Daisy Francesca Jelley (born 4 April 2000) is an English model, actress, and Internet personality.
Early life and education
Jelley grew up in
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Her mother is a hairdresser, while her father sells hair products and performs in local music gigs. She has a sister and a brother. Jelley attended
Rydens Enterprise School
Three Rivers Academy is a mixed, secondary school situated on Hersham Road, between Hersham and Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. The school has been awarded Specialist Business and Enterprise College status.
Houses
The school runs a sys ...
and then
Hurtwood House, completing her
A Levels
The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
in 2018. She also joined the Elmbridge Youth Theatre.
Career
When she was 10, Jelley convinced her parents to let her sign with Kids London. Then in 2013 at age 13, Jelley was scouted by
Select Model Management at
Clothes Show Live.
Jelley began uploading videos to
TikTok in late 2019, and has since amassed over 1 million followers on the platform and tens of millions of views. She appeared in music videos for Cassa Jackson and
HRVY in 2020 and 2021, as well as the short film ''Better Get Better'' with Aliyah Odoffin. She landed modeling gigs with the likes of
Coach
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Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
,
Charlotte Tilbury,
Tommy Hilfiger,
Miss Selfridge, and
Pepe Jeans with
Brooklyn Beckham.
In 2023, Jelley made her feature film debut as Gemma in ''
How to Have Sex
''How to Have Sex'' is a 2023 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Molly Manning Walker, in her directorial debut. The film stars Mia McKenna-Bruce, Lara Peake and Enva Lewis as three sixteen-year-old best friends who encounter n ...
'', which premiered at
Cannes and won the
Prix Un Certain Regard, as well as her television debut in an episode of the
Acorn TV
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two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne ...
series ''
London Kills''. This was followed in 2024 by roles as Amber in the
Amazon Prime
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film ''
How to Date Billy Walsh'' and Poppy Hepple-Cartwright the
Netflix series ''
Geek Girl
"Geek girl" is a 20th-century term, signifying a gendered subgenre within the modern geek subculture.
History
The return of the word "geek" in the mid-1990s can be traced to the popularization of workplace computing and the Internet and the do ...
'' starring
Emily Carey. She also appeared in the VR miniseries ''The Faceless Lady''.
Jelley has upcoming roles in the horror film ''Feed'' alongside
Clinton Liberty and
Niamh McCormack
Niamh Rose McCormack (born 17 January 2001) is an Irish actress and model.
Early life and education
McCormack is the daughter of makeup artist Annie Gribbin and publican Paddy McCormack. Her parents separated when she was an infant, and she ...
,
and
Nick Cassavetes' ''Marked Men'' as Sierra.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music video
References
External links
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Living people
2000 births
Actors from Walton-on-Thames
Actresses from Surrey
British child models
English TikTokers
People educated at Hurtwood House
Select Model Management models