Jodie Comer

Jodie Marie Comer (born 11 March 1993) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as psychopathic Russian assassin Oksana Astankova / Villanelle in the BBC America thriller series Killing Eve (2018–present), for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, and for her roles as Chloe Gemell in the E4 comedy-drama series My Mad Fat Diary (2013) and Elizabeth of York in the Starz miniseries The White Princess (2017).\n', '

Jodie Marie Comer was born in Liverpool on 11 March 1993. Her father is a sports massage therapist for Everton FC, while her mother works for Merseytravel. She came to the attention of her drama teacher when she entered her school talent show and performed a monologue that had previously won her first place at a local drama festival. This led to Comer being sent to audition for a BBC Radio 4 play, a role that became her first acting j…