If you're not familiar with "Rogue One" star Felicity Jones, you're missing out on one of the top young actresses working today.
It's time to fix that.
Jones, 33, received an Oscar nomination for her performance playing Stephen Hawking’s wife Jane in 2014's "The Theory of Everything," and recently found acclaim in the indie "A Monster Calls."
But playing rebel Jyn Erso in the latest "Star Wars" movie, the one-off "Rogue One" (opening Friday), she's become one of the most recognizable faces on the planet.
Here's how Jones went from child actor to the latest "Star Wars" heroine:
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Jones grew up in Birmingham, England, where she was encouraged to get into acting by her uncle, actor Michael Hadley (“Pirate Radio”). Her first role was at age 12 in the 1996 UK TV movie “The Treasure Seekers,” co-starring Keira Knightley.
From 1998 to 2001 she starred in the popular UK shows "The Worst Witch" and its follow-up, "Weirdsister College." She went back to school and graduated from Wadham College in 2006.
Jones soon went back to work on TV. She made an appearance on an episode of "Doctor Who" in 2008, and popped up in movies like 2009’s "Cheri" with Michelle Pfeiffer, as well as 2010’s "The Tempest," alongside Helen Mirren.
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