Simona Brown
{{short description|English actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
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Simona Brown (born 6 April 1994) is a British actress best known for her lead role in Behind Her Eyes.
Early life
Simona Brown grew up in Peckham, London, and is of Jamaican heritage. She studied musical theatre at the BRIT School in Croydon and studied acting at the Identity School of Acting in London.
Career
Brown has appeared in TV miniseries including as Gaia in The Casual Vacancy and as Grace in The Night Manager. She had a recurring role as Faith in HIM and as Roz in the 2016 British-American series Guilt. Her other TV roles include the 2016 remake of Roots and Murdered by My Boyfriend. She plays the main character Tess in the 2018 Channel 4/Netflix series Kiss Me First.
In August 2019, it was announced Brown had been cast in the role of Louise on the Netflix psychological thriller miniseries, Behind Her Eyes.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="width: 40px;" | Year !style="width: 250px;" | Title !style="width: 150px;" | Role !style="width: 200px;" | Notes |
| 2015
|Sophie |Debut Film |
= Television =
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!style="width: 40px;" | Year !style="width: 250px;" | Title !style="width: 150px;" | Role !style="width: 200px;" | Notes |
| 2013
|Run |Teenage Girl |1 episode |
| rowspan="2"|2014
|Kim |Television film |
| Wizards vs. Aliens
|Jasmine 'Jazz' James | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| data-sort-value="Casual Vacancy, The" |The Casual Vacancy |Gaia Bawden |Main role |
| Casualty
|Mairo Kaleel |1 episode |
| rowspan="4"|2016
|Jinna |1 episode |
| Guilt
|Roz Walters |Main role |
| The Night Manager
|Grace |Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| Him
|Faith |Main role |
| rowspan="3"|2018
|Gayle |Guest role (2 episodes) |
| Kiss Me First
|Tess |Main role |
| The Little Drummer Girl
|Rachel |Main role |
| 2019
|Violet Todd |Series 4: Episodes 1-2 |
| 2021
| Louise | Main role (6 episodes) |
References
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| first = Andrew
| last = Peters
| title = Interview: Simona's winning smile
| date = 2018-04-01
| website = Essence Magazine Surrey
| url = http://www.essence-magazine.co.uk/Interview1_April_2018.html
| access-date = 2021-02-28}}
| first = Andreas
| last = Wiseman
| title = Simona Brown joins 'Roots' cast
| date = 2015-09-28
| url = http://www.screendaily.com/news/simona-brown-joins-roots-cast/5094689.article
| website = ScreenDaily.com
| access-date = 2021-02-28}}
| first = Bill
| last = Gibb
| title = HIM star Simona Brown's career has got off to flying start
| date = 2016-10-19
| website = The Sunday Post
| url = https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/simonas-career-has-got-off-to-flying-start/
| access-date = 2021-02-28}}
| first = Thom
| last = Geier
| title = #BuryYourGays: 27 LGBT TV Characters Killed Off in 2016, From 'Empire' to 'Game of Thrones'
| date = 2016-12-21
| website = TheWrap
| via = sfgate
| url = https://www.thewrap.com/buryyourgays-lgbt-tv-characters-gay-lesbian-killed-off-2016-empire-game-of-thrones/
| access-date = 2021-02-28}}
| url = http://abc.go.com/shows/guilt/cast/simona-brown
| title = Cast: Simona Brown: Roz Walters
| publisher = ABC
| access-date = 2021-02-28}}
| first = Doug
| last = Lambert
| title = Filming gets underway on E4 thriller Kiss Me First
| date = 2016-12-22
| website = ATV Today
| url = http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/88256-e4/
| access-date = 2021-02-28}}
| first = Stewart
| last = Clarke
| title = Netflix's 'Behind Her Eyes,' From 'The Crown' Producers, Sets Cast
| date = 2019-08-08
| work = Variety
| url = https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/netflix-behind-her-eyes-eve-hewson-simona-brown-the-crown-1203296630/
| access-date = 2021-02-28}}
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External links
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Category:Black British actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Southwark