Jodhi May
Biography
Jodhi May is a British actress born on 8 May 1975 in Camden, London, England, UK. She started her career as a child actress and is the youngest recipient of the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, for the film A World Apart. May's other film appearances include The Last of the Mohicans, Sister My Sister, and A Quiet Passion. She has a career spanning multiple film appearances, with a total of 71 known credits. May's nationality is British and she is a female actress.
Career overview
Jodhi May is a British actress who started her career as a child actress. She is the youngest recipient of the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, for the film A World Apart. May's early career in film led to her appearing in several notable productions.
May's film appearances include The Last of the Mohicans, released in 1992, and Sister My Sister, released in 1994. Her more recent film appearances include A Quiet Passion, released in 2016. May's acting credits span multiple film genres and periods, showcasing her versatility as an actress.
Throughout her career, May has appeared in numerous films, with a total of 71 known credits. Her work has been recognized and celebrated, with her being the youngest recipient of the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. May's contributions to the film industry have been significant, with her appearing in a range of notable productions.
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- D Is for Distance (2026) as Narrator
- The Severed Sun (2025) as Andrea
- Dune: Prophecy (2024) as Empress Natalya Arat Corrino
- Renegade Nell (2024) as Queen Anne
- Transatlantic (2023) as Peggy Guggenheim
- The Silent Twins (2022) as Marjorie Wallace
- Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022) as Mary Belcher
- The Invisible Thread (2022) as Tilly Nolan
- The Confessions of Frannie Langton (2022) as Hep Elliot
- Resurrection (2021) as Leah
- Small Axe (2020) as Selma James
- Making The Witcher (2020) as Self - Queen Calanthe
- Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an Icon (2020) as Narrator
- The Witcher (2019) as Queen Calanthe
- Gentleman Jack (2019) as Vere Hobart / Vera Cameron
- The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019) as Queen Victoria
- Down a Dark Hall (2018) as Heather Sinclair
- Let Me Go (2018) as Beth
- Scarborough (2018) as Liz
- Genius (2017) as Helen Dukas
- A Quiet Passion (2016) as Susan Gilbert
- The Crimson Field (2014) as Adelinde Crecy
- Common (2014) as Coleen O'Shea
- Crossing Lines (2013) as Evelyn St. Clair
- The Ice Cream Girls (2013) as Poppy Carlisle
- I, Anna (2012) as Janet Stone
- Ginger & Rosa (2012) as Anoushka
- The Scapegoat (2012) as Blanche
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Maggy
- Strike Back (2010) as Layla Thompson
- Blood And Oil (2010) as Claire Unwin
- Blood and Oil (2010) as Claire Unwin
- Emma (2009) as Mrs. Weston
- Sleep with Me (2009) as Lelia
- Defiance (2008) as Tamara Skidelsky
- Einstein and Eddington (2008) as Elsa Einstein
- Flashbacks of a Fool (2008) as Evelyn Adams
- Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008) as Geertje
- Nightwatching (2007) as Geertje
- Land of the Blind (2006) as Joe's Mother
- Land of the Blind (2006) as Joe's Mother (uncredited)
- The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006) as Miranda Lennox
- Friends & Crocodiles (2005) as Lizzie Thomas
- On a Clear Day (2005) as Angela
- Round About Five (2005) as Bicycle Courier
- The Best Man (2005) as Tania
- The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag (2005) as Jean Ibbotson
- Bye Bye Blackbird (2005) as Nina
- Blinded (2004) as Rachel Black
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2003) as Anne Boleyn
- The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) as Elizabeth Jane
- The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) as Elizabeth-Jane
- The Jury (2002) as Katherine Bulmore
- Daniel Deronda (2002) as Mirah Lapidoth
- Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Florence Banner
- The Escapist (2002) as Christine
- The House of Mirth (2000) as Grace Julia Stepney
- Aristocrats (1999) as Lady Sarah Lennox
- The Turn of the Screw (1999) as Miss
- Warriors (1999) as Emma
- Warriors (1999) as Emma
- Aristocrats (1999) as Lady Sarah Lennox
- The Woodlanders (1998) as Marty South
- The Gambler (1997) as Anna Snitkina
- The Scarlet Letter (1995) as Voice of Pearl (voice)
- Signs and Wonders (1995) as Claire Palmore
- Sister My Sister (1994) as Lea
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992) as Alice
- Eminent Domain (1991) as Ewa
- For the Greater Good (1991) as Rose Kellner
- Max and Helen (1990) as Miriam Weiss
- A World Apart (1988) as Molly Roth