Five Favourite Films with Jaime Winstone
The actress on the films that inspired her.
If you flick through the celebrity pages of most British newspapers -- particularly the free sheets -- you'll likely recognise Jaime Winstone. As Ray Winstone's daughter she's part of that select set of star children -- think Peaches and Pixie, Lily and Alfie, Kelly and Jack -- with whom the tabloid press seem to have a keen fascination; especially when it comes to photographing them on nights out at hip London clubs. At 23 years old, it's no surprise Winstone enjoys having a good time of an evening, but it's her daytime activities which are becoming increasingly more interesting.
As an actress, she made her debut only 5 years ago, alongside Ashley Walters in powerful Brit drama Bullet Boy, and she's been quietly building a solid body of work ever since. She played as part of the ensemble cast of Noel Clarke's Kidulthood, tried her hand at horror with Donkey Punch and Dead Set, and shared the screen with David Suchet in Poirot.
Her five favourite films reveal her passions, her upbringing and the steps that brought her into the industry, and her latest project, Boogie Woogie, released later in the year, promises to continue her quest to be taken seriously as an actress, not just a celebrity. Co-starring Gillian Anderson, Heather Graham and Danny Huston, Winstone plays a manipulative young British artist, and recently attended the film's premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival, where RT sat down with her.
Premo Beat on 07-8-2009 08:04 AM
Good list. Pulp Fiction is one of those that I know is in the back of everyone's mind when they make these lists but it rarely pops up. TBL and Lawrence, however... La Haine looks interesting.