Jemima Jo Kirke is an English-American artist, actress and director. She portrays Hope Haddon[1] on Netflix's Sex Education.
Biography[]
Kirke was born in Westminster, London to British parents, who later moved out to New York City, where Kirke was raised. She is the daughter of Simon Kirke (the former drummer of the rock bands Bad Company and Free) and Lorraine Kirke, née Dellal (the owner of Geminola, a vintage boutique in New York City).
Growing up in West Village, Kirke found herself accepting a number of roles on her friends' projects. Dunham asked Kirke to take on a supporting role in her debut film Tiny Furniture. Kirke and a number of other friends were called upon as a favour to Dunham since there was not enough money to pay professional actors. Although the film turned out to be profitable, Kirke received no payment. Kirke reunited with Dunham in the HBO series Girls, appearing in all six seasons from 2011 to 2017 as the character Jessa Johansson. Kirke next had supporting roles in the dark comedy films Ava's Possessions and The Little Hours. In 2018, Kirke starred alongside her real-life sister Lola Kirke in Emma Forrest's film Untogether. The film premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2011, Kirke appeared in the music video "Wring It Out" for the group Rival Schools. Both this music video and Smile for the Camera were directed by her friend Jordan Galland. In 2017, she appeared in the music video for "Gotta Get a Grip" by Mick Jagger, directed by Saam Farahmand and appeared opposite Alex Cameron in his music video for the song "Stranger's Kiss". In September 2017, Kirke appeared opposite Zayn Malik in his music video for the song "Dusk Till Dawn".
In 2021, Kirke appeared in the Netflix series Sex Education in the role of Hope, a new headmistress of Moordale Secondary School. In 2021, it was announced that Kirke had accepted a role in Conversations with Friends, a series based on the book of the same name by Sally Rooney, in which she plays Melissa, an older, experienced writer fascinated by a younger couple.
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External links[]
Jemima Kirke at the Internet Movie Database- Follow Jemima Kirke (@jemimakirke) on Twitter
- Follow Jemima Kirke (@jemima_jo_kirke) on Instagram
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