Jessica Raine
Jessica Raine
Jessica Raine is an English actress. She is best known for playing midwife Jenny Lee in the first three series of BBC One drama Call the Midwife...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionActress
birth birth-and-death countryside
Im certainly not squeamish at all. The countryside makes you very aware of birth and death.
children want too-much
I find that women want to tell me about their birthing experiences. In the most excruciating detail. Its not put me off having children, but I do feel like I know too much.
memories lambs
My fondest memories are of watching lambs being delivered.
firsts roles scripts
For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.
thinking people faces
I have a really adaptable face, but when I am just being me, people always think I am younger than I am.
girly feel-good shirts
I have a lot of Breton striped top and silk shirts that always feel good. I also like things with a masculine edge and dislike anything too girly.
ruffles ifs feathers
If feathers don't ruffle, nothing flies.
long actresses loud
I always knew that the only thing I wanted to do was act, but it took me a long time to say it out loud to anyone, let alone myself. I am surprised by how dogged I have been in wanting to make a living as a respected actress.
letting-go waiting important
After filming, I cant wait to shake off all that 50s primness. Ill go out to a gig and dance ridiculously. I love to lose myself in music. Just letting go - its dead important.
acting roles goes-on
My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage.
teacher theatre levels
I did an A Level in Theatre Studies and had a really inspirational teacher, and then I just went on to university.
run
You have that moment just before you go on - I've had it in every play - where you just kind of want to run away. There's a whole audience, and they are waiting outside, and you're like, 'Why am I doing this again? Why? Why?'