Anna Wilson-Jones
English actress (born 1970)
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Anna Wilson-Jones (born 8 October 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Juliet Miller in the television series Hotel Babylon and main character Tim Bisley's ex-girlfriend Sarah in the series Spaced.
8 October 1970
Anna Wilson-Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Louise Wilson Jones 8 October 1970 Woking, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Steve John Shepherd |
| Children | 3 |
Acting career
In 1999, she appeared as Katie May in the six part mockumentary Boyz Unlimited. In 2000, she appeared as Sandra Harrison in the last episode of Inspector Morse,[1] "The Remorseful Day".[1] From 2004 to 2005, she was in the Sky One television series Hex,[1] as Jo Watkins, and in 2006 the Channel 4 adaptation of the novel Sugar Rush,[1] as Anna. She has also appeared in As If,[1] Monarch of the Glen,[1] Wonderful You,[1] Waterloo Road,[1] Rosemary & Thyme in 2003 in the episode The language of flowers and Ashes to Ashes.[1] Wilson-Jones has also featured in Midsomer Murders in 2005 and 2013; the 2005–6 ITV parapsychology drama afterlife in which she plays Jude Bridge, the former wife of Robert Bridge (played by Andrew Lincoln); and from June 2007 she appeared as Sally in an ITV drama serial The Time of Your Life.[1] In 2009 she joined the cast of Hotel Babylon as Juliet Miller, hotel general manager.[2]
In late 2011, she appeared in "The National Anthem", the first episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[3] She also starred in "The Night Watch" based on the novel by Sarah Waters released in 2012 for the BBC. She played the character of Julia Standing, a lesbian writer, who lived in London during the Second World War. Wilson-Jones has also featured in Misfits as Laura,[1] in season 2. Also in 2011, she played Rosalind Rydell in two episodes of the first season of DCI Banks,[1] "Cold is the Grave: Part 1" and "Cold is the Grave: Part 2".[4][5] She also played Davinia in Series 2 of the Channel 4 series PhoneShop, broadcast in 2011.[1] In 2016, Wilson-Jones joined the cast of the ITV drama Victoria, playing the part of Emma Portman, Viscountess Portman, one of Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting. She has been a regular in all three series to date.[6] She also served as the narrator for the novel Victoria, written by the television series' creator, Daisy Goodwin.[7] On 9 January 2017, Jones appeared as Ellie Timpson in Silent Witness in the episode "Discovery". On 10 February 2018, Jones appeared as Linda Ashworth in Casualty.[1]
Personal life
She is married to actor Steve John Shepherd. They have three children.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Vigo: A Passion for Life | Genya Lozinska | |
| 2001 | Tomorrow | Claire | |
| 2002 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Veronica | |
| 2003 | The Mother | Helen | |
| The Silent Treatment | Sara | (Short) | |
| Killing Time | Woman | (Short) | |
| 2004 | Gladiatress | Lofacta | |
| 2009 | Another Thing | Brunette woman | (Short) |
| 2016 | Noro | Meryl | (Short) |
| Take Down | Frances Herrick | ||
| Away from Me | Sarah | (Short) | |
| 2018 | Ghosted | Sherry | (Short) |
| 2019 | The Last Boy | Jenna | |
| Year | Television series | Role | Other notes |
| 1994 | The Bill | Stephanie Kerry | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Berkeley Square | Lady Wakeley | TV mini-series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Spaced | Sarah | TV series, 4 episodes |
| Wonderful You | Gina, Henry's sister | TV mini-series, 7 episodes | |
| Boyz Unlimited | Katie May | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2000 | Inspector Morse | Sandra Harrison | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000–2001 | Monarch of the Glen | Justine Thatcher | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Freya | TV series, 1 episode |
| Life as We Know It | Olivia | TV series, 1 episode | |
| Big Bad World | Alice | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2001–2002 | As If | Gabi | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Covert | Mother | (TV Short) |
| 2003 | Jonathan Creek | Sergeant Heather Davey | TV series, 1 episode |
| Rosemary & Thyme | Kate Pritchard | TV series, 1 episode | |
| The Vice | Elizabeth | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Murder in Suburbia | Grace Bailey | TV series, 1 episode |
| Red Cap | Lt. Col. Julia MacKesy | TV series, 1 episode | |
| Roman Road | Jenny | TV movie | |
| NY-LON | Tabitha | TV mini-series, 3 episodes | |
| The Brief | Glen Farmer | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2004–2005 | Hex | Jo Watkins / Jo | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 2005 | The Stepfather | Sasha Munro | TV movie, billed as Anna Wilson Jones |
| 2005–2006 | Afterlife | Jude Bridge | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 2005 2013 | Midsomer Murders | Marianna Hartley (2005) Emma Harris (2013) | "Bantling Boy" "Death and the Divas" |
| 2006 | Sugar Rush | Anna | TV series, 3 episodes, billed as Anna Wilson Jones |
| Waterloo Road | Heather Davenport | TV series, 3 episodes, billed as Anna Wilson Jones | |
| 2007 | The Time of Your Life | Sally | TV mini-series, 6 episodes |
| 2007 2010 | Brilliant! | Sylvia | TV mini-series, 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Joan Cale | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | Hotel Babylon | Juliet Miller | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Come Rain Come Shine | Christina Mitchell | TV movie, billed as Anna Wilson Jones |
| Misfits | Laura | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Jane Callow | TV series, 1 episode ("The National Anthem") |
| PhoneShop | Davinia | TV series, 1 episode | |
| DCI Banks | Rosalind Rydell | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| Law & Order: UK | Camilla Mallon | TV series, 1 episode | |
| The Night Watch | Julia Standing | TV movie | |
| 2012 | The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby | Ms Knag | TV mini-series, 4 episodes |
| Switch | Phoebe | TV series, 1 episode | |
| Lewis | Stanza Massey | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Marley's Ghosts | Katie Paine | TV series, 1 episode |
| New Blood | Helen Matherson | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2016–2019 | Victoria | Lady Emma Portman | TV series, 19 episodes |
| 2017 | Silent Witness | Ellie Timpson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | Succession | Charlotte | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Lady Tania Bede | TV series, 1 episode | |
| Casualty | Linda Ashworth | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Cleaning Up | Janet | TV series, 1 episode |
| A Confession | Jackie | TV series, 5 episodes in post-production | |
| 2020 | Agatha Raisin | Tiggy Laggat-Brown | TV series, 2 episodes "The Deadly Dance" |
| Vera | Orla Cossdale | TV series, Episode: "The Escape Turn" | |
| Breeders | Mrs Hickson | TV series, Episode: "No Places" | |
| The Christmas Ball | Sarrah | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Industry | Holly | TV series, 1 episodes |
| 2024 | Criminal Record | Hester Ash | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Bridgerton | Lady Livingston | Recurring role, 6 episodes | |
| Showtrial | Tamara Baudin-Kenny | TV series, 5 episodes |