Anna Wilson-Jones

English actress (b. 1970)

Anna Wilson-Jones

Born|

Anna Louise Wilson Jones

(1970-10-08) 8 October 1970 (age 54)

Woking, Surrey, England

Nationality| British
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1993–present
Spouse| Steve John Shepherd
Children| 3
Family| Nick Jones (brother)

Anna Wilson-Jones (born 8 October 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Juliet Miller in the television series Hotel Babylon and main character Tim Bisley's ex-girlfriend Sarah in the series Spaced.

## Acting career

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In 1999, she appeared as Katie May in the six part mockumentary Boyz Unlimited.

In 2000, she appeared as Sandra Harrison in the last episode of Inspector Morse,[1] "The Remorseful Day".[1]

From 2004 to 2005, she was in the Sky One television series Hex,[1] as Jo Watkins, and in 2006 the Channel 4 adaptation of the novel Sugar Rush,[1] as Anna. She has also appeared in As If,[1] Monarch of the Glen,[1] Wonderful You,[1] Waterloo Road,[1] Rosemary & Thyme in 2003 in the episode The language of flowers and Ashes to Ashes.[1]

Wilson-Jones has also featured in Midsomer Murders in 2013, the ITV parapsychology drama afterlife in which she plays Jude Bridge, the former wife of Robert Bridge (played by Andrew Lincoln) and from June 2007 she appeared as Sally in an ITV drama serial The Time of Your Life.[1]

In 2009 she joined the cast of Hotel Babylon as Juliet Miller, hotel general manager.[2]

In late 2011, she appeared in "The National Anthem", the first episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[3] She also stars in "The Night Watch" based on the novel by Sarah Waters released in 2012 for the BBC. She plays the character of Julia Standing, a lesbian writer, who lives in London during the Second World War. Wilson-Jones has also featured in Misfits as Laura,[1] in season 2. Also in 2011, she played Rosalind Rydell in two episodes of the first season of DCI Banks,[1] "Cold is the Grave: Part 1" and "Cold is the Grave: Part 2".[4][5]

In 2016, Wilson-Jones joined the cast of the ITV drama Victoria, playing the part of Emma Portman, Viscountess Portman, one of Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting. She has been a regular in all three series to date.[6] She also served as the narrator for the novel Victoria, written by the television series' creator, Daisy Goodwin.[7]

On 9 January 2017, Jones appeared as Ellie Timpson in Silent Witness in the episode "Discovery". On 10 February 2018, Jones appeared as Linda Ashworth in Casualty.[1]

She also played Davinia in Series 2 of the Channel 4 series PhoneShop.[1]

## Personal life

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She is married to actor Steve John Shepherd. Together they have three children: two daughters, Agatha and Cosima (born c. 2005 and c. 2007, respectively), and a son (born c. 2012).[8]

## Filmography

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Year | Film | Role | Other notes

