Félicité du Jeu is a French actress. She is best known for her role as DC Stella Goodman in the BBC drama Waking the Dead.

Early life

Du Jeu studied at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Saint-Germain-en-Laye from 1992 to 1996, and took the Jean Périmony course the following two years, for which she received the Louis Jouvet prize in 1997. She went on to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and received a special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award for her role as Katherine in Henry V in 2003 with the National Theatre. Before that most of her experience had been gained in theatre in France including Théâtre Dejazet and Théâtre de Boulogne.

Career

She starred in the BBC show Waking the Dead, appearing from the fifth series until the opening episode of the eighth series. Her character was killed off when she suffered a thrombosis after being shot in the leg,thus becoming the second female officer in the show to be killed off, the other being Mel Silver, played by Claire Goose, at the end of series four.

Personal life

A multilingual (French, Italian, Swedish and English) actress, du Jeu acts in French and English.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998Quand un ange passeMarie Chou1 episode
1999–2001The ViceStacey2 episodes
2002Simon: An English LegionnaireNicole
2003Play-BackShort
2003Henry VPrincess Katherine(National Theatre, dir. Nicholas Hytner)
2004PellisShort
2004FakersKelly Potrelli
2004Poirot: Death on the NileLouise Bourget1 episode
2004Moving OnShort
2004Enduring LoveGirl in Logan's Car
2005Song of SongsAbigail
2005MunichYoung Swiss Bank Official
2005–2009Waking the DeadDC Stella Goodman36 episodes
2006A Good YearHostess
2006Casino RoyaleFrench News Reporter
2010RawLaraRTÉ, 1 episode
2010–2013Section de recherchesFanny CaradecTF1, 24 episodes
2014Death in ParadiseNatasha ThiebertBBC- Red planet, 1 episode
2017Another Mother's SonNicole
2019Holby CityFrançoise DurandForce Majeure, Series 21, Episode 6

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