Jemima Rooper

Lost in Austen Jemima Rooper (Actor), Gemma Arteron (Actor), Dan Zeff (Director) | Format: DVD (322)Buy new: $14.98 $11.59 51 used & new from $5.47(Visit the Best Sellers in Fantasy list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)Buy from Amazon.comAll prices are grab on posted date from Amazon, Please check price before you checkout.Read Full Story

When I first saw the promotional material for the new ITV series Lost in Austen, I cringed… “Oh no, another Jane Austen period drama, how terribly dreadful!” However, when you live in a house full of women, occasionally you need to indulge in a bit of television involving people who wear silly frocks, drink copious amounts of tea, and say “one lump or two daaaarrrlinng”, a bit more often then one can easily stomach. Lucky for me though, Lost is Austen is much more then just another drama...Read Full Story

If Lost in Austen is to be remembered for one thing, it will probably be for highlighting the talents of the wonderful English actress Jemima Rooper. Born in Hammersmith in London, in 1981, Jemima first caught my eye in the 2005 Sky One series Hex in which she played a ghost. A quick scan of her CV though shows she has been working as an actress since the age of twelve when she appeared in the film The Higher Mortals. Since then Jemima has carved out a pretty impressive acting career on both...Read Full Story

You’ve probably inserted yourself into a Jane Austen novel once or twice (or a hundred) times in your life but what would you actually do if you literally found yourself in one? This trailer for Lost in Austen shows us we’d probably muck everything up but at least we’d have a good time. For those not in the know (like me), Lost in Austen was a 2008 British mini-series. The synopsis is as follows: “Amanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until...Read Full Story

London Actor Jemima Rooper was recently on our screens in the remake of Bouquet of Barbed Wire but why so fleeting on our screens? Jemima Rooper crops up in a lot of my favourite television programs but often in very cursory roles such as in Sugar Fix as the Rock Group lead singer Montana with … Continue reading »Read Full Story