Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 27 April 1986) is an English actress. She began her career in television, making her acting debut as Jasmine Thomas in the soap opera Emmerdale in 2005, followed by a recurring role in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2009). She made her film debut with a small role in the American superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and made appearances on diverse British period miniseries, including Titanic (2012), and Death Comes to Pemberley (2013).
Coleman's breakthrough came with the role of Clara Oswald, companion to the Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations of the Doctor, in the BBC One's science-fiction series Doctor Who. She appeared as a regular character between 2012 and 2015, with a small cameo in 2017. She next starred as Queen Victoria in the period drama Victoria (2016–2019), and led the crime miniseries, The Cry (2018), and The Serpent (2021). In 2022, she portrayed Johanna Constantine in the Netflix fantasy drama series The Sandman. Coleman's other film appearances include Neil Maskell's dark comedy Klokkenluider (2022), and Jamie Childs' thriller Jackdaw (2023).
On stage, Coleman has appeared as Ann Deever in the 2019's revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. She made her West End debut, starring in the 2023's revival of Sam Steiner's Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, alongside Aidan Turner.
She has received various accolades, including nominations for an International Emmy Award, as well as for the BAFTA Cymru and BAFTA Scotland Awards.
Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 27 April 1986) is an English actress. She began her career in television, making her acting debut as Jasmine Thomas in the soap...
She was created by series producer Steven Moffat and portrayed by JennaColeman. Clara was introduced in the seventh series as a new travelling companion...
South African figure skater JennaColeman (born 1986), English actress Jenna Dewan (born 1980), American actress and dancer Jenna Elfman (born 1971), American...
Maskell, and starring Amit Shah, Sura Dohnke, Tom Burke, Roger Evans and JennaColeman. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival...
This incarnation's companions include school teacher Clara Oswald (JennaColeman), who had travelled with his previous incarnation, canteen assistant...
Wilmshurst. Set in 2049, the episode has the school teacher Clara (JennaColeman), student Courtney Woods (Ellis George), and astronaut Lundvik (Hermione...
Foy. He also starred in the ITV series Victoria (2016–2019) opposite JennaColeman, as well as Stephen Frears' A Very English Scandal (2018) alongside...
the Doctor (Peter Capaldi), along with human companion Clara Oswald (JennaColeman), mutant human Saibra (Pippa Bennett-Warner), and augmented human Psi...
previous episode "The Day of the Doctor". The episode also features JennaColeman as the Doctor's companion Clara Oswald, plus several enemies of the...
which appears to be a British police box on the outside. It also stars JennaColeman as his companion, Clara Oswald. Also playing a major recurring role...
Retrieved 27 September 2015. "JennaColeman "leaving" Doctor Who – BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2015. "JennaColeman quits Doctor Who to play...
mayor. In an attempt to buy more time, the Doctor's companion Clara (JennaColeman) puts her life in danger by having the tattoo transferred to her. The...
his TARDIS, which is disguised as a British police box. It also stars JennaColeman as the Doctor's companion, Clara Oswald, for her third and final series...
decision. The episode starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and JennaColeman as his companion, Clara Oswald. Previous lead actors David Tennant and...