Jaime Erica Murray (born 21 July 1976) is an English actress. She is known for playing

Stacie Monroe '' Hustle'' is a British television comedy–drama series made by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One in the United Kingdom. Michael Stone ''Michael Stone'', (Played by Adrian Lester) who uses the alias ''Mickey Bricks'', was the show's princ ...

in the

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series '' Hustle'' (2004–2012), Lila West in the

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series ''

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'' (2007), Gaia in the

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miniseries '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'' (2011), Olivia Charles in

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series ''

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'' (2011–2012),

Helena G. Wells Agent Helena George "H.G." Wells is a fictional character on the American television series ''Warehouse 13'', played by Jaime Murray. Agent Wells was a recurring guest character of the series, playing the major antagonist of Season 2 and appear ...

in the Syfy series ''

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'' (2010–2014), Stahma Tarr in the Syfy series ''

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'' (2013–2015), Fiona/the Black Fairy in the

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series ''

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'' (2016–2017), Antoinette in The CW series '' The Originals'' (2018), and

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in '' Gotham''.

Early life and education

Murray was born on 21 July 1976 in

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, London, England, to Elaine and Billy Murray. Just before taking her

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, Murray was diagnosed with

dyslexia Dyslexia (), previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability that affects either reading or writing. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, reading quickly, wri ...

. She briefly studied philosophy and psychology at the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

, but dropped out to train at the

Drama Centre London Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in Kings Cross, London, King's Cross, London, where it moved in 2011 after a major reshaping of the University of the Arts London. It was part of Central Saint ...

, where she graduated in 2000.

Career

Murray's first role was miming the lyrics in the original video of

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's dance track " I'm Alive" (1996). Some of her early television appearances included minor guest roles in

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's ''

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'', ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'', ''

Love Soup ''Love Soup'' is a British television comedy drama produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC One in the autumn of 2005. It stars Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery (a role written especially for her) and Michael Landes as Gil Raymond (series 1 on ...

'' and '' ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew''. In 2005 she played Ruth Kettering on the BBC television series

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(Season 10, episode 1 The Mystery of the Blue Train), an adaptation of the 1928 Novel 'The Mystery of the Blue Train',

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’s sixth

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mystery novel. Murray starred as

in series 1–4 of '' Hustle''. She reprised that role in the show's series 8. Relocating to

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, Murray starred in ''

'' as Lila West,

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sponsor and the main antagonist in Season 2. In mid-2008, Murray joined the cast of

's series '' Valentine'', playing the lead character, Grace Valentine. The show began airing in October 2008 but was cancelled by the end of the month. Murray was cast in another CW show, '' The Beautiful Life: TBL'', as a wardrobe stylist, but the show was cancelled before she was able to appear. Murray finished shooting '' Possessions'' in 2010 and soon thereafter began shooting ''The Rapture''. She starred in the horror film '' Devil's Playground'' (2010), directed by Mark McQueen, and then appeared as

on the Syfy series ''

''. Murray's portrayal of Wells received critical praise and was described as "saucy", "superb", as able to "anchor a series" and "endlessly fascinating". Her absence as the villainess in the season 3 Christmas episode, "The Greatest Gift", was bemoaned with the lamentation "she would have done it better". Murray was nominated for a 2012 Portal Award for her portrayal of Helena G. Wells on ''Warehouse 13''. Murray also made a guest appearances on the

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series '' The Finder'', where she played a drug co-ordinator. Murray starred in the

miniseries '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', as Gaia, a longtime friend of Lucretia. Murray also had a guest appearance in 2009 on CBS series NCIS, playing ICE Agent Julia Foster-Yates. Murray made an appearance on the ''Partially Examined Life'' philosophy

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, playing a part in

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's ''

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'', alongside

Lucy Lawless Lucille Frances Lawless (; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress and director. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', as Number Three (Battlestar Galactica), D'Anna Biers on the re-im ...

, Mark Linsenmayer and Wes Alwan. From 2013, she portrayed the character of Stahma Tarr in the Syfy series ''

'', which aired its final episode in August 2015. Murray had a recurring role in the sixth season of ''

'' as the Black Fairy. She has recently been cast in '' The Originals'' final season as Antoinette, a vampire Elijah meets soon after losing his memories. Murray also appeared in the fifth and final season of '' Gotham'' as

. Murray modelled clothing in television advertisements for

Debenhams Debenhams plc was a British department store chain that operated in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark, as well as franchised locations across Europe and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1778 as a single store in London and gr ...

department store. She is signed to Models 1 in London and has appeared in men's magazines such as '' GQ'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as women's magazines like ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Murray married

Bernie Cahill Bernard Cahill is an American talent manager, brand manager, entertainment lawyer. Previously co-founder of the talent and brand-management company ROAR, he became a founding partner of Activist Artists Management, a full-service talent manageme ...

, a partner in an entertainment management company, in May 2014. She has one son, born 1995.

Filmography

References

External links

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