“Bridgerton” actress Jessica Madsen was born and raised by a family of artists, with her parents also being involved in entertainment.
Key Takeaways
- Jessica Madsen was raised by her parents, father Jens Madsen, and mother, Julia Timewell.
- Her mother is an artist who was formerly a popular international model and dancer.
- Likewise, her father is a retired consultant.
Jessica Madsen was born on 11 April 1992 in Westminster, London, to Julia Timewell and Jens Madsen.
Her mother, Timewell, is a landscape and portrait artist born in Zimbabwe and grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She lives in London and has been working as an artist for her own website, www.juliatimewell.com.
Julia graduated from the National School of the Arts (in Johannesburg, South Africa) and followed in the footsteps of her family, which included many successful artists.
Before that, she was employed at Knight Frank, a real estate agency, and also briefly worked as an advanced hypnotherapist and model.
In fact, she started modeling at 15 and was “discovered” by one of the world’s most important fashion agents in London five years later.
Then, Julia became a highly successful international fashion model, and at one point, she was also part of the UK dance group ‘Hot Gossip.’
Meanwhile, her father is from Los Angeles, California, but he later moved to Kingston Upon Thames, England.
A graduate of Brigham Young University (BYU), Jens used to work as a consultant at Shell Oil but has now retired.
Cressida Cowper & Jessica Madsen Have A Few Things In Common
When asked how she can resonate with her character and find similarities with her own life, Jessica said,
I do have other siblings, but they’re much, much older than me. I essentially grew up as an only child. I understood Cressida’s world when it came to that. But I had an awful lot of friends around me, and I was very lucky.
Jessica Madsen
She added,
I don’t think she has a full understanding of what love really is, because she’s never seen love between her parents. Love isn’t necessarily in her vocabulary. She grows a love for Eloise as a friend, so hopefully, in the future, there’s a chance for her to find love.
Jessica Madsen
It’s great to see when actors find inspiration to play their characters.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Jessica Madsen’s maternal great-great aunt was the English writer Dorothy Whipple.
- She has Danish ethnicity from her father’s side.
- Madsen graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2013.
- Growing up, she claims to be obedient, “I think in the past, growing up, I was very much a rule follower.”
