Jaime Erica Murray (born 21 July 1976) is an English actress. She is known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC series Hustle (2004–2012), Lila West in the Showtime series Dexter (2007), Gaia in the Starz miniseries Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), Olivia Charles in The CW series Ringer (2011–2012), Helena G. Wells in the Syfy series Warehouse 13 (2010–2014), Stahma Tarr in the Syfy series Defiance (2013–2015), Fiona/the Black Fairy in the ABC series Once Upon a Time (2016–2017), Antoinette in The CW series The Originals (2018), and Nyssa al Ghul in Gotham.
Jaime Murray | |
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 Murray at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Jaime Erica Murray 21 July 1976 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | |
| Father | Billy Murray |
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Early life and education
editMurray was born on 21 July 1976 in Hammersmith, London, England, to Elaine and Billy Murray. 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, where she graduated in 2000.[2]
Career
editMurray's first role was miming the lyrics in the original video of Stretch & Vern's dance track "I'm Alive" (1996).[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.[citation needed]
In 2005 she played Ruth Kettering on the BBC television series Poirot (Season 10, episode 1 The Mystery of the Blue Train.) An adaptation of the 1928 Novel 'The Mystery of the Blue Train', Agatha Christie’s sixth Hercule Poirot mystery novel.
Murray starred as Stacie Monroe in series 1–4 of Hustle. She reprised that role in Hustle, series 8.
Relocating to Los Angeles, Murray starred in Dexter as Lila West, Dexter Morgan's Narcotics Anonymous sponsor and the main antagonist in Season 2. In mid-2008, Murray joined the cast of The CW's series Valentine, playing the lead character, Grace Valentine.[3] The show began airing in October 2008 but was cancelled by the end of the month.[4] Murray was cast in another CW show, The Beautiful Life: TBL, as a wardrobe stylist, but the show was cancelled before she was able to appear.[5]
Murray finished shooting Possessions in 2010 and soon thereafter began shooting The Rapture.[6] She starred in the horror film Devil's Playground (2010), directed by Mark McQueen,[7] and then appeared as Helena G. Wells on the Syfy series Warehouse 13.[8] Murray's portrayal of Wells received critical praise and was described as "saucy",[9] "superb",[10] as able to "anchor a series"[11] and "endlessly fascinating".[12] Her absence as the villainess in the season 3 Christmas episode, "The Greatest Gift", was bemoaned with the lamentation "she would have done it better".[13] Murray was nominated for a 2012 Portal Award for her portrayal of Helena G. Wells on Warehouse 13.[14]
Murray also made a guest appearances on the Fox series The Finder, where she played a drug co-ordinator.[15] Murray starred in the Starz miniseries Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, as Gaia, a longtime friend of Lucretia.[citation needed] Murray also had a guest appearance in 2009 on CBS series NCIS, playing ICE Agent Julia Foster-Yates.
Murray made an appearance on the Partially Examined Life philosophy podcast, playing a part in Sartre's No Exit, alongside Lucy Lawless, Mark Linsenmayer and Wes Alwan.[16]
From 2013, she portrayed the character of Stahma Tarr in the Syfy series Defiance, which aired its final episode in August 2015. Murray had a recurring role in the sixth season of Once Upon a Time as the Black Fairy.[17]
She has recently been cast in The Originals final season as Antoinette, a vampire Elijah meets soon after losing his memories.
Murray also appeared in the fifth and final season of Gotham as Nyssa al Ghul.
