British Famous Girl Names with Letter J

Torvill became hooked on ice skating at the age of 8 following an after-school trip to the local ice

Torvill became hooked on ice skating at the age of 8 following an after-school trip to the local ice rink. In 1971 at age 14, Torvill became the British National Pairs Champion with her then partner, Michael Hutchenson. After parting with Hutchenson, Torv

Is an Oscar-nominated English actress. Simmons was named an Officer in the Order of the British Empi

Is an Oscar-nominated English actress. Simmons was named an Officer in the Order of the British Empire in 2003.Born in Crouch Hill, London, England, Simmons began acting at the age of 14. Prior to moving to Hollywood, she distinguished herself in such roles as the young Estella in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946) and Ophelia in Olivier's opus Hamlet in 1948. By this time, she was already well known for her work in other British films and her stage career.

Is an Oscar-nominated English actress. Simmons was named an Officer in the Order of the British Empi

Is an Oscar-nominated English actress. Simmons was named an Officer in the Order of the British Empire in 2003.

Is an English actress and voice artiste. She is best known for her work on British television, altho

Is an English actress and voice artiste. She is best known for her work on British television, although she is also a veteran stage actress. She is one of the top voiceover artistes in England

Is an English comedian and stage actor.[1] Carson has a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.She sta

Is an English comedian and stage actor.[1] Carson has a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.She starred in the 1956-1957 US TV sitcom Hey, Jeannie! as the Scottish character Jeannie MacLennan.[2] In 1960, she met and married Biff McGuire while both were singing on the Broadway production of Finian's Rainbow. The couple went on tour together the following year with Camelot in which Biff played King Arthur and Jeannie co-starred as Guenevere. Later, they performed at the Seattle Repertory for 15 years, often together.

Is a British female butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe competed for Great Britain at t

Is a British female butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly swimming events, as well as the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay. She finished 6th in the 100 m final with a time of 58.06 and reached the semi-finals of the 200 m butterfly, coming 9th with a time of 2.07.87.

Was a British freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a British freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is an English Actress, glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison, who was bo

Is an English Actress, glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison, who was born in Liverpool, is perhaps best known for playing evil Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera Brookside until 2003 and has recently made appearances

Saunders was born and raised to a middle-class family in Sleaford, Lincolnshire of French and Englis

Saunders was born and raised to a middle-class family in Sleaford, Lincolnshire of French and English heritage, in 1958.[1][2] Her mother worked as a biology teacher and her father served in the RAF as a pilot and reached the rank of Air Marshal,[3]he the

Is an English actress and model She joined the cast of soap opera Hollyoaks in early 2006, playing f

Is an English actress and model She joined the cast of soap opera Hollyoaks in early 2006, playing feisty Mercedes McQueen.

Was a 1960s London fashion model; she is the younger sister of Pattie Boyd, who married Beatle Georg

Was a 1960s London fashion model; she is the younger sister of Pattie Boyd, who married Beatle George Harrison.

Is an English poet. Her poem Warning ("When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/With a red hat whi

Is an English poet. Her poem Warning ("When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me... ") was identified as the UK's "most popular post-war poem" in a 1996 poll by the BBC

Is a former British racehorse trainer and author. In 1983 she became the first woman to train a Gran

Is a former British racehorse trainer and author. In 1983 she became the first woman to train a Grand National winner, when Corbiere was the victor. She was to win one other Grand National with Royal Athlete in 1995 although Esha Ness was first past the p

Is a British freestyle swimmer.Sylvester represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in th

Is a British freestyle swimmer.Sylvester represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle reply swimming event.

Halfpenny is possibly best known for her role as Kate in the British TV drama EastEnders, from 2002-

Halfpenny is possibly best known for her role as Kate in the British TV drama EastEnders, from 2002-5. She has appeared on television regularly since the early 1990s in serials such as Byker Grove, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Waterloo Road.Halfpenny had a part in The Round Tower as Rosie Cotton. She began her acting career in the BBC television children's drama series Byker Grove, set in the Scotswood area of Newcastle upon Tyne. Her other work has included appearances in Dalziel and Pascoe and Coronation Street for television and theatre with the acclaimed Hull Truck Theatre Company.

Was an English actress. Born in London, England, Ireland was best known for her many films with her

Was an English actress. Born in London, England, Ireland was best known for her many films with her second husband, Charles Bronson, in the 1970s, and for her portrayal of Leila Kalomi in the Star Trek episode "This Side of Paradise"

Is an English novelist and children's writer.Paton Walsh's novels for children span all ages and inc

Is an English novelist and children's writer.Paton Walsh's novels for children span all ages and include: Hengest's tale, The Dolphin Crossing, Fireweed, Goldengrove, The Emperor's Winding Sheet (Whitbread Children's Prizewinner 1974), Babylon, A Parcel of Patterns, Gaffer Samson's Luck (Smarties Prizewinner 1985), Birdy and the Ghosties, Grace, Thomas and the Tinners, and The Green Boo

Is a former world Top 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she w

Is a former world Top 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.Durie turned professional in 1977. As a singles player, she reached the semi-finals at both the French Open and the US Open in 1983. She was also a quarter-finalist at the Australian Open in 1983 and at Wimbledon in 1984 where she beat a young Steffi Graf in the fourth round. She won two top-level singles titles (both in 1983) at Mahwah, New Jersey and Sydney.

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author. Collins was born in London,

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author. Collins was born in London, the daughter of Elsa (née Bessant), a dance teacher and nightclub hostess, and Joseph William Collins, an agent whose clients included Shirley Bassey, The

Was an English novelist. She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her f

Was an English novelist. She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her father, Conrad Aiken (who won a Pulitzer Prize for his poetry), and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge.Many of her most popular books, including the Wolves Chronicles, were set in an elaborate alternate history of Britain in which James II is never deposed in the Glorious Revolution, but supporters of the House of Hanover continually agitate against the monarchy. These books also toy with the geography of London, adding a Canal District among other features.

Is an Academy Award-winning British actress. She became an American citizen in April 1943.

Is an Academy Award-winning British actress. She became an American citizen in April 1943.

Was an English actress. Born in Chelsea, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her husky

Was an English actress. Born in Chelsea, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her husky voice was her trademark, and in 1995 she was ranked number 63 on Empire magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.Greenwood worked mainly on the stage, where she had a long career, appearing with Donald Wolfit's theatre company in the years following World War II. She did make several memorable screen appearances, most notably as Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) and as Sibella in the black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). She also appeared in two Ealing comedies, Whisky Galore! and The Man in the White Suit. She had leading roles in Stage Struck (1958), the Jules Verne-based film Mysterious Island (1961), and Tom Jones (1963). Her last film was Little Dorrit, made the year of her death.

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author.Collins was born in London, t

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author.Collins was born in London, the daughter of Elsa (née Bessant), a dance teacher and nightclub hostess, and Joseph William Collins, an agent whose clients included Shirley Bassey, The Beatles and Tom Jones.[1][2] Collins's South African-born father was Jewish and her British mother was Anglican.[3][4][5] She has one sister, the author Jackie Collins, and a brother, Bill Collins. Collins was educated at the Francis Holland School and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

An English actress and former model best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabulou

An English actress and former model best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabulous, Sapphire and Steel, and Sensitive Skin.Lumley did not receive any formal training at drama school, her acting career began with a small role in the film Some Girls Do. She went on to have a brief but memorable role in Coronation Street in which she turned down Ken Barlow's offer of marriage.

Is an English actress and former model best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabu

Is an English actress and former model best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabulous, Sapphire and Steel, Sensitive Skin and as a Bond Girl in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.