- Jo Woodcock
Infobox Actor
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birthdate = birth date and age|1988|09|09
birthname = Jo Woodcock
birthplace =Kent, England [http://www.moviekids.org/code/actor_page.php?sess=p05mlmhnfqfvbl3dob3sgbhsr5&actorid=16604]
yearsactive = 2000–present
occupation = ActressJo Woodcock (born September 9, 1988) is an English
television ,film and stageactress . Whilst active since2000 , Woodcock has recently come into prominence following her critically acclaimed [http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2HT8NMTBIEAYH] performances as Alice in the televisiondrama "Torn " in 2007, and as Liza-Lu Durbeyfield in the television series "Tess of the d'Urbervilles " in 2008. She is due to appear as Celia Radley in "Dorian Gray", the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde'snovel "The Picture of Dorian Gray ", in2009 [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1396037/]Early life
Jo Woodcock was born in
Tunbridge Wells , a town in westKent ,England , onSeptember 9 ,1988 .Acting Career
Woodcock began her acting career in
2000 , starring in the British crime drama "Hero of the Hour" as Jessica. After a 5 year break, Woodcock's career began to take off. 2005 and 2006 saw her act in bothtelevision and stage productions. Notably, she made an appearance on the long-running UK medical drama "Casualty". In 2005 she also portrayed a young Estella in the stage production of Charles Dicken's "Great Expectations ," where she was praised for her "strong performance" by "The British Theatre Guide" [http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/RSCgreatexpect-rev.htm] . In2007 she starred as Alice alongside veteran British actorsHolly Aird andBradley Walsh in the TVminiseries "Torn," a role for which she recieved critical acclaim [http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2HT8NMTBIEAYH] . In2008 she acted in the television adaptation of "Tess of the D'Urbervilles " as Liza-Lu Durbeyfield. In2009 , she will star as Celia Radley in "Dorian Gray", the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde'snovel "The Picture of Dorian Gray ."Trivia
*It has been speculatated [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/search.phps=88bf62730a57e45901aefe08649e1a47&searchid=21381334] [http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Media-and-TV/Question464409.html] that Woodcock is related to English actress
Billie Piper , due to their similar appearance. As ofOctober 2008 , neither Piper or Woodcock have publicly commented on their likeness nor confirmed if they are related.
*Woodcock is aVirgo [http://www.moviekids.org/code/actor_page.php?sess=p05mlmhnfqfvbl3dob3sgbhsr5&actorid=16604] .
*She is friends with fellow actressLouisa Lytton , who appeared as Ruby on the Britishsoap opera "EastEnders ".
*She is not to be confused with Jo Woodcock, a UK production manager working within the British acting community.Filmography
References
http://www.moviekids.org/code/actor_page.php?sess=p05mlmhnfqfvbl3dob3sgbhsr5&actorid=16604http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/search.phps=88bf62730a57e45901aefe08649e1a47&searchid=21381334http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Media-and-TV/Question464409.htmlhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2HT8NMTBIEAYHhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1396037/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/RSCgreatexpect-rev.htm
External links
*imdb|1396037
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