Hadley Rose Felicity Jones was born on 17th October 1983, in Bourneville, Birmingham, England and is an actress, best known from being nominated for Golden Globe, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild and an Academy Awards in the category of Best Actress for her portrayal of Jane Wilde Hawking in the movie “The Theory of Everything” (2014). Jones has been active in the entertainment industry since 1996.
How much is the net worth of Felicity Jones? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is as much as $6 million, as of the data presented at the end of 2017. Acting is the major source of Jones’ modest fortune.
Felicity Jones (Actress) Net Worth $6 million
To begin with, after matriculating from Kings Norton Girls School, Jones attended King Edward VI Handsworth School, after which he took a sabbatical leave before studying English at Wadham College, Oxford from which she graduated in 2006. Concurently she appeared in students productions, including “Atis” played the lead role, and in “The Comedy of Errors” by Shakespeare.
Concerning her professional career, Jones was praised for her antagonistic role of Ethel Hallow in the TV series “The Worst Witch” (1998 – 1999) and in its subsequent sequel “Weirdsister College” (2001). Her longest and probably best known role was in the radio soap opera of BBC Radio 4 “The Archers”, in which she voiced Emma Carter from 1999 to 2009. She took the lead role in the adaptation of writer Jane Austen’s “The Northanger Abbey” (2007) for television, and made her professional theatrical debut in “That Phase” at the Royal Court Theatre the same year. In 2008, she appeared in the films “Brideshead Revisited” and “Flashbacks of a Fool”, then in May 2009, she performed in a rehearsed reading of “Hang Up” by writer Anthony Minghella at the High Tide Festival, all adding steadily to her net worth.
In 2010, Jones appeared in the films “Soule Boy” and “The Tempest”, based on a piece by Shakespeare directed by Julie Taymor, and played Julie in “Cemetery Junction”. In 2011, she played in “Albatross” directed by Niall MacCormick, then made her international breakthrough with a starring role in the US-based drama “Like Crazy” (2011), for which she received the Newcomer Award at the Hollywood Film Awards, and the jury’s Special Prize at the Sundance Film Festival – other nominations were for the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review Awards.
Moreover, Jones starred in the latest instalment of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” that premiered in May 2014, in which she shared the screen with Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. The same year she appeared in the acclaimed film “The Theory of Everything”, playing Jane Wilde, the first wife of astrophysicist Stephen Hawking. Her interpretation earned her a nomination for an Oscar in the category of Best Actress, and a number of other nominations. In 2016, Jones participated in the adventure thriller “Inferno”, the fantasy drama “A Monster Calls” and the science fiction movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, which all contributed to her receiving the BAFTA award as the Best British Artist in the year. In 2017, she voiced the animated web series “Star Wars Forces of Destiny” aired on Disney’s YouTube channel, and in 2018 fans will see Felicity in the film “On the Basis of Sex”, still adding consistently to her net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, in 2013 she broke up with her long time friend Edem Fornieles, a sculptor and internet artist, after 10 years; she is now engaged to director Charles Guard. Felicity currently lives in Bethnal Green, London.
Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor, Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer, Glamour Award for Film Actress, Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Critics' Choice Movie Awar...
Movies
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Theory of Everything, Inferno, Like Crazy, A Monster Calls, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Invisible Woman, Chalet Girl, True Story, Breathe In, Collide, Cemetery Junction, The Tempest, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Flashbacks of a Fool, Hysteria, Northanger Abbe...
TV Shows
The Diary of Anne Frank, The Worst Witch, Weirdsister College, Cape Wrath, Servants, Star Wars Forces of Destiny
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Her smile.
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I was very earnest and focused from quite a young age - and geeky. At school I was called a swot. I always thought that if you just put your head down and got on with work you'd get away with far more [mischief] than if you were being explicitly naughty, so I studied.
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The more famous you get, in some ways it makes acting more difficult because you're more known as yourself. There's more of a narrative about you rather than about the character.
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Helen Mirren is not starry in any way. She's fantastic. She is totally self-sufficient and doesn't have loads of assistants around her. In The Tempest, she said, 'I'm not going to wear any make-up in this film.' She's such a brave actress and she'll take risks. I learned from her that as an actress you always have self-doubt. She said, 'You have to put something out there and let what will happen, happen.'
