Jasmine Blackborow
Born
Jasmine Sky Blackborow

(1991-08-28) 28 August 1991
Hackney, London, England
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Jasmine Sky Blackborow (born 28 August 1991) is a British actress who began her career in theatre. She played Marie in the first season of the Netflix series Shadow and Bone and Jessica in the film Demon Mind. She appeared in the main cast of the Canal+ and BBC drama series Marie Antoinette.[1]

Early life

Blackborow was born in Hackney, East London and grew up in North London.[2] She attended Enfield County School for Girls and then The Latymer School in Edmonton.[3] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and later a Master of Arts in Classical Acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[4]

Career

Blackborow made her debut as the doomed Lucy in Bram Stoker's Dracula as adapted by Theresa Heskins for the New Vic Theatre in 2015.[5] She then played Rosie in Rose Lewenstein's play Now This is Not the End at the Arcola Theatre.[6][7] Her next role saw her play Maid Marion in Hood directed by Jack McNamara.[8][9] In 2016, she played the younger Maya in Grey Man directed by Robin Winfield-Smith.[10][11] Blackborow then played Frances in Rodney Ackland's After October.[12][13] Blackborow took on the roles Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing and Desdemona in Othello at Pop-up Globe in 2017, touring in New Zealand and Australia.[14] She returned to London in 2018 to play Fanny Fairlove / Louisa in J.P. Wooler's rediscovered classics A Winning Hazard.[15]

Blackborow played Kaitlyn in Aamir,[16] a true short film about a boy in an unofficial refugee camp, which was nominated for a Best British Short Film at the BAFTAs.[17][18] She played Georgie in a short comedy film, Dad Joke by David Abramsky, released in 2019.[19] She next appeared as Heather in Tosca Musk's The Protector.[20] Blackborow was cast as school matron Jane Crowther in School's Out Forever[21][22]

Blackborow made her television debut as Marie, an Inferni in the first season of the Netflix adaptation of Shadow and Bone.[23][24] She appeared in the film Daemon Mind.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Swallow Claudia Kent Short film
2017 Aamir Kaitlyn Short film
2019 The Protector Heather
The Interpreter Short film
2020 Gutterwitch Libby Short film
2021 School's Out Forever Matron
The Art of Love Claire
2022 Daemon Mind Jessica

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Shadow and Bone Marie 3 episodes
2022 Marie Antoinette Lamballe Main cast

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Dracula Lucy New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Now This is Not the End Rosie Arcola Theatre, London
Hood Maid Marion Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2016 Grey Man Young Maya Theatre503, London
After October Frances Finborough Theatre, London
2017 Much Ado About Nothing Ursula Pop-up Globe
Othello Desdemona
2018 A Winning Hazard Fanny Fairlove / Louisa Finborough Theatre, London
2022 Super High Resolution Anna Soho Theatre, London

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Binary Witness Narrator Novel by Rosie Claverton
2016 Goldilocks and the Water Bears: The Search for Life in the Universe Novel by Louisa Preston
The Gift Novel by Louise Jensen
2017 A Monster by Violet Novel by Laura Wake
2018 Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding Novel by Rhys Bowen
Friends Like These Narrator[lower-alpha 1] Novel by Sarah Alderson
2019 The Housemate Narrator[lower-alpha 2] Novel by CL Pattinson
What She Saw Narrator Novel by Wendy Clarke
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs Novel by Rhys Bowen
The Empty Nest Novel by Sue Watson
2020 The Fortunate Ones Novel by Catherine Hokin
The Last Mrs Summers Novel by Rhys Bowen
2021 The Downstairs Neighbor Novel by Helen Cooper
The Kitchen Front Novel by Jennifer Ryan
Regency Buck Novel by Georgette Heyer
God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen Novel by Rhys Bowen

Notes

  1. ↑ With Ellie Heydon.
  2. ↑ With Polly Edsell.

References

  1. ↑ "Marie Antoinette: BBC Two's new historical drama is an "ambitious" take on the iconic French figure". Stylist. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jasmine Blackborow | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jasmine Blackborow: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Acting - Classical, MA". The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dracula review – spareness, boldness and electrifying sound design". the Guardian. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Now This Is Not the End review – family-history drama hums with life". the Guardian. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Now This Is Not the End, Arcola Theatre". theartsdesk.com. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Hood marks anniversary". www.chad.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Production details". www.newperspectives.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "RWS | Stage & Screen Director | Freelance Director UK". RWS | Stage Director. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jasmine Blackborrow Archives". A Younger Theatre. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Theatre review: After October at Finborough Theatre, Earl's Court". British Theatre Guide. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Jasmine Blackborow". There Ought To Be Clowns. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Much Ado and As You Like It at Melbourne's Pop-up Globe". Shakespeare Reloaded. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  15. ↑ J² (11 September 2018). "Winning Theatre – A Winning Hazard Review". Close-Up Culture. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  16. ↑ loonyliterature (23 January 2018). "Aamir Review". The Consulting Detective. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Review: Aamir - Nominated for BAFTA (Best British Short Film)". drm.am. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "BAFTA Award Nominations for Central Alumni". The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  19. ↑ Dad Joke (2019), retrieved 26 May 2021
  20. ↑ Passionflix | The Protector, retrieved 26 May 2021
  21. ↑ "Scott K. Andrews - School's Out Forever eBook Paperback". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "Movie Review - School's Out Forever (2021)". Flickering Myth. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  23. ↑ Petski, Denise (18 December 2019). "'Shadow And Bone': Netflix Series Adds Seven To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  24. ↑ Bell, Crystal (23 April 2021). "Everything You Need to Know About the Grishaverse in "Shadow and Bone"". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "In the Little Palace! What the 'Shadow and Bone' Cast Look Like Off Screen". Us Weekly. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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