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Hatty Jones
Born (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 36)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materMountview Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1998, 2012–present
Notable workMadeline

Hatty Jones (born 21 July 1988)[1] is an English actress and playwright. She is best known for playing the titular character in the 1998 film Madeline, before returning to acting after her education.

Early life and education

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Jones was born in London on 21 July 1988.[1] She grew up in Muswell Hill in North London.[2][3]

Jones attended Channing School in Highgate[3][4] and an after-school drama school, from which she heard of auditions for Madeline.[3][5] After the film, Jones studied a three-year acting degree at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, finishing in 2010.[3][6]

Career

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Aged nine, Jones was picked from among 9,000 applicants to play the lead role in the 1998 film Madeline.[5] Prior to being cast as Madeline, Jones' only performance had been at a school play.[2] Her performance was nominated at the YoungStar and Young Artist Awards.[7][8] In a review for the LA Weekly, Ella Taylor wrote that Jones was the "one great thing going" for the film, describing her as "a tiny Brit with currant-bun eyes full of forthcoming transgression".[9]

Following her success with Madeline, Jones narrowly lost out to Emma Watson for the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.[3][10][11][12] After touring to promote Madeline, Jones took a break from acting.[12]

Returning to acting following her education, Jones played minor roles in episodes of British television soaps Holby City and Doctors.[13][14][15] She cofounded Heavy Wait Productions, a production company showcasing female creative talent.[12][16]

In 2014, Jones cowrote and starred in Offstage with Amani Zardoe, a twelve-part homemade webseries shot in Jones' family home about a pair of out-of-work actresses.[3][11] In 2015, Jones codirected the short The Silent Gangsters.[11]

In September 2018, Jones starred in That Girl, a self-written semi-autobiographical play about the anxiety of losing childhood,[17] which explored how differently her life might have been developed following her success as a child actress.[12] The play featured at the Old Red Lion in Islington.[5][17]

In 2020, Jones cohosted a podcast series showcasing other child actors.[18]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998[13] Madeline Madeline Lead role

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012[14] Holby City Libby Langsdale Episode: "If Not For You"
2013[15] Doctors Edie Watkins Episode: "Chris FM"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Category Result
1998 YoungStar Award Madeline Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film Nominated[7]
1999 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under Nominated[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hatty Jones - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Gritten, David (19 July 1998). "Only a Little Bit of Stage Fright". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Galton, Bridget (20 November 2014). "Out of work actresses hope home-made web series will produce big break". Ham & High. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ Tutton, Charlotte (20 March 2016). "Madeline's Hatty Jones is all grown up!". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Earp, Catherine (16 August 2018). "Madeline actress Hatty Jones reflects on her time on the film and reveals what she's doing now". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Hatty Jones, Actor, Greater London". www.mandy.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Hatty Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Young Artist Awards (1999) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  9. ^ Taylor, Ella (8 July 1998). "I, Me, Mine". LA Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. ^ Bradley, Bill (30 December 2016). "The Hilarious Reason Daniel Radcliffe Was Cast As Harry Potter". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  11. ^ a b c Estera, Christine (12 January 2021). "What happened to beloved Madeline star Hatty Jones?". celebrity.nine.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d Sulway, Verity (23 August 2021). "Madeline cast now - Harry Potter rejection, Oscar wins, The Crown and sad deaths". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Hatty Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. ^ a b "BBC One - Holby City, Series 15, If Not For You". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  15. ^ a b "BBC One - Doctors, Series 15, Chris FM". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  16. ^ Merhi, Krisinda (28 October 2021). "This Is What The Little Girl From Madeline Looks Like Now". Nova 96.9. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  17. ^ a b "The Londoner: Labour sulks outside the Big Tent". Evening Standard. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Hatty Jones & Jordan Maxwell- Madeline and My Parents Are Aliens by Are you from that show?". Anchor FM. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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