Jessie Mae Alonzo

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| birth_place = Nottingham, England

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2016–present

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Jessie Mae Alonzo (born 15 February 2003) is an English actress. Her films include Little Joe (2019) and Greatest Days (2023). On television, she is known for her roles in the Gold sitcom Newark, Newark (2022) and the Netflix series Everything Now (2023).

Early life

Alonzo was born in Nottingham. She is of Filipino descent. She trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop. She played the lead in the Workshop's production of Emilia in 2020.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2020/march/theatre-review-emilia/|title=Theatre Review: Emilia|journal=Left Lion|first=Jared|last=Wilson|date=16 March 2020|accessdate=14 November 2022}}

Career

In 2016, Alonzo made her television debut in the second series of the CBBC series Hetty Feather. She later, in 2019, made her feature film debut in Jessica Hausner's Little Joe alongside Kit Connor.{{Cite web|url=https://us.heyharpershop.com/blogs/harper-says-hey/jessiealonzo-jewelry|title=2 cozy and casual outfit tips: Jessie Mae Alonzo|website=Hey Harper|accessdate=14 November 2022}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/film-reviews/little-joe-review-ben-whishaw-2606222|title='Little Joe' review: slow-burning sci-fi about super-powered plants eventually bears fruit|journal=NME|first=Lou|last=Thomas|date=7 February 2020|accessdate=24 March 2020}}

Alonzo returned to television in 2022 when she played May in the Get Even spinoff Rebel Cheer Squad{{cite news |title=Teen mystery and suspense returns to BBC iPlayer with Rebel Cheer Squad|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/rebel-cheer-squad |access-date=20 February 2022 |website=BBC Media Centre |date=8 February 2022 |archive-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209104712/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/rebel-cheer-squad |url-status=live }} and Amber in the three-part Gold sitcom Newark, Newark.{{Cite journal|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/newark-newark-gold-review-sitcom-nathan-foad-1544483|title=Newark, Newark, Gold, review: A rare working class comedy that doesn't punch down|journal=INews|first=Ed|last=Power|date=28 March 2022|accessdate=28 March 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.themediaeye.com/News/19388dd8-5452-4eb2-9aa3-aef400a34e70|title=Rising Stars: Jessie Mae Alonzo|website=The Media Eye|date=17 August 2022|accessdate=14 November 2022}} She was then cast as Debbie in the jukebox musical film Greatest Days, which premiered in June 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/entertainment/greatest-days-cast-heather-debbie-rachel/|title=Greatest Days: Meet the young cast of the Take That musical film|website=Smooth Radio|first=Tom|last=Eames|date=1 June 2023|accessdate=5 June 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/amazon-prime/greatest-days-coky-giedroyc-jessie-mae-alonzo|title=Greatest Days' star and director on Covid, choregraphy, and connection|website=The Digital Spy|first=Charlotte|last=Colombo|date=18 June 2023|accessdate=19 June 2023}} Later in 2023, Alonzo had a main role as Carli in the Netflix teen drama Everything Now.

On TikTok, Alonzo has gained 1 million followers and over 49 million likes.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nylon.com/life/gen-z-instagram-cringe-tiktok|title=Why Instagram Gives Gen Z The Ick|journal=Nylon|first=Hibaq|last=Farah|date=29 March 2022|accessdate=14 November 2022}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.hercampus.com/culture/smiling-like-that-tiktok-trend-explainer/|title=Tell us 'Who got you smiling like that' in this new TikTok trend|journal=Her Campus|first=Tianna|last=Soto|date=18 August 2021|accessdate=18 June 2023}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2016 \| Hetty Feather \| Clara \| 2 episodes
2019 \| Little Joe \| Selma \|
rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| Rebel Cheer Squad \| May \| 2 episodes
Newark, Newark \| Amber \| Main role
2023 \| Greatest Days \| Debbie \|
2023 \| Everything Now \| Carli \| Main role

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2016

| Hetty Feather

| Clara

| 2 episodes

2019

| Little Joe

| Selma