Age: 36
female
Jessie Buckley (born 28 December 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. Her accolades include Best Actress at the Oscar Academy Awards 2026 (becoming the first Irish woman to win it), a British Academy Film Award, an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Scottish BAFTA, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. Buckley began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything, in which she came second. A RADA graduate, her early onscreen appearances were in BBC television series such as War & Peace (2016) and Taboo (2017). Buckley made her film debut with the lead role in Beast (2017), followed by her breakout role as an aspiring country music singer in the musical film Wild Rose (2018); the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Buckley's career progressed with starring roles in films such as I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), Men (2022), Women Talking (2022) and Wicked Little Letters (2023). For her performance as a troubled mother in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021), she received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She gained further recognition for her portrayal of Agnes Shakespeare in the period drama Hamnet (2025), receiving a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, an Actor Award and an Academy Award for Best Actress. On television, Buckley has starred in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and season four of Fargo (2020). On stage, Buckley's portrayal of Sally Bowles in a 2021 West End theatre revival of Cabaret won her the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2022, she released the collaborative album For All Our Days That Tear the Heart with Bernard Butler, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Buckley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jessie Buckley
Maggie Wylie
for Maggie Wylie in What Every Woman Knows
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What Every Woman Knows follows the clever Wylie family of Scotland, whose lives change when they catch a young man, John Shand, attempting to burgle their home. Rather than turn him in, they strike a bargain: they'll finance his education and help him rise in the world, on the condition that he marries their daughter Maggie. John agrees, viewing it as a practical arrangement, and the family sets him on a path to success in politics and public life. Years later, as John becomes a celebrated and ambitious man, he takes credit for his own achievements and grows distant from Maggie, falling under the spell of a glamorous countess. Maggie, however, possesses a quiet wisdom and understanding that proves far more valuable than anyone realizes. The play explores the invisible influence women wield in shaping men's destinies, the nature of true partnership, and the power of genuine love over superficial attraction. Through witty dialogue and tender moments, the story reveals that behind every successful man stands a woman whose contributions often go unrecognized—and that real strength lies not in ambition, but in knowing one's true worth.
