Félicité Du Jeu Explained

Félicité du Jeu is a French actress. She is best known for her role as DC Stella Goodman in the BBC drama Waking the Dead.

Early life

Du Jeu studied at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Saint-Germain-en-Laye from 1992 to 1996, and took the Jean Périmony course the following two years, for which she received the Louis Jouvet prize in 1997. She went on to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and received a special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award for her role as Katherine in Henry V in 2003 with the National Theatre. Before that most of her experience had been gained in theatre in France including Théâtre Dejazet and Théâtre de Boulogne.

Career

She starred in the BBC show Waking the Dead, appearing from the fifth series until the opening episode of the eighth series. Her character was killed off when she suffered a thrombosis after being shot in the leg,thus becoming the second female officer in the show to be killed off, the other being Mel Silver, played by Claire Goose, at the end of series four.

Personal life

A multilingual (French, Italian, Swedish,Arabic and English) actress, du Jeu acts in French and English.

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Quand un ange passe Marie Chou 1 episode
1999–2001The Vice Stacey 2 episodes
2002Simon: An English Legionnaire Nicole
2003Play-Back Short
2003Henry V Princess Katherine (National Theatre, dir. Nicholas Hytner)
2004Pellis Short
2004Fakers Kelly Potrelli
2004Poirot: Death on the Nile Louise Bourget 1 episode
2004Moving On Short
2004Enduring Love Girl in Logan's Car
2005Song of Songs Abigail
2005Munich Young Swiss Bank Official
2005–2009Waking the Dead DC Stella Goodman 36 episodes
2006A Good Year Hostess
2006Casino Royale French News Reporter
2010Raw Lara RTÉ, 1 episode
2010–2013Section de recherches Fanny Caradec TF1, 24 episodes
2014Death in Paradise Natasha Thiebert BBC- Red planet, 1 episode
2017Another Mother's Son Nicole
2019Holby City Françoise Durand Force Majeure, Series 21, Episode 6