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1998 | Vigo: A Passion for Life | Genya Lozinska |
2001 | Tomorrow | Claire |
2002 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Veronica |
2003 | The Mother | Helen |
The Silent Treatment | Sara | (Short)
Killing Time | Woman | (Short)
2004 | Gladiatress | Lofacta |
2009 | Another Thing | Brunette woman | (Short)
2016 | Noro | Meryl | (Short)
Take Down | Frances Herrick |
Away from Me | Sarah | (Short)
2018 | Ghosted | Sherry | (Short)
2019 | The Last Boy | Jenna |
2020 | The Christmas Ball | Sarrah | TV Movie
Year | Television series | Role | Other notes
1994 | The Bill | Stephanie Kerry | TV series, 1 episode
1998 | Berkeley Square | Lady Wakeley | TV mini-series, 1 episode
1999 | Spaced | Sarah | TV series, 4 episodes
Wonderful You | Gina, Henry's sister | TV mini-series, 7 episodes
Boyz Unlimited | Katie May | TV series, 6 episodes
2000 | Inspector Morse | Sandra Harrison | TV series, 1 episode
2000-2001 | Monarch of the Glen | Justine Thatcher | TV series, 6 episodes
2001 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Freya | TV series, 1 episode
Life as We Know It | Olivia | TV series, 1 episode
Big Bad World | Alice | TV series, 1 episode
2001-2002 | As If | Gabi | TV series, 1 episode
2002 | Covert | Mother | (TV Short)
2003 | Jonathan Creek | Sergeant Heather Davey | TV series, 1 episode
Rosemary & Thyme | Kate Pritchard | TV series, 1 episode
The Vice | Elizabeth | TV series, 1 episode
2004 | Murder in Suburbia | Grace Bailey | TV series, 1 episode
Red Cap | Lt. Col. Julia MacKesy | TV series, 1 episode
Roman Road | Jenny | (TV movie)
NY-LON | Tabitha | TV mini-series, 3 episodes
The Brief | Glen Farmer | TV series, 1 episode
2004-2005 | Hex | Jo Watkins / Jo | TV series, 10 episodes
2005 | The Stepfather | Sasha Munro | (TV movie), billed as Anna Wilson Jones
2005-2006 | Afterlife | Jude Bridge | TV series, 13 episodes
2005-2013 | Midsomer Murders | Marianna Hartley (2005)/ Emma Harris (2013) | "Bantling Boy", "Death and the Divas"
2006 | Sugar Rush | Anna | TV series, 3 episodes, billed as Anna Wilson Jones
Waterloo Road | Heather Davenport | TV series, 3 episodes, billed as Anna Wilson Jones
2007 | The Time of Your Life | Sally | TV mini-series, 6 episodes
2007-2010 | Brilliant! | Sylvia | TV mini-series, 2 episodes
2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Joan Cale | TV series, 1 episode
2009 | Hotel Babylon | Juliet Miller | TV series, 8 episodes
2010 | Come Rain Come Shine | Christina Mitchell | (TV movie), billed as Anna Wilson Jones
Misfits | Laura | TV series, 1 episode
2011 | Black Mirror | Jane Callow | TV series, 1 episode ("The National Anthem")
PhoneShop | Davinia | TV series, 1 episode
DCI Banks | Rosalind Rydell | TV series, 2 episodes
Law & Order: UK | Camilla Mallon | TV series, 1 episode
The Night Watch | Julia Standing | (TV movie)
2012 | The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby | Ms Knag | TV mini-series, 4 episodes
Switch | Phoebe | TV series, 1 episode
Lewis | Stanza Massey | TV series, 1 episode
2016 | Marley's Ghosts | Katie Paine | TV series, 1 episode
New Blood | Helen Matherson | TV series, 1 episode
2016-2019 | Victoria | Lady Emma Portman | TV series, 19 episodes
2017 | Silent Witness | Ellie Timpson | TV series, 1 episode
2018 | Succession | Charlotte | TV series, 2 episodes
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Lady Tania Bede | TV series, 1 episode
Casualty | Linda Ashworth | TV series, 1 episode
2019 | Cleaning Up | Janet | TV series, 1 episode
A Confession | Jackie | TV series, 5 episodes in post-production
2020 | Agatha Raisin | Tiggy Laggat-Brown | TV series, 2 episodes "The Deadly Dance"
Vera | Orla Cossdale  | TV series, Episode: "The Escape Turn"
Breeders | Mrs Hickson  | TV series, Episode: "No Places"
2022  | Industry | Holly  | TV series, 1 episodes
2024  | Criminal Record | Hester Ash  | TV series, 2 episodes
Bridgerton | Lady Livingston  | Recurring role, 6 episodes
Showtrial | Tamara Baudin-Kenny  | TV series, 5 episodes

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Anna Wilson-Jones". tvguide.com. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
2. ^ Hotel Babylon – Anna Wilson-Jones plays Juliet Miller. Bbc.co.uk. 6 June 2009. Retrieved on 30 April 2012.
3. ^ Black Mirror Episode 1. Channel4.com. Retrieved on 17 September 2016
4. ^ "DCI Banks Episode "Cold in the Grave: Part 1"". IMDb.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
5. ^ "DCI Banks Episode "Cold in the Grave: Part 2"". IMDb.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
6. ^ "Victoria Cast Interview: Anna Wilson-Jones". Masterpiece. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
7. ^ VICTORIA by Daisy Goodwin Read by Anna Wilson-Jones | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine
8. ^ "It took a long time to get Michael Moon out of my system: EastEnders star to hit the stage". London Evening Standard. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

## External links

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* Anna Wilson-Jones at IMDb

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