Jemima Kirke is a British-American actress best known for her role in the critically acclaimed television series – Girls where she played Jessa Johansson – one of the main characters known for her unpredictable, cheeky and bohemian nature. Throughout the series, Jessa navigated the ups and downs of her life following many bad choices she made, including heroin and cocaine addiction, an ill-advised marriage of short duration and a relationship with one of her best friend’s ex-boyfriends.
The show was created and produced by her close friend, Lena Dunham, with whom she also worked on the film – Small Furniture (which was also her first feature film). She also appeared in the 2005 independent short, Smile for the Camera.
Along with appearing in movies and TV shows, she also graced Zayn Malik’s Dusk Till Dawn music video with Sia.
Apart from acting, Jemima is also an artist.
Bio and early life
Jemima was born on April 26, 1985 in London to English parents – Lorraine and Simon Kirke. Her mother, Lorraine, owned Geminola, a vintage boutique in New York City that occasionally provided outfits for the hit TV series. Sex and the city. His father, Simon, was a drummer for two well-known rock bands – “Free” and “Bad Company”.
On her TV show, The Girls, the dress her character wore to get married was from Geminola. She also appeared with her sisters in Teen Vogue, wearing clothes from the store.
Although born in London, Jemima grew up in New York City. While her mother is of Jewish descent, her father is of Scottish and Irish descent. His maternal grandfather was the wealthy British businessman – Jack Dellal, popularly known as “Black Jack”.
Jemima Kirke comes from a talented and influential family – beside her parents, her siblings and cousins are involved in the arts and entertainment business. His sister is Lola Kirke, an actress and currently the star of the Amazon TV show, Mozart in the Jungle. Her other sister, Domino Kirke, is a singer and musician. Her cousins are models – Alice Dellal, shoe designer – Charlotte Olympia Dellal and curator – Alexander Dellal.
She attended Saint Ann’s School, a private arts school in New York City. It was at Sainte-Anne school that she met Lena Dunham who hired her for Girls and Small Furniture. The two became friends at school and have remained friends ever since.
Family life: Who is Jemima Kirke Husband? children
The actress currently resides in East Hampton and Brooklyn. She was married to a lawyer, Michael Mosberg, from 2009 to 2017. Together they had two children, a daughter – Rafaella Israel was born in 2010, while a son – Memphis Kirke is born in 2012.
In 2017, the two announced their separation. Since July 2017, Jemima Kirke has had a relationship with Alex Cameron, an Australian singer-songwriter known for his high quality concept.
The tatoos
Jemima Kirke has a total of 23 tattoos on her body. This shouldn’t be surprising at all, given that she’s not just an artist, she’s also an expressive person. Her tattoos are located on her neck, wrist, knuckles, hand, palm, arm, forearm, and even her ear.
5 facts about Jemima Kirke
1. Jemima attended Rhode Island’s famous school of design to get her bachelor’s degree. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from school. In 2011, she organized an art exhibition through Skyline Projects titled “A Brief History”. She also had a show between 2017 and 2018 at the East Side Gallery – Sargeant’s Daughters, where she presented her portrait paintings.
2 Fun fact: Jemima never intended to be an actress, she mostly sees herself as an artist. However, she started acting when she accepted roles to help out her friends who couldn’t afford to hire real actors and actresses. For her role in Lena Dunham’s film, she received no payment, even though the film was profitable. Jemima Kirke and two other friends of Lena were asked to join the film as a favor for Lena as the budget did not allow her to hire professional actors.
3. Besides Zayn’s music video for Dusk Till Dawn, she also appeared in several other music videos, including Rival Schools Twist It, which was directed by Jordan Galland, an American musician and filmmaker. Jordan also directed the actress in her first short – Smile for the Camera.
4. In 2017, she appeared in Mick Jagger’s music video for his song Gotta Have a Grip which was directed by British music video director Saam Farahmand.
5. She has also appeared in several of her boyfriend-Alex Cameron music videos, including The Stranger’s Kiss and Studmuffin96