Kaiya Jones (born 19 March 1996) is a Scottish-born Australian actress best known for playing the role of

Sophie Ramsay Sophie Ramsay is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Kaiya Jones. The actress was cast in the role following a competitive audition process. Jones began filming her first scenes in February 2009. She mad ...

in the Australian soap opera ''

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''. She previously played Jess Cooper in the third series of ''

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''. Jones wrote and directed a short film called ''Coping'', which was screened at

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in 2013. In 2014, she joined the cast of ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Jones was born in

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, Scotland but moved to Australia with her parents in 2005. Jones studied at

Preshil Preshil School, also known as The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, is an independent progressive co-educational, day school located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The original Arlington campus houses the Kindergar ...

. Her hobbies include acting, writing screenplays and stories, as well as writing her own songs and playing the guitar. Jones is also a supporter of the

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which raises funds to support the protection and conservation of

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Career

Jones played the role of Jess Cooper in ''

'' from 2008 to 2009. In February 2009, it was announced Jones had been cast as

in the Australian soap opera ''

''. Jones began filming her first scenes with ''Neighbours'' in the same month. Of her casting, Jones told Samantha Booth of the '' Daily Record'', "Filming ''Neighbours'' is so much fun. I just love my job and wouldn't want to be doing anything else. The cast and crew are so kind and lovely. They are practically my second family now. They're also very patient". On 26 November 2012, it was announced that Jones would be leaving ''Neighbours''. She made her screen exit the following year. In 2013, Jones made a guest appearance as Poppy in an episode of ''

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''. Jones has written and directed a short film called ''Coping'', which focuses on three orphaned children who move in with their uncle. ''Coping'' was one of 16 films selected to screen at

on 8 December 2013. Jones was named Best Female Actor at the festival. In 2014 Jones was cast in the miniseries ''

''. In 2017, Jones wrote and directed a

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

called ''Jolly Roger'' which was shown at the

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on 22 May 2017.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Kaiya Actresses from Melbourne Australian soap opera actresses People from Wishaw Scottish expatriates in Australia Scottish television actresses 1996 births Living people Scottish child actresses Australian child actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Actresses from Glasgow Scottish emigrants to Australia

Early and personal life

Career

Filmography

See also

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