Jaime Winstone Explained

Jaime Winstone
Birthname:Jaime Margaret Winstone
Birth Date:1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:London, England
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2004–present
Parents:Ray Winstone
Children:1
Relatives:Lois Winstone (sister)

Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress, best known for her roles in Kidulthood, Dead Set, After Hours and her portrayal of Barbara Windsor in Babs.

Early life and education

Winstone was born in Camden, North London.[1] She is the daughter of actor Ray Winstone and his wife Elaine McCausland. She has two sisters, Lois (b. 1982), who is a singer and sometime actress, and Ellie (b. 2001). Jaime grew up in Enfield, north London, where she occasionally attended Enfield County School,[2] a local state school.

Her family later moved to Roydon, Essex where she attended Burnt Mill School in Harlow, Essex before going on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at the performing arts department of Harlow College, Essex. She studied briefly at drama school, before dropping out to pursue her acting career in movies such as Anuvahood and Kidulthood.

Career

Winstone's credits include the films Bullet Boy (2004), Daddy's Girl, Kidulthood (both 2006) and Donkey Punch (2008), the television series Murder Investigation Team, Vincent (alongside her father), Totally Frank, Goldplated and Dead Set and a short film called Love Letters. She was cast in the BBC pilot Phoo Action, but a planned series was cancelled just as filming was about to start.

Winstone sings backing vocals for her sister Lois' band. As an actress, she has appeared in the music video for The Streets' single "When You Wasn't Famous", The Twang's single "Two Lovers", and Hercules and Love Affair's single "Blind". In April 2009, she co-starred with then-boyfriend Alfie Allen in the music video for the Madness single "Dust Devil".

Winstone made her catwalk modelling debut in 2008 for Vivienne Westwood,[3] and in February 2009 she appeared on the front cover of Arena. She made her stage debut in a Hampstead Theatre revival of The Fastest Clock in the Universe which also played at the Curve theatre, Leicester.[4]

In March 2010, she was announced as a new patron of the East End Film Festival.[5] Winstone stars in the Stealth Media Group-produced thriller film Manor Hunt Ball and based on the novel The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell.[6]

The spring of 2010 also saw Winstone portray Anneli Alderton, one of five women murdered in Ipswich 2006, in the BBC drama Five Daughters. Alderton was the third girl to go missing in December 2006. In the summer of 2014, she filmed the lead role Lauren in Sky 1 comedy drama After Hours.

In 2013, Winstone appeared in the BBC series Mad Dogs alongside John Simm, Max Beesley, Philip Glenister and Marc Warren.[7]

In May 2017, Winstone starred as Barbara Windsor in the BBC biopic, Babs.[8] [9] On preparing for the role, Winstone told The Independent: "As soon as I sat down with Barbara, I got to analyse her, to see how she moved - and I instantly related to this wonderful woman. She is so generous and easy to talk to and connect with [...] the pressure just faded away as I talked to this amazing woman. These roles don’t come along that often. It was an honour."[10]

In January 2022, Winstone appeared on the third series of The Masked Singer as "Firework". She was sixth to be unmasked.[11] [12] [13]

In September 2022, Winstone appeared in EastEnders as Peggy Mitchell in a flashback episode set in 1979.[14] [15]

In 2023, Winstone appeared in the play , playing the character of Jenny.[16] [17]

Personal life

Winstone has been in a relationship with actor James Suckling since March 2015. They have been engaged since June 2022[18] and married in October 2023.[19] They have one child together, a son born in February 2016.[18]

Winstone was previously engaged to actor Alfie Allen.[20] [21] [22]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRole
2004Bullet BoyNatalie
2005Love LetterTracey
2006KidulthoodBecky[23]
Daddy's GirlNina
2008Donkey PunchKim
2009Boogie WoogieElaine
EveRachel
2010Made in DagenhamSandra
2011AnuvahoodYasmin
Wild BillHelen
2012Elfie HopkinsElfie Hopkins
2013uwantme2killhim?Rachel
Powder RoomChanel
2014Love, RosieRuby
2017The Last PhotographMother
2018Tomb RaiderPamela
FarmingLynn
2019Hurt by ParadiseJanette
2020KnuckledustRedmond
2021Everyone Is Going to DieComedy
2021A Brixton TaleTilda
2023SumotherhoodSarah
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005M.I.T.: Murder Investigation TeamHannahEpisode No.2.4
2006Totally FrankLisa2 episodes
VincentGinaEpisode No.2.1
GoldplatedLauren8 episodes
2008Phoo ActionWhitey ActionDirector: Euros Lyn
Dead SetKelly5 episodes
2009Agatha Christie's PoirotSheila WebbEpisode 12.1: "The Clocks"
2010Five DaughtersAnnelli Alderton3 episodes
Beast HuntersPandora"Archituthius Slimbus", "Infected"
2012True LoveStellaEpisode:1.2 "Paul"
2013RunTaraEpisode: "Kasia"
Mad DogsMercedes3 episodes
2015CockroachesAsh2 episodes
Foyle's WarVera StephensEpisode: "High Castle"
After HoursLauren6 episodes
2017BabsBarbara WindsorBiopic
Joe Orton Laid BareEnsemble Orton CastBBC Two docudrama
2018Torvill & DeanJanet SawbridgeTelevision film
2020Squad GoalsNarratorBBC Three
2022Four LivesDonna TaylorEpisodes 2 and 3
The Masked SingerFireworkContestant
EastEndersPeggy MitchellEpisode 6550
2023Count AbdullaKathy

