1. Jo Hartley started acting at the age of 11 in her school production of The Sound of Music as Gretel Von Trappe.
14 Facts About Jo Hartley
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Jo Hartley joined Oldham Theatre Workshop, developing her acting skills until the age of 17, when she stopped acting to work at British Aerospace on a Youth Training Scheme.
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Jo Hartley worked as a secretary there for two years before leaving to join Japan Airlines as a flight attendant.
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Jo Hartley returned to England, in London studying at the Questors Theatre in Ealing, where she studied method acting and Stanislavski's system until landing her first film role in 2004.
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Jo Hartley had her debut film role in the 2004 Shane Meadows directed Crime Drama Thriller film Dead Man's Shoes as 'Marie'.
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Jo Hartley went on to appear in many British productions, including films such as Northern Soul and Me and Her both in 2004; Terra Firma and Flushed in 2008; and The Crossing, Janet and Bernard and I Don't Care in 2014.
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Jo Hartley has been a character actor in many TV films and TV series since 2004, with her most notable roles in This Is England '86, This Is England '88 and This Is England '90, the follow-on TV mini-series to the film.
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In movies Jo Hartley has appeared in This Is England as Cynthia, and the feature film The Young Victoria in 2009, with Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend.
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In 2016 Jo Hartley appeared as Janette, Eddie's mother in the film Eddie the Eagle appearing alongside Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman.
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Jo Hartley co-starred in the David Cross series Bliss opposite Heather Graham as one of two partners of a fraudulent travel writer.
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Jo Hartley appeared in the comedy horror film Slaughterhouse Rulez, alongside Asa Butterfield and Simon Pegg.
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In January 2021, Jo Hartley joined the Rising Star Award jury of the EE British Academy Film Awards to select the shortlist for the 2021 award, alongside Alicia Vikander, Naomi Ackie and several other prominent figures of the industry.
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In November 2021, Jo Hartley was nominated for the BIFA for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Tina in the Marley Morrison directed British drama film Sweetheart.
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In 2022, Jo Hartley landed a recurring role in four episodes of series 3, of the Sky One German U-boat series Das Boot, alongside Tom Wlaschiha.