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Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress. Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea, London and the Godolphin and Latymer School. While working on The Famous Five, she passed eight GCSEs with A* and A grades. From there she went to sixth form college where she got three A-grade A levels. Rooper bought her first home at the age of 19, she lives with her writer boyfriend, Ben Ockrent. Rooper expressed a wish to be an actress at the age of nine and contacted an agent. Her first... MORE

Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress. Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea, London and the Godolphin and Latymer School. While working on The Famous Five, she passed eight GCSEs with A* and A grades. From there she went to sixth form college where she got three A-grade A levels. Rooper bought her first home at the age of 19, she lives with her writer boyfriend, Ben Ockrent. Rooper expressed a wish to be an actress at the age of nine and contacted an agent. Her first professional roles were in the 1993 film The Higher Mortals and the 1994 film Willie's War. In 1996, she appeared in all episodes as George in Enid Blyton's The Famous Five. She said: Rooper made her Hollywood debut in The Black Dahlia. In 2008 she starred in the TV series Lost In Austen and guest starred in Agatha Christie's Poirot. She also played a lead role in Her Naked Skin, a new play at the National Theatre. In December 2010, Jemima was cast in the musical "Me and My Girl" at the Sheffield Cruicible Theatre alongside Miriam Margolyes. Rooper was seen on-stage in One Man, Two Guvnors, which was LESS