Amy Jackson

For the Australian footballer, see Amy Jackson (footballer).
Amy Jackson

Amy Jackson, 2012
Born Amy Louise Jackson
(1992-01-31) 31 January 1992[1]
Douglas, Isle of Man
Residence Chennai, TamilNadu, India[2]
Liverpool, England, UK
Nationality British
Occupation Actress, model[3]
Years active 2009–present
Parent(s) Alan Jackson, Marguerita Jackson

Amy Louise Jackson (born 31 January 1992)[4][1] is a British model and actress, who appears in Indian films, primarily in Tamil and few Hindi and Telugu films.[5][6] After college, she began modelling at age 16, going on to win the 2009 Miss Teen World competition and the 2010 Miss Liverpool title. Subsequently Tamil film director A L Vijay spotted her and introduced Jackson as an actress in the 2010 Tamil period-drama Madrasapattinam. While further pursuing her modelling career in the UK, Jackson continued working in India and went on to début in other film industries in the next years. She had her first Bollywood release in 2012, the romantic drama Ekk Deewana Tha,[7] while 2012 saw the release of her first Telugu film Yevadu. She later starred in Prabhudeva's Singh Is Bling in 2015 opposite Akshay Kumar.

Early life

Jackson was born in Isle of Man to British parents, Alan Jackson and Marguerita Jackson. She has an elder sister, Alicia Jackson. The family returned to their parents' home of Woolton, Liverpool, two years after Jackson's birth so that her father, who works as a producer for BBC Radio Merseyside, could continue his media career. Jackson attended St Edward's College, gaining ten GCSEs, and then went to sixth form to study English language, English literature, and philosophy and ethics.[8][9][10]

After winning the Miss Teen Liverpool and Miss Teen Great Britain pageants, she won the title of Miss Teen World in 2009.[11] Jackson won eighteen prizes, which included a modelling contract in the US on a $50,000 scholarship. She won Miss Liverpool in 2010. She participated in the Miss England competition in 2010 but lost out to Jessica Linley in the final.[12] Jackson signed a second modelling contract with Boss Model Management[13][14] and modelled all over Europe on.

Acting life

Amy Jackson at Launch of Apicius Kitchen & Bar

In 2010 Indian film producers spotted Jackson on the Miss Teen World website and invited her to audition for the Tamil period-drama film Madrasapattinam. Despite having no previous acting experience, she was cast as the female lead opposite Arya. The film, set against the backdrop of 1947 India, tells the story of a British Governor’s daughter who falls in love with a village boy. Jackson admitted that it was very difficult to learn the Tamil dialogues. The film released in July 2010 and was acclaimed by critics, and performed well at the box office, eventually becoming the seventh highest grossing Tamil film of the year.[15] After the film was eventually released on 9 July 2010, it was a critical and commercial success, with Jackson gaining praise for her performance. Sify wrote "It is an out and out Amy Jackson show. She is simply amazing to deliver lines in Tamil, and is one good reason to see the film".[16] Behindwoods wrote "The one who walks away with the top honours is Amy Jackson for a beautiful portrayal of a lady torn between her love and the mighty empire. She looks absolutely beautiful, emotes well through her expressive eyes and is able to earn the sympathy of the audiences during tough times".[17] Rediff wrote "Amy Jackson is almost perfect as the wide-eyed young girl who is seeing India for the first time, fascinated by its culture".[18] She received a nomination for the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress for her role in the film.

In 2011, she was signed by Gautham Menon to play the female lead opposite Prateik Babbar in the Hindi remake of the 2010 hit romantic drama film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya. She essayed the role played by Trisha in the original, Jessie Thekekketu, a Malayali Nasrani Christian who falls in love with a Hindu boy, but is prevented from pursuing the romance by her father.[19][20] The film released in February 2012 to mixed to negative reviews, and underperformed at the box office. However, Jackson received praise for her performance, and chemistry with Babbar, with BehindWoods stating that "she has done wonders," and the Times of India saying that "she never disappoints."[21] Jackson later said she was disappointed with some of the comments, but was happy with her performance and stated that it was a South Indian style film so the North Indian audiences did not take to it. Jackson was ranked #7 in the Times of India list of most promising debutantes of 2012.