Murray modelled clothing in television advertisements for Debenhams department store.[18] She is signed to Models 1 in London and has appeared in men's magazines such as GQ, Mayfair and FHM, as well as women's magazines like Hello!, Cosmopolitan and OK!.[19]
Personal life
editMurray married Bernie Cahill, a partner in an entertainment management company, in May 2014.[20]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Byzantine Cat | Jane Spencer (lead role) | [21] |
| 2005 | Animal | Saleswoman | |
| 2007 | The Deaths of Ian Stone | Medea | |
| Botched | Anna | ||
| 2010 | Devil's Playground | Lavinia | |
| The Rapture | Fiona | ||
| 2012 | Possessions | Chloe | |
| 2013 | Samuel Bleak | Vivian Bleak | |
| Fright Night 2: New Blood | Gerri Dandridge | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | The Nanny | Leonor |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Bill | Tania Matthews | Episode: "A Pound of Flesh" |
| 2002 | Casualty | Sonia Guzman | Episode: "Thicker Than Water" |
| The Bill | Melanie | 3 episodes | |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie | Kiki | Episode: "Pilot (a.k.a. Eddie)" |
| 2004 | Doctors and Nurses | Bella Olazabal | Episode: "Bella Bella" |
| 2004–2012 | Hustle | Stacie Monroe | Main cast (series 1–4, 8); 25 episodes |
| 2005 | Love Soup | Natalie Brown | Episode: "Death and Nurses" |
| ShakespeaRe-Told | Bianca Minola | Episode: "The Taming of The Shrew" | |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Ruth Kettering | Episode: "The Mystery of the Blue Train" | |
| 2007 | Dexter | Lila West | 10 episodes |
| Demons | Rebecca | 1 episode | |
| 2008–2009 | Valentine | Grace Valentine/Aphrodite | Main cast; 8 episodes |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Nadia Sobell | Episode: "Carnelian Inc." |
| Eli Stone | Diane Rundlet | Episode: "Flight Path" | |
| NCIS | ICE Agent Julia Foster-Yates | Episode: "Semper Fidelis" | |
| The Beautiful Life: TBL | Vivienne | 5 episodes | |
| 2010–2014 | Warehouse 13 | Helena G. Wells | 15 episodes |
| 2011 | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | Gaia | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Ringer | Olivia Charles | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | The Finder | Amadea Denaris | Episode: "An Orphan Walks Into a Bar" |
| Childrens Hospital | Kitty Black | Episode: "British Hospital" | |
| 2013–2015 | Defiance | Stahma Tarr | Main cast |
| 2015 | Sleepy Hollow | Carmilla Pines | Episode: "Kali Yuga" |
| 2016–2017 | Once Upon a Time | Fiona / the Black Fairy | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
| 2018 | The Originals | Antoinette | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| Midnight, Texas | Delilah | Recurring role (2 episodes) | |
| 2018–2021 | Castlevania | Carmilla (voice) | Main cast (13 episodes) |
| 2019 | Gotham | Nyssa al Ghul / Theresa Walker | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Suite 7 | Jessy | Episode: "Good in Bed" |
| 2012 | Jan | Andie | 4 episodes |
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Goodbye in Her Eyes" | Zac Brown Band |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lichdom: Battlemage | Hedira | Voice role |
References
edit- ^ a b "Jamie Murray". BBC Drama Faces. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Hustle Jaime Murray".
- ^ "Bob Saget, Jaime Murray to star in CW shows". THR.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- ^ "Easy Money and Valentine: MRC Cancels CW TV Shows | TV Series Finale". 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2008.
- ^ Natalie Finn (25 September 2009). "Some Ugly News: The Beautiful Life Canceled". E! Online. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "The Rapture". Southend Radio. Retrieved 22 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Yet Another Apocalyptic Tale in 'Devil's Playground' - Bloody Disgusting!". 10 November 2009.
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (20 August 2012). "Warehouse 13: Photos of Lindsay Wagner's Wild Date With Artie, Scoop on H.G. Wells' Next Visit". TVLine.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Sheldon A. Wiebe (22 April 2009). "The Fate of the World Hangs in the Balance in the Season Finale of Warehouse 13!". Eclipse Magazine.
- ^ Sheldon A. Wiebe (22 April 2009). "Lindsay Wagner Comes to Warehouse 13 and H.G. Wells Returns With an Unlikely Agenda!". Eclipse Magazine.
- ^ Mark Wilson. "H.G. Wells Gets 'Warehouse 13' Spin-Off". About.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012.
- ^ Dorothy Snarker. "Warehouse 13 star confirms the show's lesbian subtext, and then some". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013.
- ^ Nick McHatton (6 December 2011). "Warehouse 13 Review: It's a Wonderful Warehouse". TVFanatic.com.
- ^ Michael Hinman. "Portal Awards 2012". AirlockAlpha.com.
- ^ "Jaime Murray returns as Stacie Monroe in the last series of Hustle". BBC. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Sartre's "No Exit" Read with Lucy Lawless and Jaime Murray". 2 January 2014.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (15 November 2016). "Once Upon a Time: Yep, Defiance's Jaime Murray Is Playing [Spoiler]". TVLine. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Debenhams Signs Jaime Murray" (PDF). Debenhams. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
- ^ "Models1". Models1. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Blumm, K. C. (31 May 2014). "Jaime Murray Marries Bernie Cahill". people.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ The Byzantine Cat www.rottentomatoes.com, accessed 4 October 2022
External links
edit- Jaime Murray at IMDb
- Jaime Murray on Twitter
- Jaime Murray on Instagram
- Jaime Murray on Facebook