Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley is an Irish singer and actress, who came in second place in the BBC talent showthemed television series Id Do Anything, and subsequently played Anne Egermann in the West End revival of Stephen Sondheims A Little Night Music. In 2016, Buckley played the role of Marya Bolkonskaya in the BBCs adaptation of Tolstoys War and Peace.

Buckley was born in Killarney, County Kerry, the eldest of five children. Her mother, Marina Cassidy, encouraged her to sing and coached her. She has a brother and three sisters. Buckley went to Ursuline Secondary School, an allgirls convent school in Thurles, County Tipperary, where her mother works as a vocal coach, where she performed in school productions. She played a number of male roles at school including the male lead role of Jets gang founder, Tony in the musical West Side Story and Freddie Trumper in Chess.

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