India de Beaufort
British actress (born 1987)
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India de Beaufort (born India Beaufort Lloyd; 27 June 1987) is a British actress. She has acted in several films and television shows, including The Better Half (2015), Kimi (2022) and Night Court (2023−24).
27 June 1987
- United Kingdom
- United States
India de Beaufort | |
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 de Beaufort in 2025 | |
| Born | India Beaufort Lloyd 27 June 1987 Kingston upon Thames, London, England |
| Other name | India Beau |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Mother | Karen de Beaufort |
Early life
De Beaufort is of British and Indian background.[1] She was born to Karen de Beaufort, an actress and dancer, and Nicholas O Ewence Lloyd.[2] Her maternal grandfather was born in Calcutta, where his family lived for around 350 years. She has stated that her surname, de Beaufort, comes from distant French ancestry.[3] She attended Esher College in Surrey, England.[4][5]
Career
In 1994, de Beaufort appeared in a music video, "Every Woman Knows", for the artist Lulu, and in 1996 had a brief appearance as an orphan child in an episode of Penelope Keith's Next of Kin.[6][7]
In 2002, aged 15, de Beaufort signed to Entertainment Rights as a singer-songwriter and actress. In the same year, she was cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated The Basil Brush Show as India Beau. De Beaufort went on to shoot three seasons with the show and performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, It's Basil Brush". The song remained on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks at position 44.[8] During de Beaufort's time with the cast of the CBBC sitcom, she performed at Proms in the Park and took part in a nationwide tour.[7]
In 2006, de Beaufort was cast as Maya in Simon Pegg's Run Fatboy Run, directed by David Schwimmer. She has said that this production switched her path from singer to actress.[9] In 2008, de Beaufort was cast as the pagan warrior Aneka in BBC/Comedy Central parody series, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. The comedy was shot in Budapest, Hungary.[10]
In 2009, de Beaufort joined the cast of The CW teen drama series One Tree Hill as Miranda Stone during the seventh season. [11]
From 2010 to 2012, de Beaufort played India Jourdain in the ABC Family comedy-drama series Jane by Design. She later had the recurring roles in Necessary Roughness and Chicago P.D.[12] She also guest starred on Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Castle and The Night Shift. From 2014 to 2017, de Beaufort did her first voice role as Clover in the Netflix show All Hail King Julien.[12]
In 2015, de Beaufort was cast as Jules Jackman in the ABC prime-time television soap opera Blood & Oil.[13] In 2016, de Beaufort was cast in recurring roles on Younger and NCIS: Los Angeles. She also guest starred on 2 Broke Girls. In 2017, de Beaufort joined the cast of Veep.[14] She was also cast in the ABC pilot The Gospel of Kevin, later changed to Kevin (Probably) Saves the World; it was picked up into a series and premiered on 3 October 2017. From 2019 to 2020, she appeared on 7 episodes of One Day At A Time. A remake of Norman Lear's classic sitcom. She played Avery, Schneider's (Todd Grinnell) girlfriend. Grinnel is her real-life husband.[15]
From 2023 to 2024, she starred as assistant district attorney Olivia Moore in the Night Court revival series.[16]
Personal life
On 29 August 2015, de Beaufort married actor Todd Grinnell.[17] They have a son who was born in 2018.[18] In March 2021, de Beaufort announced that she became an American citizen in 2020 and was planning to have a party for her but was canceled due to the pandemic.[19]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Run Fatboy Run | Maya Goshdashtidar | |
| 2015 | The Better Half | Dina | |
| 2022 | Kimi | Sharon | [20][21] |
| Slumberland | Ms. Arya | [20][22] | |
| TBA | Dog People | Angie | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Next of Kin | Deprived Youngster | Episode: "The Theme Park"; uncredited role |
| 1997 (UK)/1998 (USA) | Teletubbies | Herself in the TV event | Video: Dance with the Teletubbies |
| 2003–2005 | The Basil Brush Show | India | Recurring role, 20 episodes |
| 2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Aneka | 6 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | One Tree Hill | Miranda Stone | Recurring role, 12 episodes[2] |
| 2011 | Chuck | Jasmine | Episode: "Chuck Versus Agent X" |
| 2012 | Jane by Design | India Jourdain | Main role, 18 episodes[2] |
| 2013 | Necessary Roughness | India | 3 episodes |
| How I Met Your Mother | Sophia | Episode: "Knight Vision"; credited as India De Beaufort | |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Layla Roslyn | 3 episodes[2] |
| 2014–2017 | All Hail King Julien | Clover / Crimson / Grandma Rose / Lover Bot | Main voice role |
| 2015 | Castle | Taylor McKinley | Episode: "I, Witness" |
| The Night Shift | Farrah | Episode: "Darkest Before Dawn" | |
| Blood & Oil | Jules Jackman | Series regular, 10 episodes | |
| 2016 | Younger | Radha | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2017 | 2 Broke Girls | Winnona Williams | Episode: "And the Himmicane" |
| All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Clover / Crimson / Hansmerelda | Main voice role | |
| 2016–2019 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Alexandra Reynolds | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Kristin Allen | Main role[2] |
| 2017–2019 | Veep | Brie Ramachandran | 6 episodes[22] |
| 2018 | The New Looney Tunes | Foxy Foxworth | Voice, Episode: "Undercover Bunny" |
| 2019–2020 | One Day at a Time | Avery | Recurring role; 7 episodes[22][2] |
| 2019 | Modern Family | Dr. Singh | Episode: "A Moving Day" |
| 2020–2022 | It's Pony | Helen Bramley / Mom / Stag's Head / Old Woman | Recurring role, voice; 24 episodes |
| 2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Jessica | Recurring role; 5 episodes[22] |
| 2021 | Fast & Furious Spy Racers | Dann | Voice; 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Firefly Lane | Charlie | Recurring role; 4 episodes[2][20] |
| Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Maisey Manes | Voice; episode: "Camp Spirit" | |
| 2023–2024 | Night Court | Olivia Moore | Main cast[20][21] |
| 2024 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Maisey Manes | Voice; episode: "Kreepaway Kamp" |
| 2024–present | Max & the Midknights | Fendra | Main voice role[23] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Infinite Crisis | Arcane Supergirl |
