Jemima Kirke Biography
Jemima Kirke is an English-American artist, director, and actress. She rose to international prominence as the lead in the HBO series Girls. She made her film debut in the 2005 indie short Smile for the Camera, Tiny Furniture, and Zayn’s music video for “Dusk Till Dawn,” which featured Sia.
How old is Jemima Kirke? – Age
She is 37 years old as of 26 April 2022. She was born in 1985 in Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
Where did Jemima Kirke go to college? – Education
Kirke majored in art as a student and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. Skylight Projects hosted an exhibition titled “A Brief History” in late 2011.
Who is Jemima kirkes mother? – Parents – Family
She is the daughter of Lorraine Kirke and Simon Kirke, the former drummer for the rock bands Bad Company and Free. Lorraine (née Dellal) Kirke is the owner of Geminola, a vintage boutique in New York City that provided several outfits for the television show Sex and the City. Her character Jessa wore a Geminola wedding gown in the season finale of the first season of Girls; earlier in her career, she was featured alongside her sisters in a Teen Vogue fashion piece in which they wore clothing from the store.
Her father is of English and Scottish ancestry (the Kirkes are a junior branch of a Nottinghamshire landed gentry descended from the Gibson-Craig baronets), and her mother is Jewish. Kirke’s maternal grandfather, Jack Dellal, was an Iraqi-Jewish businessman from the United Kingdom, and her maternal grandmother, Zehava Helmer, was an Israeli former stewardess. Lola Kirke and Domino Kirke are Kirke’s sisters, the first of whom is also an actress. She is the cousin of Alexander Dellal, Charlotte Olympia Dellal, and model/photographer Alice Dellal.
Who is Jemima Kirke’s Husband?
She married attorney Michael Mosberg in 2009, and the couple has two children. Kirke and Mosberg announced their divorce in January 2017. The couple allegedly split up in the summer of 2016. Kirke has been dating Australian musician and singer-songwriter Alex Cameron since July 2017. Cameron has stated that his relationship with Kirke is the primary influence on his upcoming album Miami Memory. She married Cameron in a private ceremony in November 2020.
Jemima Kirke Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 Million.
Jemima Kirke Fine art
She had a show at Sargeant’s Daughters, a Lower East Side gallery, in late 2017 to early 2018, where she exhibited portrait-style paintings of women in wedding gowns, some neck-up, others full-figure. Kirke was inspired by her divorce, and the exhibition included a self-portrait in her wedding gown and veil. She has been an inspiration to many, including Emet Mihajlo.
Jemima Kirke Conversations with Friends
She appeared as Melissa Baines in the Irish television serial Conversations with Friends. Former lovers and best friends Melissa, an author, and Nick, her actor husband, are introduced to Frances and Bobbi. Melissa invites her close friends to her birthday celebration. Frances gives Nick a kiss. Later, while Melissa is away, Nick invites Frances to come over. Frances and Nick have a sexual relationship. They become acquainted. Melissa has invited the girls to a vacation in Croatia. Endometriosis has been diagnosed in Frances. Bobbi is upset because Frances published her short story. Frances apologizes to Bobbi and declares her love for her once more.
Jemima Kirke Girls
She appeared as Jessa Johansson, one of Hannah’s closest friends in the American comedy-drama television series Girls. Jessa is a global citizen of British origin known for her bohemian, unpredictable, and brash personality. At the start of the series, Jessa has just returned to New York from a trip abroad and is living in Nolita, Manhattan, with her cousin, Shoshanna. Jessa has been through a lot in her life, including a failed marriage and a stint in rehab for heroin and cocaine addiction. She and Hannah have an explosive falling out when she pursues a relationship with Hannah’s ex-boyfriend, Adam. Shosh abandons her in the final season as she struggles with the realization that her life is in shambles. She eventually comes to terms with Hannah before leaving New York.
Jemima Kirke Maniac
She appeared as Adelaide, Jed’s fiancée whom Owen has feelings for in the American psychological dark comedy-drama streaming television miniseries Maniac. Maniac follows Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim, two strangers who meet during a dangerous, psychologically intense, twelve-person, mind-bending pharmaceutical trial run by Neberdine Pharmaceutical Biotech. The company is backed by Japanese investors and was founded by two scientists, Dr. Robert Muramoto and Dr. Azumi Fujita. Muramoto is later replaced by Dr. James K. Mantleray.
Jemima Kirke Sex Education
She appeared as Hope Haddon, the new headmistress at Moordale Secondary School and Michael Groff’s replacement f the series 3 of the British comedy-drama streaming television series Sex Education.
Jemima Kirke Movies
♦ 2020 – Sylvie’s Love
♦ 2018 – Wild Honey Pie
♦ 2018 – Untogether
♦ 2018 – All These Small Moments
♦ 2017 – The Little Hours
♦ 2015 – Ava’s Possessions
♦ 2010 – Tiny Furniture
♦ 2005 – Smile for the Camera
Jemima Kirke TV Shows
♦ 2022 – Conversations with Friends
♦ 2021 – Sex Education
♦ 2019 – High Maintenance
♦ 2018 – Maniac
♦ 2015 – Axe Cop
♦ 2015 – The Simpsons
♦ 2012–2017 – Girls
