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Jenna Coleman Biography

Birth Name:Jenna-Louise Coleman

Birth Place:Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Won the Glamor Award for Best British Television Actress for her role in "Doctor Who․"
  • Was nominated for the UK National Television Award for Most Popular Newcomer in 2006
  • Started out acting in the theatre production "Crystal Clear․"
  • Quote: "[On how roles can change an actor] "To be honest, I think it’s the people that you work with who change you the most․""
  • Best known for her roles in the series "Doctor Who" and "Victoria․"
  • Provided voice-over work for the video game "Xenoblade Chronicles․"
  • Was named after the character Jenna Wade from the series "Dallas․"

Awards

  • 2006British Soap Award-Best Newcomer: nominated
  • 2006National Television Award-Most Popular Newcomer: nominated
  • 2009British Soap Award-Best Dramatic Performance: nominated
  • 2013TV Quick Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2015Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actress on Television: nominated
  • 2015BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Actress (Yr Actores Orau): nominated
  • 2015TV Quick Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2017Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress in a Drama TV Series: winner
  • 2017National Television Award-Most Popular Drama Performance: nominated
  • 2017TV Times Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018I Talk Telly Award-Best Dramatic Performance: winner
  • 2018Grace Award-Grace Award for Television: nominated
  • 2019AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama: nominated
  • 2019BAFTA Scotland Award-Best Actress - Television: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Best Performance by an Actress: nominated
  • 2019Logie-Most Outstanding Actress: winner
  • 2019Silver Logie-Most Popular Actress: nominated