Jackson pictured alongside Lakshmi Rai and Vikram at the press conference of Thaandavam in London

In September 2012, Jackson made her return to Tamil cinema with a supporting role in Thaandavam, starring opposite Vikram and Anushka Shetty. She was signed for the film in 2011 and shooting took place in India and London, allowing Jackson to return and see her family and friends. It was her second collaboration with director A L Vijay, after Madrasapattinam. She played the role of Sarah Vinayagam, a British-born Indian girl who wins the Miss London title. She reportedly dubbed her own dialogues in Tamil.[22] She received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil at the 60th Filmfare Awards South ceremony.[23]

She made her début in Telugu cinema with the Vamsi Paidipally film Yevadu alongside Ram Charan and Shruti Haasan, playing the role of Shruti.[24] The film's release date was repeatedly reset, and released on 12 January 2014. She next starred as a super model Diya in Shankar's romantic thriller film I, her biggest project in her career.[25] The making of the magnum opus, one of the costliest Indian films till date,[26] took over two and a half years, with a major part of the film being shot in China.[27] The film was released on 14 January 2015 to mixed critical response, although Jackson's performance received generally favourable reviews.[28][29] Deccan Chronicle wrote that she was "simply superb. She is another highlight of the film and has given a mature performance. She is beautiful and gorgeous in the film",[30] while Sify noted that she "the biggest surprise packet in the film" and "perfect eye candy".[31] She subsequently was ranked #1 in The Times of India, Chennai Edition list of most desirable woman of 2014.[32]

Jackson had signed up to be part of Venkat Prabhu's supernatural thriller Masss but opted out of it later when the script and her character were changed.[33] She instead signed up two other Tamil projects to be directed by Thirukumaran and Velraj and won positive reviews for her work in Velraj's Thanga Magan, where she portrayed an Anglo-Indian girl.[34] She has also been shooting for a "gritty BBC drama series", which she has declined to further elaborate on.[27]She then portrayed the lead female role in Atlee's Theri,featuring alongside Vijay for the first time in her career where she portrayed the role of a Malayali teacher. Her performance received positive reviews and her role as a teacher was well appreciated. upon release, the film went on to become of the most profitable Tamil films of all time.[35]

Jackson has been signed on for two Hindi films, Prabhu Deva's Singh Is Bling opposite Akshay Kumar.[36] She began shooting for the film in April 2015,.[37] Jackson has also been signed up to play the lead role in Shankar upcoming film 2.0 alongside Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar.

Personal life

According to the Daily Mail, Jackson "learnt about Bollywood by watching Shilpa Shetty in the reality show Big Brother".[38] In 2012, she lived in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and said that she considered India to be her home.[39] She has a pet cat named Alfie, with whom she posed in a PETA ad campaign promoting the adoption of animals from shelters.[40] She's currently residing in Mumbai so as to keep in touch with her work.[2]

In 2012, Amy was in a relationship with Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar,[41][42] who she stayed with in a flat at Bandra, Mumbai.[43] Later in 2012, Amy Jackson split from her boyfriend Prateik.[44] In 2013, she was dating boxer Joe Selkirk. On 8 December 2013, she was reportedly assaulted by Joe Selkirk outside the Malmaison Hotel in Liverpool.[45] Although Jackson was not willing to pursue the case, the Crown Prosecution Service decided a prosecution was necessary.[46] After pleading guilty, Selkirk was given a 12-month community supervision order and ordered to pay £300 costs.[47] Jackson was then dating Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas[48][49] but they broke up in November 2014.[50]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2010 Madrasapattinam Amy Wilkinson (Duraiyammal) Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2012 Ekk Deewana Tha Jessie Thekekuttu Hindi
2012 Thaandavam Sarah Vinayagam Tamil Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil
2014 Yevadu Shruthi Telugu
2015 I Diya Tamil Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actress — Tamil
2015 Singh Is Bliing Sara Rana Hindi
2015 Thanga Magan Hema D'Souza Tamil
2016 Gethu Nandini Ramanujam Tamil
2016 Theri Annie Tamil
2016 Freaky Ali Megha Hindi
2016 Devi Jennifer Tamil
Telugu
Hindi 		Special appearance in a song
2017 2.0Films that have not yet been released Tamil
Hindi
Telugu 		Filming

