Jodie Comer

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Jodie Comer (born 11 March 1993) is an English actress from Liverpool, England, known for her roles as Chloe Gemell on the comedy-drama series My Mad Fat Diary, Ivy Moxam in the BBC Three miniseries Thirteen, Kate Parks in acclaimed drama series Doctor Foster and as Elizabeth of York in the Starz miniseries The White Princess.

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Life and career

Jodie Comer was born in Liverpool. She began to take drama classes at St Julie's Catholic High School in Woolton, Liverpool and won a role in a radio play for which she was advised to get herself an agent.

Comer's acting career commenced in 2008 when she received a guest role in The Royal Today, a spin-off series of The Royal. What followed was a number of guest appearances in popular British television series, such as Holby City, Doctors, Silent Witness, Casualty, Law & Order: UK, Vera, and Inspector George Gently.

She began to receive much more prominent roles in television when she was cast in leading parts in the five-episode drama series, Justice, the supernatural miniseries, Remember Me and the E4 comedy-drama series, My Mad Fat Diary where she appeared for three seasons as Chloe Gemell, a role she is most notable for.

Comer appeared in the 2015 adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover, a television film which was broadcast on BBC One. In 2015, she has appeared in the first season of BBC One drama series Doctor Foster. Also in 2015, Comer was cast in the BBC Three miniseries, Thirteen. The five-part miniseries premiered on the now-online BBC Three on 28 February 2016. In 2017, Comer was featured as a young Elizabeth of York in The White Princess on Starz, a sequel to the BBC mini-series The White Queen, she also starred in the second season of BBC One drama series Doctor Foster.

In 2017 she also starred in her first feature film, the Morrissey biopic England is Mine as the character Christine. In June 2017 Comer was cast in the BBC America series Killing Eve opposite Sandra Oh. The series is based on the Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings and is written and created by Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

In 2016 Comer was listed as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow in association with BFI London Film Festival.

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Personal life

Comer currently resides in Liverpool with her parents and younger brother Charlie, she is also close personal friends with British athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson.