Jenny Rainsford | |
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Born | 1985 [1] [2] |
Alma mater |
University of Oxford Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Children | 2 |
Jenny Rainsford is an English actress.
Jenny Rainsford was born to Katharine McMahon [3] and Martin Rainsford. [4] A native of Watford, Rainsford was educated at Watford Grammar School for Girls. [2]
At age 17, Rainsford first acted, in Macbeth, in Grand Central Station, in New York, for Prince Andrew and Mayor Giuliani. [3] [2]
She graduated with a degree in English from University of Oxford, worked in various jobs, [2] then studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which she graduated in 2011. [3] [5]
In May 2013, Rainsford appeared in The Seagull at Oxford Playhouse via Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and Headlong, touring UK to 22 June 2013. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
In May 2014, Rainsford appeared as Mrs. Fanny Wilton in Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman for BBC Radio 4 Extra. [18]
In May 2014, Rainsford appeared in Microcosm at Soho Theatre Upstairs while Phoebe Waller-Bridge appeared in Fleabag at Soho Theatre Main. [19] [20] [21] [22]
As well as her role as ”Boo”, while seven months pregnant, [2] in the television series Fleabag, [23] Rainsford's television credits include Finding Joy, The Smoke, Law and Order UK and Da Vinci's Demons.
Rainsford's film credits include Ridley Scott's film Prometheus (2012), The Favourite (2018), About Time (2013), and The Death of a Farmer.
Rainsford's stage credits include productions for the Almeida Theatre ( Daddy), [24] Royal Shakespeare Company, Park Theatre (London) (Little Black Book, by Jean-Claude Carrière), [25] [3] [26] Headlong, Royal Court Theatre, Young Vic, Rose Theatre Kingston ( The Importance of Being Earnest), and Prince of Wales Theatre ( The Windsors: Endgame, as Princess Beatrice). [27] [28] [29]
In February 2019, Rainsford starred in Sir F. Mother Fucking Drake, Bea Roberts' filmed monologue about growing up in the shadow of Sir Francis Drake as a young woman, a wry pitch-black comedic nod to English imperial history, for the Young Vic Theatre. [30]
Nanny (R&D with Folio Theatre) at the Swindon Arts Centre, is a 2022 play by Alana Ramsey, Lizzie Stables and Jenny Rainsford, directed by Jenny Rainsford. [31] [32]
Rainsford married in April 2021, and lives in Camden with two children. [3]
John Donnelly's version of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull premiered in a Headlong and The Nuffield, Southampton co-production, in association with Derby Playhouse. The play opened in April 2013, followed by a UK tour.
Tour to 22 June 2013
Christopher Brandon, John Lightbody, Philip McGinley, Jenny Rainsford;
FLEABAG Wed 7 – Sun 25 May
Soho Theatre owns its own Central London venue housing the intimate 150-seat Soho Theatre, our 90-seat Soho Upstairs and our cabaret space, Soho Downstairs.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jenny Rainsford attend the Broadcasting Press Guild Television & Radio Awards at Theatre Royal on March 17, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby
Director Danya Taymor, Jenny Rainsford, Sharlene Whyte, Anjali Mehra, Playwright Jeremy O. Harris, T'Shan Williams, Rebecca Bernice Amissah, Claes Bang, Ioanna Kimbook, Terique Jarrett and John McCrea attend the press night after party for "Daddy" at The Almeida Theatre on April 6, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett
Cast members Eliza Butterworth, Jenny Rainsford, Kara Tointon, Ciaran Owens, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Harry Enfield, Tom Durant-Pritchard, Crystal Condie, Tim Wallers, Sophie-Louise Dann, Matthew Cottle, Shaun McCourt and Joelle Dyson bow at the curtain call during the press night performance of "The Windsors: Endgame" at The Prince of Wales Theatre on August 10, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett
Jenny Rainsford as Cecily Cardew and Ishia Bennison as Miss Prism in Oscar Willde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Rose Theatre Kingston upon Thames. (Photo by robbie jack
By: Bea Roberts ; Featuring: Jenny Rainsford ; Directed by: Rodney Charles;
NANNY is a two hander (plus musician), ...Playwrights: Lizzie Stables, Alana Ramsey & Jenny Rainsford
Jenny Rainsford | |
---|---|
Born | 1985 [1] [2] |
Alma mater |
University of Oxford Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Children | 2 |
Jenny Rainsford is an English actress.
Jenny Rainsford was born to Katharine McMahon [3] and Martin Rainsford. [4] A native of Watford, Rainsford was educated at Watford Grammar School for Girls. [2]
At age 17, Rainsford first acted, in Macbeth, in Grand Central Station, in New York, for Prince Andrew and Mayor Giuliani. [3] [2]
She graduated with a degree in English from University of Oxford, worked in various jobs, [2] then studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which she graduated in 2011. [3] [5]
In May 2013, Rainsford appeared in The Seagull at Oxford Playhouse via Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and Headlong, touring UK to 22 June 2013. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
In May 2014, Rainsford appeared as Mrs. Fanny Wilton in Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman for BBC Radio 4 Extra. [18]
In May 2014, Rainsford appeared in Microcosm at Soho Theatre Upstairs while Phoebe Waller-Bridge appeared in Fleabag at Soho Theatre Main. [19] [20] [21] [22]
As well as her role as ”Boo”, while seven months pregnant, [2] in the television series Fleabag, [23] Rainsford's television credits include Finding Joy, The Smoke, Law and Order UK and Da Vinci's Demons.
Rainsford's film credits include Ridley Scott's film Prometheus (2012), The Favourite (2018), About Time (2013), and The Death of a Farmer.
Rainsford's stage credits include productions for the Almeida Theatre ( Daddy), [24] Royal Shakespeare Company, Park Theatre (London) (Little Black Book, by Jean-Claude Carrière), [25] [3] [26] Headlong, Royal Court Theatre, Young Vic, Rose Theatre Kingston ( The Importance of Being Earnest), and Prince of Wales Theatre ( The Windsors: Endgame, as Princess Beatrice). [27] [28] [29]
In February 2019, Rainsford starred in Sir F. Mother Fucking Drake, Bea Roberts' filmed monologue about growing up in the shadow of Sir Francis Drake as a young woman, a wry pitch-black comedic nod to English imperial history, for the Young Vic Theatre. [30]
Nanny (R&D with Folio Theatre) at the Swindon Arts Centre, is a 2022 play by Alana Ramsey, Lizzie Stables and Jenny Rainsford, directed by Jenny Rainsford. [31] [32]
Rainsford married in April 2021, and lives in Camden with two children. [3]
John Donnelly's version of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull premiered in a Headlong and The Nuffield, Southampton co-production, in association with Derby Playhouse. The play opened in April 2013, followed by a UK tour.
Tour to 22 June 2013
Christopher Brandon, John Lightbody, Philip McGinley, Jenny Rainsford;
FLEABAG Wed 7 – Sun 25 May
Soho Theatre owns its own Central London venue housing the intimate 150-seat Soho Theatre, our 90-seat Soho Upstairs and our cabaret space, Soho Downstairs.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jenny Rainsford attend the Broadcasting Press Guild Television & Radio Awards at Theatre Royal on March 17, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby
Director Danya Taymor, Jenny Rainsford, Sharlene Whyte, Anjali Mehra, Playwright Jeremy O. Harris, T'Shan Williams, Rebecca Bernice Amissah, Claes Bang, Ioanna Kimbook, Terique Jarrett and John McCrea attend the press night after party for "Daddy" at The Almeida Theatre on April 6, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett
Cast members Eliza Butterworth, Jenny Rainsford, Kara Tointon, Ciaran Owens, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Harry Enfield, Tom Durant-Pritchard, Crystal Condie, Tim Wallers, Sophie-Louise Dann, Matthew Cottle, Shaun McCourt and Joelle Dyson bow at the curtain call during the press night performance of "The Windsors: Endgame" at The Prince of Wales Theatre on August 10, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett
Jenny Rainsford as Cecily Cardew and Ishia Bennison as Miss Prism in Oscar Willde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Rose Theatre Kingston upon Thames. (Photo by robbie jack
By: Bea Roberts ; Featuring: Jenny Rainsford ; Directed by: Rodney Charles;
NANNY is a two hander (plus musician), ...Playwrights: Lizzie Stables, Alana Ramsey & Jenny Rainsford