Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones is a critically acclaimed aspiring actress who has made a name for herself with her outstanding acting talent. Although most of us know her for her role as Marianne in Normal People, the actress has gone from strength to strength since beginning her acting career in a school play in year 5. She performed on stage before turning to the small and big screen. She’s only 24 years old, but has already starred in major projects and received notable nominations.
But how did she become a Hollywood star? In this article, we’ll dive deeper into Daisy Edgar-Jones’ life story and take a look at her filmography. If you are ready, let’s dive in!
Where is Daisy Edgar From?
Daisy Edgar is from London.
Daisy Edgar is from London, England. She was born in 1998 in the borough of Islington, London. She grew up in Muswell Hill, London. Her mother, Wendy Edgar-Jones, is a Northern Irish film editor; her father, Philip Edgar-Jones, who is Scottish, was a director of Sky Arts and head of entertainment at Sky.
What Movie is Daisy Edgar-Jones in?
Daisy Edgar-Jones in Where the Crawdads Sing
Daisy Edgar-Jones recently starred in the 2022 mystery-thriller romantic drama Where the Crawdads Sing. It was produced by Lauren Neustadter and Reese Witherspoon, the multi-award winning actress who has recently become as successful a producer as she’s an actress.
To return to the main subject: Where the Crawdads Sing is based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens, about an abandoned but defiant girl named Kya who raises herself to adulthood in a North Carolina marshland, becoming a naturalist in the process. When the town’s leader is found dead, she’s the prime suspect and is charged with murder. Edgar-Jones plays the main character, Kya, in the film, for which she received critical acclaim. The film also did well at the box office: With a budget of $24 million, it grossed nearly $127 million worldwide.
Apart from her latest role, Daisy Edgar-Jones has starred in two other feature films, Pond Life and Fresh. When we look at her acting career, besides her movies, we should also take a look at her appearance in the TV industry. Cold Feet is the TV debut of the aspiring actress, in which she had a recurring role between 2016 and 2020. After that, she made small appearances in the series Silent Witness and Gentleman Jack.
Normal People
In 2019, she landed the lead role in War of the Worlds, but it was her role in Normal People that gave the actress her breakthrough. In the Irish psychological romantic drama series, Edgar-Jones shared the lead role with Paul Mescal, portraying the character Marianne Sheridan. The actress was nominated for several awards for her outstanding performance in the series, including a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Television Award. Most recently, she appeared in FX on Hulu’s true-crime drama Under the Banner of Heaven, an adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s book of the same name, in which two detectives investigate a brutal murder seemingly connected to Mormonism.
Also read: Under the Banner of Heaven Cast – Ages, Partners, Characters
What is Daisy Edgar-Jones Doing Now?
Under the Banner of Heaven
It seems that Daisy Edgar-Jones is now fully focused on her career. As mentioned above, the actress has recently filmed a movie and a series, both of which premiered in 2022. Therefore, she’s at the forefront with her roles in her recent works, especially because of her outstanding performance in Where the Crawdads Sing.
Daisy Edgar-Jones has a promising future and we believe that we’ll see the talented actress in many more outstanding projects in the future, both in cinema and TV.
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