Jemima Kirk is a famous English actress and artist

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Jemima Kirk is an Anglo-American actress and artist with Jewish roots. Currently actively working in the field of cinema.

Biography of the Anglo-American actress

Future actress Jemima Kirk was born in England in 1985 in London on April 26 (Taurus according to the horoscope) and now, at the age of 32, continues to build a career as an actress. Then she, as a child, moved with her family to luxurious New York. The father's name was Simon Kirk, he had English-Scottish roots and was a musician in a famous band. And the mother of Iraqi-Jewish origin, with the beautiful name Lorraine, worked in the fashion industry. Jemima's mom ran a vintage store, Geminola, where the stylists for the TV series Sex and the city bought outfits for the actors.

An interesting fact is that Jemima, playing the movie role of Jessa in the series Girls, was dressed up in a dress from her mother's boutique in the final episode of the first season. Jemima's maternal grandfather Jack Dellal was an Iraqi-Jewish English businessman, and her grandmother was Israeli. Simon and Lorraine Kirk have two more daughters, whose names are Domino and Lola. Domino Kirk is a famous American singer, Lola followed in the footsteps of her sister and alsoacting in films.

The American actress studied at Saint Ann's School, which is located in Brooklyn, where she met Lena Dunham, the director of the series "Girls". Jemima Kirk also attended a private art school in Manhattan. Received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Jemima Kirk's parameters: height, weight

Jemima can safely be called a miniature girl, she is the owner of a small stature, only 157 centimeters, and weight - 55 kilograms. After giving birth, the actress recovered a little and is now actively working to bring herself back into shape. However, Kirk insists that you need to love yourself in any way, which she does.

The creative path of the actress

First and foremost, Kirk considers himself an artist. She is educated in this field and has already produced many amazing paintings.

The girl began her creative career in the field of cinema in 2005, when she was 20 years old. Her first job was voicing the singer in the film Smile for the Camera, directed by Jemima Kirk's friend Jordan Galland. Later, in 2011, she appears in his music video Wring it Out for the band Rival Schools.

Already in 2012, the actress made her debut in a big movie as Charlotte in a film called "Tiny Furniture". This film was directed by Lena Dunham's friend. The picture became fateful for Jemima, because for this role she received an award nomination. Gotham Independent Film Awards.

But most of all, Jemima Kirk glorified her role in the television series "Girls", in which she has been working since 2012. The series is very similar to the good old "Sex and the City", but the characters are younger and they do not live in such a glamorous world. And the main plot unfolds against the backdrop of life troubles of 4 heroines. The heroine Kirk's name is Jessa Johansson, she is a wild party girl. And it is not difficult to guess who is the director of this picture. Of course, it's Lena Dunham.

Kirk believes that she will not stay in the cinema for a long time, because her main vocation is pictures. She says that she has not worked on her acting skills and is not going to, because she absolutely does not need it in life. Although she is eternally grateful to life for such an experience.

So, actress Jemima Kirk, movies:

• "Smiling for the camera";
• "Tiny furniture";
• "Girls".

Personal life of Jemima Kirk

The actress was married to American lawyer Michael Mosberg. The couple met at a difficult time for both of them, when both suffered from alcohol addiction. The place of acquaintance was a rehabilitation center. Just a year after they met, in 2009, they signed.

Soon the firstborn of Jemima and Michael was born - the daughter of Rafaella, and after 2 years Raphaella had a younger brother Memphis. The family was very large and friendly, because two of Michael's children from the firstmarriage.

Tough relationship breakup

Seven years after a happy marriage in harmony and mutual understanding, the relationship between Jemima and Michael fell apart. The couple broke off relations secretly from the media, and information about this was leaked to the Internet after a whole year. The reason for the breakup is not known for certain, but fans have speculations about this.

Recently in an interview, the actress admitted that she again began to go too far with the use of alcohol, which, of course, did not like her husband. Perhaps Mosberg was afraid that this problem would worsen again, and tried to limit his wife from alcohol. However, she stated that she was already an adult and could calmly control herself. Apparently, it was the misunderstanding that became the real reason for the divorce.

Jemima is very painfully going through a breakup with her husband after seven years of living together. Pain is expressed in her paintings and appearance. Recently, everyone was shocked that the actress cut off her gorgeous long hair, which was, one might say, her hallmark. In one of the interviews, she admitted that the reason for this was her worries about the collapse of her marriage with Michael.

She said that her husband hurt her so much that she began to have the most terrible thoughts. However, Jemima did not implement them. In order to somehow alleviate her suffering, the actress cut her hair on her own. But the girl shows that she is still kind to her ex-husband. And who knows, maybe soon we will see news about the reunited beautiful couple in the feeds.