Actress Profile - Jenna Coleman
Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Jenna-Louise Coleman started acting at an early age when, at Arnold School, she joined the theatre group In Yer Space, with during which she performed in the play Crystal Clear at the Edinburgh Festival, winning an award for her performance. It was when auditioning for drama schools that she first entered the public eye, as she landed the role of Jasmine Thomas in long-running soap Emmerdale. This led to her being nominated for the Most Popular Newcomer award at the 2006 National Television Awards, and in 2009 she was nominated for the Best Actress, Sexiest Female, and Best Dramatic Performance awards at the British Soap Awards, and also a nomination for the Best Actress award in the TV Choice Awards. In 2009 she joined the cast of the Waterloo Road, playing the role of school-girl Lindsay James, and then played Susan Brown in a BBC Four television adaptation of the John Braine novel Room at the Top. Other roles prior to Doctor Who included Annie Desmond ...