Jazzy de Lisser | |
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| Born | Jasmine Francesca C. de Lisser (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 (age 33) Westminster, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model[1] |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Jasmine Francesca C. de Lisser (born 3 August 1991)[2] is an English actress, model and socialite. As ateenager, she made an award-winning-film about her life withHepatitis C. She made her feature film debut into.get.her (2011).
De Lisser was born in central London and grew up between London andJamaica, where her father Robert de Lisser was born. Her mother is fashion designerSerena Bute, and her stepfather was the lateGrand Prix competitorJohnny Dumfries.[3]
De Lisser was born with thechronicliverdiseaseHepatitis C. This was passed on from her mother, who had possibly become infected throughintravenous drug use. When de Lisser was six, the family moved from Jamaica toLondon, and she started takingInterferon.[4]
At 13, de Lisser went toBryanston School, and left after completing herGCSEs to take herA Levels at theFine Arts College inHampstead, enabling her to attend medical appointments in London.[5] De Lisser trained at the William Esper Studio[6] and the T. Schreiber Theater and Acting Studio inNew York.[7][8]
As a teenager, de Lisser made an award-winning short film, calledMy Story of C, about her experience of living withHepatitis C. The film begins in October 2007, when she was 15. De Lisser started being treated byProf. Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, anexpert in the disease, atKing's College Hospital. Prof. Mieli-Vergani estimated the chances of success at 40%, and treatment ultimately proved unsuccessful.[5]
The film won ashorts competition organised by the Media Trust for works by 15 to 19-year-olds.[4] De Lisser worked with the British Liver Trust to build an educational website, then raised funds to pay forAcademy Award winning studioPassion Pictures to produce a short animated education film,Liver Good Life.[4][9]
De Lisser later participated in theWorld Health Organization World Hepatitis Summit 2015, as a patient representative.[10] In 2015, de Lisser took part in theLady Garden Campaign for theGynaecological Cancer Fund, posing in a "Lady Garden" sweater. The campaign's aim was to raise awareness about gynaecological cancers.[11][12]
De Lisser was one of the members of the Skinny Bitch Collective, an invitation-only workout group[13] that was criticised for its sexualisation of women working out, and for being exploitative and degrading.[14]
In 2011, de Lisser made her feature film debut in the thrillerto.get.her as one of a group of five girls who spend a night together. The film won the Best of NEXT!: Audience Award at theSundance Film Festival.[15] This was followed by de Lisser's television debut in 2014 with a minor role in the fourth season of theHBO fantasy seriesGame of Thrones as Tansy, a servant chased and killed byRamsay Bolton's dogs.[16]
De Lisser returned to acting in 2017, playing Gina Anderson in the filmThumper andTatiana Romanova in the short filmThe Last Birthday. This was followed by roles in the filmsAbigail Falls as the titular character, for which she was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the Madrid International Film Festival in 2018,First Person: A Film About Love andHurt by Paradise in 2019, andProject Power onNetflix in 2020. In 2022, de Lisser appeared in thePeacock seriesVampire Academy as Sasha Tanner[17] and the Swedish historical filmHilma.[18]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | My Story with C | Short film; writer | |
| 2011 | to.get.her | Ana Frost | [19][15] |
| 2012 | Random Acts of Violence | Victim | |
| 2017 | Thumper | Gina Anderson | [20] |
| The Last Birthday | Tatiana Romanova | Short film[21] | |
| 2018 | Abigail Falls | Abigail | [22] |
| 2019 | First Person: A Film About Love | Catherine | [23] |
| Hurt by Paradise | Lori | [24] | |
| 2020 | Project Power | Candy / Frozen Woman | Netflix film |
| 2022 | Hilma | Thomasine |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Tansy | Episode: "The Lion and the Rose" |
| 2022 | Vampire Academy | Sasha Tanner | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Top Boy | Antonia | 2 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Madrid International Film Festival | Best Lead Actress | Abigail Falls | Nominated | [25] |
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