| Jaime Murray | |
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| Born | 21 July 1977 Essex, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
Jaime Murray (born 21 July 1977) is a British actress. She is best known for playing Stacie Monroe in Hustle and Lila Tournay in the Showtime series Dexter.
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Early life and education
The daughter of the English actor Billy Murray, she was born in Essex, England. Just before taking her A Levels, Murray was diagnosed with dyslexia.[1] She briefly studied Philosophy and Psychology at the London School of Economics, but dropped out to train at the Drama Centre London, graduating in 2000.
Acting
Murray's first taste of stardom was miming the lyrics in the 1996 original video of Stretch 'n' Vern's dance track "I'm Alive".[1] Some of her early television appearances included minor guest roles in BBC One's Casualty, The Bill, Love Soup, and ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew.
She starred as Stacie Monroe in Hustle from series 1 until series 4. Like co-star Marc Warren, she is not in series five. In one episode of Hustle, Murray so impressed her co-star Robert Vaughn with her modeling of a Wonder Woman costume that, according to several online sources, he showed it to studio executives in Hollywood; on the strength of this, Murray was invited to audition for the part of Wonder Woman in the upcoming Wonder Woman movie.[1][2] She starred in a recurring role in the second season of Dexter, which began in late 2007.[3] The role contained several topless scenes, which Murray described as "intimidating".[4]
In mid-2008 Murray joined the cast of The CW's Valentine playing the lead character, Grace Valentine.[5] The show began airing in October 2008, but was canceled by the end of the month. Murray recently finished shooting Possession, due for release in 2009, and is currently shooting The Rapture,[6] in which she will share the screen with her father Billy Murray.
Murray guest starred in The Mentalist episode "Carnelian Inc" as Nadia Sobell, the lover of the company's chief executive.
She also stars in the United Kingdom movie Devil's Playground directed by Mark McQueen.[7]
Modelling
Murray modeled clothing in television advertisements for Debenhams department store.[8] Murray is signed to Models 1 in London. She has also appeared in men's magazines such as GQ, Mayfair and FHM as well as women's magazines such as Hello!, Cosmopolitan and OK!
Filmography
- The Byzantine Cat (2002) - Jane Spencer
- Hustle (BBC One, 2004 - 2007, 2010) - Stacie Monroe
- ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew (BBC One, 2005) - Bianca Minola
- Love Soup (BBC One, 2005): episode "Death and Nurses" - Natalie
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (ITV, 2006)
- Dexter (Showtime, 2007) - Lila
- Botched (2007)
- The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)- Medea
- Possessions (2009)
- Valentine - Grace Valentine/Aphrodite
- Eli Stone (2009) : Episode "Flight Path"
- The Rapture (2009) - Fiona
- NCIS (2009) : Episode "Semper Fidelis" - ICE Agent Julia Foster Yates
- The Mentalist: Episode "Carnelian, Inc." - Nadia Sobell
- The Beautiful Life (CW Network, 2009) - Vivienne
References
- ^ a b c "Jamie Murray". BBC Drama Faces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/jaime_murray.shtml. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Whedon Pushes Off Wonder Woman Casting Talk
- ^ US TV - News - 'Hustle' star joins Showtime's 'Dexter' - Digital Spy
- ^ 'Getting naked was scary' ACTRESS JAIME MURRAY, 30, ON STRIPPING OFF AND WORKING OUT
- ^ "Bob Saget, Jaime Murray to star in CW shows". THR.com. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ifcadec3fe426ce3c8cea737d5f409cde. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "The Rapture". Southend Radio. http://www.southendradio.com/onair/page.asp?id=59. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ Yet Another Apocalyptic Tale in 'Devil's Playground'
- ^ "Debenhams Signs Jaime Murray" (PDF). Debenhams. 2006-09-01. http://www.debenhamsweddings.com/media/articles/about_us/press_releases/sept_2006/JaimeMurraypressrelease_79b8c.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
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