Katie Jarvis

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Katie Jarvis (born June 22, 1991 in Dartford , Kent ) is a British film actress . The amateur actress became known to a wide audience through the lead role in the British drama Fish Tank (2009) directed by Andrea Arnold .

Life

Katie Jarvis grew up in Essex and has three siblings. Her parents separated and she lived with her mother, a hairdresser, and her partner until 2008. The unemployed high school leaver was discovered by a casting agent at Tilbury train station in Essex , England , in 2008 while she was having an argument with her boyfriend. At first she didn't believe the agent, but still got her card and finally took part in the regular auditions for Andrea Arnold's film Fish Tank . The drama tells the story of the rebellious teenager Mia, who lives with her single mother (played by Kierston Wareing ) in an English social estate and is inclined to alcohol and breakdancing .

Although she had no acting training and had an aversion to dancing in front of an audience, Jarvis secured the lead in Arnold's film, which won an award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 and which also earned Jarvis great critical acclaim for her first film role.

Since the success of Fish Tank , Katie Jarvis has taken acting classes and is represented by artist agencies in the UK and United States. In 2012 she played a supporting role in the film "Your Sister's Sister".

She gave birth to a daughter in May 2009 and a son in April 2011.

Filmography

  • 2009: Fish Tank
  • 2012: Your Sister's Sister
  • 2014: Suspects (TV series, four episodes)
  • 2015: Ginger

Awards

British Independent Film Awards 2009

Nominations in the categories

  • Best Actress for Fish Tank
  • Best newcomer for Fish Tank

Edinburgh International Film Festival

  • Best British Performance for Fish Tank

European Film Award 2009

  • Nomination for Best Actress for Fish Tank

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b cf. Costa, Maddy: Film: From the school steps to the red carpet . In: The Guardian , September 4, 2009, p. 7
  2. ↑ Ben Hoyle: Station row led Katie Jarvis to stardom in British film Fish Tank. In: Times Online. May 14, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009 .
  3. ^ Basildon Recorder: Fish Tank girl Katie signed by US agents. May 26, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009 .
  4. ↑ Your Sister's Sister (2011) ( English ) IMDb. February 18, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Jarvis, Katie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Dartford , Kent