Saoirse-Monica Jackson

Saoirse-Monica Jackson (born 24 November 1993)[2] is an actress from Northern Ireland, known for portraying the role of Erin Quinn on the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.[3][4][5]

Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Born (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993
Derry, Northern Ireland[1]
OccupationActress
Known forDerry Girls

Early life

Born in Derry, Jackson split her time growing up in both Derry and Greencastle, County Donegal where her parents ran a village pub.[6][7] After obtaining GCSEs and A-Levels at St Cecilia's College in Derry,[8] she trained in acting at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester.[9]

Career

Jackson's television debut came in 2016 when she landed the role of Sasha in Harlan Coben's The Five, appearing in four episodes.[10] In 2016, she also played Curley's wife in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre tour of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.[11] She appeared briefly in the final episode of 2017 BBC One drama series Broken.[12] In 2018, she portrayed Shena Carney in a West End production of The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre.[5]

Jackson made her debut as lead character Erin Quinn in Derry Girls in the show's first episode, airing on Channel 4 on 4 January 2018.[13] Her performance was well received and, in turn, saw her nominated for the IFTA Gala Television Award for Best Female Performance.[14] She returned for the second series of Derry Girls on 5 March 2019.[15]

She appeared in an episode of The Great British Bake Off: Festive Specials.[16]

On 26 June 2020, she and her fellow Derry Girls costars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief. All proceeds from the night went towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

References
  1. "Derry Girls cast in real life: See Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan & Jamie-Lee O'Donnell out of character". HELLO!. 26 March 2019.
  2. "Derry Girls cast in real life: See Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan & Jamie-Lee O'Donnell out of character". HELLO!. 26 March 2019.
  3. "Derry Girls: Series 1" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. "Derry Girls: Series 2" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  5. Williams, Holly (17 March 2019). "Derry Girl Saoirse-Monica Jackson: 'Yes, we have a harsh sense of humour'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. "Greencastle girl Saoirse Monica Jackson". www.inishowennews.com.
  7. Arboine, Niellah (12 March 2019). "Who Is Saoirse-Monica Jackson? The 'Derry Girls' Lead Actress Captures Cringey Teenage Angst SO Perfectly". Bustle.
  8. "Donegal teacher's pride as her 'Derry Girls' shine". 18 January 2018.
  9. Moran, Hannah (20 January 2018). "Here is everything you need to know about the Derry Girls cast". EVOKE.ie.
  10. "Saoirse-Monica Jackson". IMDb.
  11. "Of Mice and Men ~ Birmingham Repertory Theatre". 12 February 2016.
  12. "Broken" – via www.imdb.com.
  13. "Episode #1.1" – via www.imdb.com.
  14. "IFTA Gala TV Awards Nominees 2018". www.ifta.ie.
  15. "When is Derry Girls series 2 on TV?". Radio Times.
  16. "The Great Festive Bake Off line-up: the Derry Girls cast members appearing on the show, and what time it's on Channel 4". i. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  17. "Derry Girls cast fangirl over Ronan in hilarious sketch". 26 June 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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