Notes and References

  1. News: Edmonds . Lizzie . Jaime Winstone: I'm calming down now I'm 30 and I can't wait to be 44 . 13 January 2022 . Evening Standard . 28 May 2015.
  2. Evening Standard (London), 27 February 2006 "The rise of Ray's tough little cookie" by Nick Curtis
  3. Web site: More than a Daddy's Girl. The Guardian. Ellen. Barbara. 13 July 2008. 3 November 2022.
  4. Web site: Winstone to make stage debut at Hampstead. 24 August 2009. Official London Theatre. en-GB. 6 August 2019.
  5. Web site: The Red Pages . Announcing that Jaime Winstone is new East End Film Festival patron .
  6. Creepy, Uncle. (20 April 2010) Stealth Media Group to Host the Manor Hunt Ball . Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  7. Web site: 'Mad Dogs' third series air date confirmed by Sky. Digital Spy. Fletcher. Alex. 10 May 2013. 3 November 2022.
  8. News: Barbara Windsor story set for BBC drama . BBC News . BBC . 26 May 2016 . 26 May 2016.
  9. News: Dame Barbara Windsor: This is the right time for my BBC biopic . Landmark Media Investments . The Irish Examiner . 26 May 2016 . 26 May 2016.
  10. Web site: Jaime Winstone on playing Barbara Windsor: 'I was so excited to step into her national-treasure shoes'. Independent. Rampton. James. 4 May 2017. 3 November 2022.
  11. Web site: Masked Singer: Jaime Winstone revealed as Firework as she is eliminated from show. Independent. Stolworthy. Jacob. 29 January 2022. 3 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Firework is unmasked as Jamie Winstone on tonight's The Masked Singer. ITV Press Centre. 29 January 2022. 3 November 2022.
  13. Web site: The Masked Singer: Firework and Doughnuts celebrities revealed in double elimination. Metro. Novak. Kim. 29 January 2022. 3 November 2022.
  14. Web site: Jaime Winstone: EastEnders role bookends my journey with Dame Barbara Windsor. The Scotsman. Green. Alex. 28 August 2022. 3 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Jaime Winstone reveals 'turbulent' EastEnders flashback episode will see the 'making of' Peggy Mitchell. Metro. Manning. Charlotte. 25 August 2022. 3 November 2022.
  16. News: Harry . Aaliyah . Jaime Winstone: 'All Through My 20s I Was Labelled A Party Girl – Now I'm Reframing Those Labels' . 13 August 2023 . Grazia . 26 July 2023.
  17. News: O'Donnell . Eoghan . Cheryl's replacement in 2:22 A Ghost Story has been announced . 13 August 2023 . The Independent . 13 April 2023.
  18. News: Jaime Winstone 'still on cloud nine' as she shares Glastonbury engagement to boyfriend James Suckling . Tori . Brazier . 2022-06-29 . . 2022-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629144928/https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/29/jaime-winstone-announces-glastonbury-engagement-to-james-suckling-16912105/ . 2022-06-29 . live.
  19. Web site: McLoughlin . Lisa . 2023-10-24 . Inside Jaime Winstone's star-studded Sicilian wedding . 2023-10-24 . Evening Standard.
  20. Web site: Jamie Winstone splits from Game of Thrones finance Alfie Allen. Evening Standard. Powell. Emma. 11 July 2014. 3 November 2022.
  21. Web site: Alfie Allen dating his ex-fiancé Jaime Winstone?. Digital Spy. Eames. Tom. 28 January 2013. 3 November 2022.
  22. Web site: Alfie Allen: 'The only competition on Game of Thrones was over who had the best six-pack'. The Guardian. 28 December 2019. 3 November 2022.
  23. Web site: Jaime Winstone . . 18 February 2023 . en.