Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress, best known for her roles in '' Kidulthood'', '' Dead Set'', '' After Hours'' and her portrayal of

Barbara Windsor Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the Carry On (franchise), ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders''.

in ''

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''.

Early life and education

Winstone was born in Camden,

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. She is the daughter of actor

Ray Winstone Raymond Andrew Winstone (; born 19 February 1957) is an English television, stage and film actor with a career spanning five decades. Having worked with many prominent directors, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Winstone is perha ...

and his wife Elaine McCausland. She has two sisters,

Lois Lois is a common English name from the New Testament. Paul the Apostle mentions Lois, the pious grandmother of Saint Timothy in the Second Epistle to Timothy (commending her for her faith in 2 Timothy 1:5). The name was first used by English Chri ...

(born 1982), who is a singer and sometime actress, and Ellie (born 2001). Jaime grew up in Enfield, North London, where she occasionally attended Enfield County School, a local state school. Her family later moved to Roydon, Essex where she attended

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, Essex before going on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at the performing arts department of

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, Essex. She studied briefly at drama school, before dropping out to pursue her acting career in movies such as ''Anuvahood'' and ''Kidulthood.''

Career

Winstone's credits include the films ''

Bullet Boy ''Bullet Boy'' is a 2004 British crime drama film directed by Saul Dibb, written by Saul Dibb and Catherine Johnson, and stars Ashley Walters. The film's original music was composed and performed by Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack, who rel ...

'' (2004), ''Daddy's Girl'', '' Kidulthood'' (both 2006) and '' Donkey Punch'' (2008), the television series ''

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'', ''Vincent'' (alongside her father), '' Totally Frank'', '' Goldplated'' and '' Dead Set'' and a short film called ''Love Letters''. She was cast in the BBC pilot ''

Phoo Action ''Phoo Action'' is a BBC Three 60 minute TV pilot, one of six drama pilots that were transmitted in early 2008, and was first broadcast on 12 February 2008 at 21:00 UTC. ''Phoo Action'' is based on the Jamie Hewlett-created comic strip ''Get th ...

'', but a planned series was cancelled just as filming was about to start. Winstone sings

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are ...

for her sister Lois' band. As an actress, she has appeared in the

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing devic ...

for

The Streets The Streets are an English music project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner. The project has released six studio albums: '' Original Pirate Material'' (2002), ''A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004), ''The Hardest Way to ...

' single "When You Wasn't Famous",

The Twang The Twang are an English indie rock band, formed in 2004 in Birmingham. The band have released five studio albums - '' Love It When I Feel Like This'' (2007), ''Jewellery Quarter'' (2009), '' 10:20'' (2012), '' Neon Twang'' (2014), ''If Confron ...

's single "Two Lovers", and Hercules and Love Affair's single " Blind". In April 2009, she co-starred with then-boyfriend Alfie Allen in the music video for the

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single "

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". Winstone made her

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modelling debut in 2008 for Vivienne Westwood, and in February 2009 she appeared on the front cover of ''

Arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectator ...

''. She made her stage debut in a

Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. Roxana Silbert has been the artistic director since ...

revival of ''

The Fastest Clock in the Universe ''The Fastest Clock in the Universe'' is a two act play by Philip Ridley. It was Ridley's second stage play and premiered at the Hampstead Theatre, London on 14 May 1992 and featured Jude Law in his first paid theatre role, playing the part of F ...

'' which also played at the

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. In March 2010, she was announced as a new patron of the

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. Winstone stars in the Stealth Media Group-produced thriller film ''Manor Hunt Ball'' and based on the novel ''

The Most Dangerous Game "The Most Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in ''Collier's'' on January 19, 1924, with illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland. The story features a big-game hunter ...

'' by

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. The spring of 2010 also saw Winstone portray Anneli Alderton, one of five women murdered in

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2006, in the BBC drama ''

Five Daughters ''Five Daughters'' is a British television drama miniseries starring Ian Hart, Sarah Lancashire, Jaime Winstone and Juliet Aubrey. Set in 2006, it is about the five victims of the Ipswich serial murders and how the crime affected their fam ...

''. Alderton was the third girl to go missing in December 2006. In the summer of 2014, she filmed the lead role Lauren in

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comedy drama '' After Hours''. In 2013, Winstone appeared in the BBC series '' Mad Dogs'' alongside John Simm,

Max Beesley Maxton Gig Beesley Jr. (born 16 April 1971) is an English actor and musician. He has appeared in a variety of television shows such as ''Bodies'', ''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', '' Survivors'', '' Mad Dogs'', '' Homeland'', '' Suit ...

Philip Glenister Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series '' Life on Mars'' (2006–2007) and its sequel '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). He also played DCI Willia ...

and Marc Warren. In May 2017, Winstone starred as

in the BBC biopic, ''

.'' On preparing for the role, Winstone told ''

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'': "As soon as I sat down with Barbara, I got to analyse her, to see how she moved - and I instantly related to this wonderful woman. She is so generous and easy to talk to and connect with ..the pressure just faded away as I talked to this amazing woman. These roles don’t come along that often. It was an honour." In January 2022, Winstone appeared on the third series of '' The Masked Singer'' as "Firework". She was sixth to be unmasked. In September 2022, Winstone appeared in ''

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'' as Peggy Mitchell in a flashback episode set in 1979.

Personal life

Winstone has been in a relationship with actor James Suckling since March 2015 and engaged to him since June 2022. They have one child together, a son born in February 2016. Winstone was previously in a relationship, and once

engaged An engagement or betrothal is the period of time between the declaration of acceptance of a marriage proposal and the marriage itself (which is typically but not always commenced with a wedding). During this period, a couple is said to be ''fi ...

, with actor Alfie Allen.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Winstone, Jaime 1985 births Living people English film actresses English television actresses English women singers 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Actresses from Essex People from Camden Town People from Enfield, London Alumni of Harlow College People from Roydon, Essex