Jessica Brown
Jessica Brown
Jessica Brownis editor of the Daily Star''s celebrity column Goss...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth2 November 2004
CityColumbia, SC
ballet break dancer fell love mum trained
I trained as a ballet dancer and fell in love with Rudolf Nureyev; I thought him the most beautiful creature. My mum had to break it to me that not only was he gay, but he was dead.
period
You don't automatically assume everyone will fall for a period drama.
africa experience extreme half lots months mud south sword work
We filmed 'Labyrinth' in South Africa for two and a half months and it was just the most unbelievable experience. Lots of sword fighting, mud in hair and lots of weeping! It's very different from 'Downton' because I was going to work and having mud put in my hair - it's the other extreme of the look!
absolutely bit fine learnt older people playing quite relaxed roles shake younger
I'm starting to shake it off, I am quite self-conscious, and it's only when I'm playing roles that I can escape that. The older I get, the more people tell me it's absolutely fine to be the way you are with all your quirks and nuances, and I wish I'd learnt that younger - I would have relaxed a bit more.
way embarrassing should
Everything you listen to when you are 17 should be embarrassing, otherwise you are way too cool.
numbers three goes-on
Before I go on stage, I knock three times. Three is my lucky number; I once went into an audition and was number 333 and got the best part ever.
thinking knows
At 17, we all think we know what we're doing.
jobs attitude thinking
I just really think every job I do, I get this gypsy attitude to money.
war grandmother nurse
I've read my grandmother's memoirs and she served as a nurse during World War II. What they had to do was incredible.
acting emotion adore
The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.
people obsessed
I love when people become obsessed with Downton.
death thinking dying
You never think you're as old as you're ever going to get.
ankles three problem
Unfortunately I had an ankle problem and underwent three operations.
girl play interesting
Girls in scripts are often pretty but brainless, or geeky and no one likes them, so it's great to find richer roles. Chalk and cheese aspects of people are very interesting to play.