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India de Beaufort (born India Beaufort Lloyd; 27 June 1987) is a British actress and singer.


Early life

de Beaufort is of British and Indian background. Her maternal grandfather was born in
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, where his family lived for around 350 years. She has stated that her surname, ''de Beaufort'', comes from distant French ancestry. She attended
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in Surrey, England.


Career

In 1994, de Beaufort appeared in a music video, "Every Woman Knows", for the artist
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, and in 1996 had a brief appearance as an orphan child in an episode of
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's ''
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''. In 2002, aged 15, de Beaufort signed to
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as a singer-songwriter and actress. In the same year she was cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated ''
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'' as India Beau. De Beaufort went on to shoot three seasons with the show, and also performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, Its Basil Brush". The song remained on the
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for two weeks at position 44. During de Beaufort's time with the cast of the CBBC sitcom, she performed at
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and took part in a nationwide tour. In 2006, de Beaufort was cast as Maya in
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's ''
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'', directed by
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. She has said that this production switched her path from singer to actress. In 2008, de Beaufort was cast as the pagan warrior Aneka in
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parody series, ''
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''. The comedy was shot in
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, Hungary. In 2009, de Beaufort joined the cast of
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teen drama series ''
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'' as Miranda Stone during the seventh season. From 2010 to 2012, de Beaufort played India Jourdain in the
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comedy-drama series '' Jane by Design''. She later had the recurring roles in '' Necessary Roughness'' and ''
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'' She also guest starred on ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' The Night Shift''. From 2014 to 2017, de Beaufort did her first voice role as Clover in the
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show ''
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''. In 2015, de Beaufort was cast as Jules Jackman in the
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prime-time television soap opera ''
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''. In 2016, de Beaufort was cast in recurring roles on '' Younger'' and '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. She also guest starred on '' 2 Broke Girls''. In 2017, de Beaufort joined the cast of ''
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''. She was also cast in the
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pilot ''The Gospel of Kevin'', later changed to ''
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''; it was picked up to series and premiered on 3 October 2017. As of 2023, she stars as assistant district attorney Olivia Moore in the ''Night Court'' revival series.


Personal life

On 29 August 2015, de Beaufort married actor Todd Grinnell. They have a son together, Crosby James (b. 2018).


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


Discography


Singles


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaufort, India de 1987 births Living people People educated at Tolworth Girls' School People from Surrey English voice actresses English television actresses 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers English people of Indian descent