Other honours

References

  1. 1 2 Amy Jackson to star opposite Akshay Kumar in 'Singh Is Bling' – The Times of India. The Times of India. (17 February 2015). Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-amy-jackson-moves-into-her-new-place-in-mumbai-2140641
  3. ↑ "Brit model is Bollywood star". The Sun. London. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Amy was born today. Behindwoods.com (31 January 2015). Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Caffrey, Jason. (28 March 2015) From Liverpool to Bollywood – BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Amy Jackson on starring in Ekk Deewana Tha". BBC. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Amy Jackson is Britain's Bollywood babe". The Sun. London. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Prateik's the sweetest and most caring guy: Amy Jackson". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "About Amy". Amy Louise Jackson. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  10. ↑ Sharma, Mukul Kumar (31 January 2012). "Amy Jackson Biography, Height, Movies and Details". Bollygraph. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool's Amy Jackson is Miss Teen World". Liverpool Echo. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  12. ↑ "Miss Liverpool On Her Way To Win Miss England".
  13. ↑ "AMY JACKSON". Boss Model Management. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Amy Jackson". Boss Model Management. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  15. ↑ Collinson, Dawn (25 January 2012). "Liverpool teen Amy Jackson on her new life in Mumbai and becoming an in-demand Bollywood leading lady". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Madrasapattinam". Sify. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "MADHARASAPATTINAM MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Madharasapattinam is worth a watch". Rediff. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "Amy Jackson in VTV's Hindi version". The Times of India. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  20. ↑ "Prateik-Amy Jackson starrer gets new title". IndiaGlitz. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  21. ↑ "Ekk Deewana Tha: Movie Review". The Times of India. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  22. ↑ "Amy Jackson dubs for Thandavam". Andhra Watch. 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  23. ↑ Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Tamil Nominations, The Times of India
  24. ↑ "Tollywood beckons Amy Jackson". The Times of India. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  25. ↑ "Amy Jackson to romance Vikram in I". The Times of India. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  26. ↑ "Amy Jackson is here to stay". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Amy Checks in". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  28. ↑ "Predictable beauty and the beast tale". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  29. ↑ "Vikram's I is definitely a Pongal treat". Rediff. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  30. ↑ "Movie review 'I': Shankar's directorial fails to impress". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  31. ↑ "Movie Review : I". Sify. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  32. ↑ "Chennai Times Most Desirable Woman 2014: Amy Jackson". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  33. ↑ "Amy Jackson opens up on her exit from `Masss`". Sify. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  34. ↑ "Amy bags films with Dhanush, Udhayanidhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  35. ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/vijay-samantha-theri-collects-100-crores-in-just-six-days-tamil-news-157353.html
  36. ↑ "Amy Jackson: Hindi is far easier a language to pick up than Tamil".
  37. ↑ Priya Gupta (8 February 2015). "Amy Jackson replaces Kriti Sanon in Akshay Kumar's Singh Is Bling". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  38. ↑ Srivastava, Priyanka; Varma, Lipika; Mankermi, Pranav (30 January 2012). "Meet the newest foreign girl on the block: Amy Jackson catches the eye of B-town". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  39. ↑ "In conversation with Amy Jackson". Bollyspice. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  40. ↑ "Amy Jackson To Be PETA's New Ambassador," The Times of India, 23 January 2014.
  41. ↑ Atkinson, Jane (16 June 2012). "Amy Jackson on taking Bollywood by storm". The Sun. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  42. ↑ Dua, Chetna (29 June 2012). "Amy is the most beautiful girl: Prateik". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  43. ↑ http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981080746[]
  44. ↑ Prateik, Amy’s romance comes to an end, The Times of India/
  45. ↑ "Amy Jackson assaulted by boyfriend". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  46. ↑ "Bollywood star Amy Jackson assault: Boxer Joe Selkirk sentenced". BBC News. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  47. ↑ Boxer Joe Selkirk given community order for assault – ITV News. Itv.com (7 April 2014). Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  48. ↑ Myall, Steve. (19 April 2014) Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas dating Bollywood beauty Amy Jackson – Mirror Online. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  49. ↑ Prateik Babbar’s ex Amy Jackson dating ‘Coronation Street’ star Ryan Thomas. The Indian Express (20 April 2014). Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  50. ↑ Morgan, Georgia. (3 November 2014) Bollywood actress model Amy Jackson split from Coronation Street Ryan Thomas to busy work schedules. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  51. ↑ "Times Most Desirable Women 2012 – Results". ITimes. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  52. ↑ "The most promising newcomer female for 2012 is – The Times of India". The Times of India. 29 August 2013.

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