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Jaime Erica Murray (born 21 July 1976) is an English actress. She is known for playing

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miniseries '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'' (2011), Olivia Charles in

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series '' Ringer'' (2011–2012), Helena G. Wells in the

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'' (2010–2014), Stahma Tarr in the

series '' Defiance'' (2013–2015), Fiona/the Black Fairy in the

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'' (2016–2017), Antoinette in The CW series '' The Originals'' (2018), and Nyssa al Ghul in '' Gotham''.

Early life and education

Murray was born on 21 July 1976 in

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, London, England, to Elaine and Billy Murray. Just before taking her

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, Murray was diagnosed with

dyslexia Dyslexia, also known until the 1960s as word blindness, is a disorder characterized by reading below the expected level for one's age. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, r ...

. She briefly studied philosophy and psychology at the

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, but dropped out to train at the

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, where she graduated in 2000.

Acting

Murray's first role was miming the lyrics in the original video of Stretch & Vern's dance track " I'm Alive" (1996). Some of her early television appearances included minor guest roles in

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'' and '' ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew''. Murray starred as

in series 1–4 of '' Hustle''. She reprised that role in '' Hustle'', series 8. Relocating to

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, Murray starred in ''

'' as Lila West,

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sponsor and the main antagonist in Season 2. In mid-2008, Murray joined the cast of

's series '' Valentine'', playing the lead character, Grace Valentine. The show began airing in October 2008 but was cancelled by the end of the month. Murray was cast in another CW show, '' The Beautiful Life: TBL'', as a wardrobe stylist, but the show was cancelled before she was able to appear. Murray finished shooting '' Possessions'' in 2010 and soon thereafter began shooting ''The Rapture''. She starred in the horror film '' Devil's Playground'' (2010), directed by Mark McQueen, and then appeared as Helena G. Wells on the

series ''

''. Murray's portrayal of Wells received critical praise and was described as "saucy", "superb", as able to "anchor a series" and "endlessly fascinating". Her absence as the villainess in the season 3 Christmas episode, "The Greatest Gift", was bemoaned with the lamentation "she would have done it better". Murray was nominated for a 2012 Portal Award for her portrayal of Helena G. Wells on ''Warehouse 13''. Murray also made a guest appearances on the

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series '' The Finder'', where she played a drug co-ordinator. Murray starred in the

miniseries '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', as Gaia, a longtime friend of Lucretia. Murray also had a guest appearance in 2009 on CBS series NCIS, playing ICE Agent Julia Foster-Yates. Murray made an appearance on the ''Partially Examined Life'' philosophy

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, playing a part in

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'', alongside

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, Mark Linsenmayer and Wes Alwan. From 2013, she portrayed the character of Stahma Tarr in the Syfy series '' Defiance'', which aired its final episode in August 2015. Murray had a recurring role in the sixth season of ''

'' as the Black Fairy. She has recently been cast in '' The Originals'' final season as Antoinette, a vampire Elijah meets soon after losing his memories. Murray also appeared in the fifth and final season of '' Gotham'' as Nyssa al Ghul.

Modelling

Murray modelled clothing in television advertisements for

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department store. She is signed to Models 1 in

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and has appeared in men's magazines such as '' GQ'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as women's magazines like '' Hello!'', ''

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Personal life

Murray married Bernie Cahill, a partner in an entertainment management company, in May 2014.

Filmography

References

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