Jodie May is a popular British actress. She is familiar to audiences as Maggie in Game of Thrones. She can be seen in many popular films and TV series: "The Last of the Mohicans", "Einstein and Eddington", "Abode of Joy", "Emma" and "Velvet Legs".
Biography
Jodie May was born on May 1, 1975 in London. The mother of the actress - Jocelyn Hakim - has French and Turkish roots. She is an art teacher. Jody's father is a German, an artist-designer. The marriage of the actress's parents was fictitious, and only her mother raised the girl. The full name of the star is Jodi Tanya May.
The future actress graduated from Camden School for Girls. She was then educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where she studied linguistics and English literature. May is the youngest actress ever to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Jody hides her personal life.
Career
At the very beginning of her film career, Jody landed the lead role in the 1988 drama World Divided. Jeroen Krabbe, Barbara Hershey, Nadine Chalmers, Maria Pilar, Keith Fitzpatrick, Tim Roth and Phyllis Naidoo starred with her in the film. The picture tells about the growing up of a girl in difficult conditions. The film won the British Film Academy Prize for Best Original Screenplay, Grand Jury Prize, Silver Award for Best Actress and the Ecumenical (Christian) Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. This is how Mei became a famous and successful actress from her first film work.
Creation
In 1990, May was invited to play a major role in the drama with Donald Sutherland and Anne Archer "Absolute Power". The film tells how the prosperous life of a successful person in all spheres suddenly collapses. 4 years later, she played Leia in the film Sister, My Sister. Jodie's co-stars are Julie Walters and Joely Richardson. The drama is directed by Nancy Mekler.
In 1997, Jody can be seen in the famous melodrama "In the Edge of the Woods", where the main character is faced with a choice - love or duty of honor. In 2002, the actress got the title role in the historical mini-series "Daniel Deronda" about how a guy saves a girl from suicide, falls in love with her and finds out that his chosen one is engaged to another.
May did an excellent job of her role, and the following year she was again invited to the historical dramas - "The Other Boleyn" and "The Mayor of Casterbridge." In 2008, Jody played Evelyn in Memories of a Loser, about a retired Hollywood star. From 2011 to 2019, May played in the famous TV series Game of Thrones. This fantastic action adventure has won Emmy, Actors Guild, Georges, Saturn and Golden Globes.
In 2012, May landed the role of Blanche in the drama Scapegoat. The film tells about 2 people who are identical in appearance, but different in character and lifestyle. This is a screen version of the novel of the same name by Daphne Du Maurier. Since 2019, Jody has been starring in the drama series "Gentleman Jack" about an English aristocrat leading a male lifestyle. The events of the film take place in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
