| Jessica Haines | |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Umtata, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Alma Mater: | University of Cape Town |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 2005–present |
| Notable Works: | Disgrace |
| Spouse: | Richard Walker |
Jessica Haines (born 1978)[1] is a South African actress. She is best known for the 2008 film Disgrace in which she acts alongside John Malkovich. She frequently works in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and Kampala. She is married to Richard Ancrum Walker, they have three children. After living in North Africa, Tunisia, for two years they then moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where they lived for 8 years. They are now based in Kampala, Uganda.[2] [3]
Jessica Haines was born in Umtata in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. She went to boarding school at Epworth in Kwa-Zulu Natal in 1990. From a young age she had a love of the stage and did classical ballet and contemporary dance. She featured in a range of school arts programmes and participated as lead roles in musicals such as Brigadoon, Oklahoma and Fame. She won an arts scholarship in 1993 to carry on her studies at Epworth and in 1997 she was the first girl at Epworth to win her cultural honours. In 1998 she left Natal to complete an honours degree at the University of Cape Town where she first studied English Literature, Drama and Social Anthropology. The following year she auditioned for a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance at U.C.T. and qualified at the end of 2001. Haines's professional career started in 2002.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "The Triangle" (miniseries, AMC) | |||
| 2005 | Home Affairs | Katherine | ||
| 2008 | Disgrace | Lucy | ||
| 2009 | The Prisoner | No. 554 | ||
| 2009 | White Wedding | Daisy | directed by Jann Turner | |
| 2010 | The Lost Future | Nina | (BBC film for television) | |
| 2010 | The Bang Bang Club | Allie | (film directed by Steven Silver) | |
| 2011 | Outcasts | Karina Hoban | (miniseries directed by Baraht Naruli for Kudos Films) | |
| 2012 | Fynbos | Meryl | Directed by Harry Patramanis | |
| 2015 | Cape Town | Hanna Nortier | Directed by Peter Ladkani | |
| 2018 | "The Last Breath" (in production) | "Sue Scott" | Directed by Sam Benstead |