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Jessica "Jessie" Cave is an English actress who is best known for her role as Lavender Brown in the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Cave was born in west London, and is the second eldest of five siblings. Her father works as a general practitioner. Her grandfather was Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, Sir Charles Philip Haddon-Cave. A former county-level swimmer and ex-national tennis player, she studied Illustration and Animation at Kingston University. She had originally intended to study stage management at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and worked in London as... MORE

Jessica "Jessie" Cave is an English actress who is best known for her role as Lavender Brown in the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Cave was born in west London, and is the second eldest of five siblings. Her father works as a general practitioner. Her grandfather was Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, Sir Charles Philip Haddon-Cave. A former county-level swimmer and ex-national tennis player, she studied Illustration and Animation at Kingston University. She had originally intended to study stage management at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and worked in London as a stagehand, before deciding to pursue acting. Cave made her debut in the drama Summerhill, that was shown on CBBC in early 2008. An open casting call was held for the part of Lavender Brown in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on 1 July 2007. Cave, who came from an agency, beat over 7,000 girls who turned up for the audition and obtained the role as Lavender. Cave also had a minor role in the 2009 film Inkheart as a Water Nymph. In June 2009, she made her West End début, playing "Thomasina" in a revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at the Duke of York's Theatre. Cave appeared in the LESS