Jordanne Jones
Born (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 23)
Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Notable workMetal Heart[1]
Resistance
Parent

Jordanne Jones (born 7 August 2000)[2] is an Irish actress. She began her career as a child actress, earning a Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award[3] as well as an IFTA nomination[4][5][6] for her debut film role in Frank Berry's I Used to Live Here.

In 2016 and 2019, she played Minnie Mahon in the RTÉ One miniseries Rebellion and Resistance. Her lead performance in Metal Heart earned her the Bingham Ray award for Best Newcomer at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2018.[7][8] She was named one of Screen International's 2019 Stars of Tomorrow.[9]

She appeared in short films for spoken word artist and actor Emmet Kirwan,[10] and musicians Dermot Kennedy and Lilla Vargen.[11][12] She presented an award alongside actor Robert Sheehan.

Early life

Jones is from Killinarden, Tallaght, South Dublin.[13] She is the daughter of Senator Lynn Ruane, with whom she successfully campaigned to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution which had restricted abortion rights.[3][14] Ruane was only 15 years old when she gave birth to Jones.[15]

Jones attended Killinarden Community School. She went on to train at the Bow Street Young Filmmakers Academy and study English and Film at Trinity College Dublin.[16][17]

Personal life

Jones was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when she was 17. She held an event for people on the autism spectrum at the Science Gallery Dublin, her place of work at the time, in 2019.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 I Used to Live Here Amy
2017 Heartbreak Youngone Short film
2017 My Father, My Blood Daniel Short film
2018 Metal Heart Emma
2018 Lady Black Eyes Nora Short film
2019 Moth Roisin Short film
2019 Sister This Denise Short film
2019 Young Mother Nora Short film
2021 You Are Not My Mother Suzanne
2021 Mildly Different Christina (adult) Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Rebellion Minnie Mahon Miniseries
2019 Resistance Minnie Mahon Miniseries
2020 Dead Still Lily Molloy Miniseries; 3 episodes
2020 The Alienist Kitty Byrnes Episode: "Angel of Darkness: Better Angels"

Music videos

Song Year Artist Notes
"All My Friends" 2020 Dermot Kennedy

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2015 Irish Film & Television Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role – Film I Used to Live Here Nominated
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Irish Breakthrough Artist Won
2018 Galway Film Fleadh New Talent Award Metal Heart Won

References

  1. ^ "Metal Heart's Jordanne Jones and Hugh O'Conor". RTÉ TEN. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Lynn Ruane: Aspiring Senator's crusading zeal for social justice". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ a b "Films of 2015: Dublin Film Critics Circle weigh in". Scannain. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ Gibbons, Rosemarie (3 February 2019). "Spotlight: Jordanne Jones- a hopeful face for young Irish actors". University Observer. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ McDermott, Roe (3 July 2019). "Jordanne Jones: On Metal Heart, mental health, and her love for Dublin". Hotpress.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Best of Dublin 2019: Niamh Algar, Jordanne Jones and More Feature in our Massive Annual Issue". Hotpress.com. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Metal Heart". Galway Film Fleadh. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Jordanne Jones wins Bingham Ray New Talent Award at 2018 Galway Film Fleadh". Treasure. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  9. ^ Dalton, Ben. "Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Jordanne Jones (actor)". ScreenDaily.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  10. ^ Mackin, Laurence (18 January 2017). "Heartbreak: Emmet Kirwan's dazzling short film shows pressures on young Irish women". IrishTimes.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. ^ "New Dermot Kennedy video set at Electric Picnic is fittingly excellent". JOE.ie. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Lilla Vargen presents powerful video for new single 'Cold'". Hotpress.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  13. ^ McCarthy, Esther (27 June 2019). "Jordanne Jones: A star was born with her first role at age 12". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Jordanne Jones reveals how she called out sexism at her own Confirmation". JOE.ie. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  15. ^ Hogan, Jen (11 August 2020). "Senator Lynn Ruane: I had a few wild years. Pregnancy calmed me down". Irish Times.
  16. ^ Hynes, Liadan (18 May 2015). "Meet Jordanne Jones – nominated for Best Actress IFTA at just 14". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  17. ^ Shortall, Eithne (16 June 2019). "Metal Heart star Jordanne Jones on the role she was born to play". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  18. ^ Moore, Hayden (31 January 2019). "'Me, My Asperger's, and You': a free event for young people on the autism spectrum". Echo.ie. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

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