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[on working with Ralph Fiennes] At first you're, like, 'Oh my God - it's Ralph Fiennes.' But I found working with him very straightforward. He's not pretentious at all, and he doesn't patronize you in any way. I've grown up watching his work and love the passion with which he plays every part. I find the people who are really great at what they do are extraordinarily humble people.
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[on taking the role in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)] Who knows what it will be, but I just love the idea of doing something on that scale. I like to go see those films as well as small indies. As an actor you have a freedom. I love films that are about people. You can still take interesting stories about people in a larger scale. "Batman" is still about a character. It's working with the right people. It's believing in the actors and the director around you.
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Once you're playing someone, you shouldn't be judging them in any way. That's what being an actor is - it's having empathy for people that are different from yourself. Once you've committed to that person, your responsibility is to tell that story.
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[o the character of Nelly Ternan in The Invisible Woman (2013)] I loved that she was incredibly proud and willful. And tough. I think there is a toughness to her. She didn't want to be a throwaway floozy. I wanted to show a truthful interaction in her that she was in love with Dickens. But love is a complicated emotion. It's not always straightforward. She loves him, but she also wants to keep her own sense of identity.
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I try to inhabit that person and have their thoughts. I don't try to patronize the time. I think human nature is eternal and constant. I don't think it does fluctuate hugely. There are simply different pressures on people. I think character and impulses are the same. Desires are the same. ...Once you're playing them, you shouldn't be judging them in any way. That's what being an actor is - it's having empathy for people that are different from yourself Once you're committed to that person, your responsibility is to tell that story.
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I'm used to doing independent film where the style is a lot more casual. With improvising you obviously find so much out on the day - and in a way, I feel more comfortable doing that. That's the reason I wanted to do The Invisible Woman (2013). It's such a different style of performance. Well, there are lines for a start..With every film that you do you're always so nervous. You feel exposed because you know people will see this eventually. You sort of have to put all that out of your head. What will be will be. But it's nerve wracking.
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[on acting 'instinctively'] That's the challenge, that's what the camera captures, isn't it? The camera loves spontaneity. As an actor you do everything you can so that in that moment something new happens.
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[on working with Ralph Fiennes] We have similar approaches. We like to prepare extensively [with] time to ruminate on the world you're about to enter into. But, on the day, trying to be as instinctive as possible. We share that, that way into acting.
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You have to take risks. I realized in doing Like Crazy (2011), if you don't take risks, a true risk, then you're never going to produce something interesting. The risk is of being exposed. I've never done something where I've had to trust the director so completely.
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The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.
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[on her Like Crazy (2011) character] I like playing someone who wasn't cautious, who was in the moment and made impulsive decisions, which is what attracted me to her in the first place. I think you're attracted to things that are different from yourself in a character because it's more interesting, and you get to play out a fantasy version of yourself.
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When you're a young actor, there's this pressure to rush. But I hope to be doing this into my sixties and seventies, so I'd prefer to take my time. There's so much of a desire in the entertainment industry for newness, a desire to build somebody up and then treat them as old news within six months. I think you'd be naive if you didn't try to hold on to your own way of doing things.
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I would love to play a ... [drifts off for a second, and laughs] I was thinking I'd like to play a snake. But no, not a snake. I'd like to play a superhero, something very different. I think the main trap not to fall into as an actress is not to play the love interest too much. You have to make sure that there's a character there, something to get your teeth into; otherwise there's no point doing it.
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Began acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop, an after-school club in Birmingham. Through the Workshop she began to get TV roles like The Treasure Seekers (1996) with Keira Knightley and The Worst Witch (1998) series.
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Is a big fan of the BBC gangster series Peaky Blinders (2013), set in her home city of Birmingham.
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One of her life's passions is cooking, especially Italian cuisine.
For many years Felicity played the voice of "Emma Carter" in the long running BBC radio series "The Archers".
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Felicity Jones and Ellie Kendrick have played sisters twice.
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Appearing as Laurel in "The Chalk Garden" at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London, alongside Penelope Wilton and Margaret Tyzack. Play runs until 2 August 2008. [June 2008]
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Was in a relationship with sculptor Ed Fornieles from 2006 until 2013.
Nominated Best Newcomer at the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for "The Chalk Garden" at the Donmar Warehouse.
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Her family home is Worcestershire.
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In 2006 she graduated with a 2:1 (Second-class Honours, upper division) in English from Wadham College, Oxford, where she'd acted in a few student plays.
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