Jessie Buckley (born 28 December 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. Her career began in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC TV talent show I'd Do Anything in which she placed second. In the same year she appeared in the West End revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music.After some other theatre roles she suspended her professional career to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which she graduated in 2013. In 2020, she was listed at number 38 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. In 2016 Buckley appeared on four BBC television series: an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace,Taboo, The Last Post, and The Woman in White. Buckley has since starred in the films Beast (2017) and Wild Rose (2018), for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the latter. In 2019, Buckley starred in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, and she was recognised by Forbes in its annual 30 Under 30 list.
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