created, in 2013, and has also recorded several audio plays starring as Hill's on-screen character Barbara Wright since 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jemma-powell/credits/243730/ |title=Jemma Powell List of Movies and TV Shows |publisher=TV Guide |date= |accessdate=2019-10-14}}

Powell's theatre work includes The Cherry Orchard, directed by Dominic Dromgoole. She played Anya.{{cite web|url=https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0373459&wwwflag=1&itemx=7 |title=Image of THEATER PERFORMANCE. - 'The Cherry Orchard' By Anton Chekhov With Jemma Powell (Anya) And Geraldine James (Lyubov Ranevskaya) In Reverside Studio, London Production Opened 10 June 2003. Russian Dramatist / Playwright; 17 January 1860 - 2 July 1904. Full Credit: Tristram Kenton / Lebrecht Music & Arts / Granger, NYC - All Rights Reserved. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive |publisher=Granger.com |date= |accessdate=2019-10-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.photostage.co.uk/stock-photo--the-cherry-orchard--chekhov-director-dominic-dromgoole--l-r-jemma-image00008794.html |title=Photostage.co.uk |publisher=Photostage.co.uk |date=2007-01-08 |accessdate=2019-10-14}}

Personal life and family

Powell is married to the English singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti.{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/relative-values-singer-jack-savoretti-and-his-wife-jemma-powell-an-actress-and-painter-6m9h0s86v |title=Relative Values: singer Jack Savoretti and his wife, Jemma Powell, an actress and painter |last=Evans |first=Hannah |work=The Sunday Times |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-10-14}} They have three children.

Filmography

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Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes and awards
1998 \| Romeo Thinks Again \| Love Heart Girl \|
2001 \| The Hole \| Minnie \|
2003 \| Final Demand \| Young girl \| TV
2004 \| Foyle's War \| Anne Bolton \| TV
rowspan=3 \| 2005 \| Against Nature \| Courtesan 1 \|
Footballers' Wive$: Extra Time \| Tatania \| TV. Three episodes
Hex \| Bethany \| TV. First episode
2006 \| Alpha Male \| Maliika \|
2007 \| Angel \| Angelica \|
rowspan=2 \| 2009 \| The Symmetry of Love \| Elizabeth \|
The Knowledge of Others \| Kate \|
2010 \| Alice in Wonderland \| Margaret Kingsleigh \|
2012 \|The Seasoning House \|Alexa \|
2013 \| An Adventure in Space and Time \| Jacqueline Hill \|
2013 \| Closed Circuit \| Elizabeth \|
2017 \|Doctors \|Heather Goldman \|TV. One episode
2020 \|The Stranger \|Becca Tripp \|TV. Four episodes
2020 \|Devlis \|Claire Stuart \|TV. Eight episodes
2020 \|The Secret Garden \|Grace \|

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Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes and awards

1998

| Romeo Thinks Again

| Love Heart Girl

2001

| The Hole

| Minnie

2003