Jodhi May
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Jodhi Tania Edwards

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Jodhi May

Active - 1988 - 2019  |   Born - May 8, 1975 in Camden Town, London, United Kingdom  |   Genres - Drama

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British adolescent and ingenue actress, onscreen from age 13 in A World Apart (1988).

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A Quiet Passion
Rembrandt's J'accuse
The House of Mirth
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  • Has French-Turkish ancestry on her mother's side.
  • Made her film debut in the 1998 film A World Apart.
  • Won a Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress which she shared with her co-stars Barbara Hershey and Linda Mvusi for their work in A World Apart.
  • Made her directorial debut with the 2002 short film Spyhole, which she also wrote.
  • Appeared in a 2002 production of Far Away in Paris which was entirely spoken in French.