Jessica Barden: 14 facts about the End of the F***ing World star you should know
Everything you've ever wanted to know about The End of the F***ing World star.
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1. Who is Jessica Barden? Get to know the actress here
You may know her as Alyssa from The End Of The F***ing World, but Jessica Barden has appeared in so many more TV shows and movies. From her age and height, to her previous on-screen roles and everything in between, get to know the actress here. [Alamy]
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2. How old is Jessica Barden?
Jessica Barden was born 21 July 1992, making her 30 years old. She was born in Northallerton but moved to Wetherby, West Yorkshire, where she grew up. [Getty]
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3. How tall is Jessica Barden?
Jessica Barden is reportedly 5ft 2 inches tall, which is around 1.57m. Now you know! [Getty]
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4. Is Jessica Barden on social media?
Yes! You can follow Jessica at @jessybarden on Instagram. [Getty]
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5. What is Jessica Barden's net worth?
Not much is known about Jessica Barden's estimated net worth. Some online estimates put her net worth between $1-2 million but these calculations are notoriously unreliable.
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6. Jessica Barden announced that she'd had a baby in a surprise Instagram post in 2021.
In October 2021, Jessica surprised everyone when she posted this photo to her Instagram feed to announce that she'd had a baby. In the caption she wrote: "If I didn’t reply to you and you felt like I was avoiding you it’s because I was pregnant this whole year...I absolutely love being someone’s mum. I will never post my child on here so this is still a meme account."
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7. Jessica Barden is married to director Max Winkler
In another surprise Instagram post in March 2022, Jessica revealed that she had been married to film director Max Winkler for a year. Posting on her IG stories, Jessica wrote: "We made it to 1 year of marriage". Max and Jessica share one child together. Max has directed TV series such as New Girl, American Horror Stories and The Watcher. Though not confirmed, Jessica and Max worked on the film Jungleland together in 2019, so it is believed they first met and started dating then.
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8. Who did Jessica Barden play in My Parents Are Aliens?
Jessica Barden's very first acting role was in British early '90s kids show My Parents Are Aliens. She appeared in one episode of the show, titled 'The Date', which originally aired all the way back in 1999. Unfortunately, there's no clips of her appearance in the show floating around the internet just yet. [Getty]
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9. Who did Jessica Barden play in Coronation Street?
Jessica Barden played Kayleigh Morton in the iconic British soap, and was in the show for a whopping 72 episodes between 2007 & 2008. She was a member of the Morton family and lived at No. 6 with the rest of her family, until her father Jerry moved the family to Spain. She spent most of her time being unsuccessfully cherpsed by Chesney Battersby-Brown. [ITV]
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10. Jessica Barden plays Jody in Tamara Drewe (2010)
Tamara Drewe, which stars Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper and Luke Evans, sees Jessica Barden play teenager Jody who has become obsessed with a rock star drummer Ben (Cooper). She earned lots of praise from critics who noted she 'runs away with every scene in the small but pivotal part of Jody". [Momentum Pictures]
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11. Jessica Barden played Liddy in Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
Jessica Barden took on the role of Liddy in 2015's Far From The Madding Crowd. She starred opposite Carey Mulligan in the British romantic drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It is an adaptation of the 1874 novel Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. [Fox Searchlight Pictures]
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12. Who did Jessica Barden play in The Lobster?
Jessica Barden played 'Nosebleed Woman' in 2015's The Lobster, alongside Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw and Olivia Colman. The film is set in a dystopian near future where single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods. Fun! [Sony Pictures Releasing International]
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13. Jessica Barden plays Alyssa in The End of the F***ing World
Jessica Barden is best known for her role in the 'The End of the F***ing World'. TEOTFW was initially a short film which was released in 2014. Channel 4 in the UK then picked it up and released as a TV series in 2017. Netflix bought the rights after that and released it in early 2018. Jessica plays Alyssa, one of the main characters in show, alongside Alex Lawther who plays James. [Channel 4]
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14. Jessica Barden reprised her role as Alyssa in The End of the F***ing World season 2
Jessica Barden confirmed that she would return for the second season of The End of the F***ing World by posting a picture of a script on her Instagram. Jessica captioned the image with "Merry Christmas. See you soon". TEOTFW season 2 was released in November 2019, but it will not be returning for a third season. [Getty]
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15. In 2022, Jessica Barden starred in Netflix's Pieces of Her
One of Jessica's latest roles was in Netflix drama Pieces of Her. The show is set in a sleepy Georgia town, and a random act of violence sets off an unexpected chain of events. Jessica plays Jane, a piano prodigy and the only daughter of a Getty-like billionaire. At first sheltered, she starts to break away from her controlling father as she begins to realize the depth of her hunger for love and freedom.
