India de Beaufort
India de Beaufort | |
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Born | India Beaufort Lloyd 27 June 1987 Kingston upon Thames, London, England |
Other names | India Beau |
Occupation | Actress, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1 |
India de Beaufort (born India Beaufort Lloyd; 27 June 1987) is a British actress and singer-songwriter.
Early life[]
De Beaufort is of British and French Indian background.[1][2] She attended Esher College in Surrey, England.[3]
Career[]
In 1994, de Beaufort appeared in a music video, "Every Woman Knows", for the artist Lulu, and in 1996 had a brief appearance as an orphan child in an episode of Penelope Keith's Next of Kin.
In 2002, aged 15, de Beaufort signed to Entertainment Rights as a singer-songwriter and actress, In the same year she was cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated The Basil Brush Show as India Beau. De Beaufort went on to shoot three seasons with the show, and also performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, Its Basil Brush". The song remained on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks at position 44.[4] During de Beaufort's time with the cast of the CBBC sitcom, she performed at Proms in the Park and took part in a nationwide tour.
In 2006, de Beaufort was cast as Maya in Simon Pegg's Run Fatboy Run, directed by David Schwimmer. She has said in many interviews that this production switched her path from singer to actress.[5] The following year she became the face of US makeup line Me by Mezhgan, created by the head of American Idol's make up department, Mezhgan Hussainy.[6] In 2008, de Beaufort was cast as the pagan warrior Aneka in BBC/Comedy Central parody series, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. The comedy was shot in Budapest, Hungary.[7]
In 2009, de Beaufort joined the cast of The CW teen drama series One Tree Hill as Miranda Stone during the seventh season.
From 2010 to 2012, de Beaufort played India Jourdain in the ABC Family comedy-drama series Jane by Design. The series was cancelled after one season. She later had the recurring roles in Necessary Roughness and Chicago P.D. She also guest starred on Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Castle and The Night Shift. From 2014 to 2017, de Beaufort did her first voice role as Clover in the Netflix show All Hail King Julien.
In 2015, de Beaufort was cast as Jules Jackman in the ABC prime-time television soap opera Blood & Oil.[8] In 2016, de Beaufort was cast in recurring roles on Younger and NCIS: Los Angeles. She also guest starred on 2 Broke Girls. In 2017, de Beaufort joined the cast of Veep. She was also cast in the ABC pilot The Gospel of Kevin, later changed to Kevin (Probably) Saves the World; it was picked up to series and premiered on 3 October 2017.
In 2020 around the time of the 2020 presidential election, de Beaufort released her single, Crack to support the pussy grabs back movement.
Personal life[]
On 29 August 2015, de Beaufort married actor Todd Grinnell.[9] Their son was born on 25 May 2018.[10]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Run Fatboy Run | Maya Goshdashtidar | |
2015 | The Better Half | Dina | Post-production |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Next of Kin | Deprived Youngster | Episode: "The Theme Park" |
2003–05 | The Basil Brush Show | India | Recurring role, 21 episodes |
2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Aneka | 6 episodes |
2009–10 | One Tree Hill | Miranda Stone | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
2011 | Chuck | Jasmine | Episode: "Chuck Versus Agent X" |
2012 | Jane by Design | India Jourdain | Main role, 17 episodes |
2013 | Necessary Roughness | India | 3 episodes |
2013 | How I Met Your Mother | Sophia | Episode: "Knight Vision" |
2014 | Chicago P.D. | Layla Roslyn | 3 episodes |
2014–2017 | All Hail King Julien | Clover and Crimson | Voice |
2015 | Castle | Taylor McKinley | Episode: "I, Witness" |
2015 | The Night Shift | Farrah | Episode: "Darkest Before Dawn" |
2015 | Blood & Oil | Jules Jackman | Series regular, 10 episodes |
2016 | Younger | Radha | Recurring role |
2016–2019 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Alexandra Reynolds | 4 episodes |
2017–2019 | Veep | Brie Ramachandran | 6 episodes |
2017 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Kristin Allen | Main role |
2018 | New Looney Tunes | Foxy Foxworth | Voice, Episode: "Undercover Bunny" |
2019–2020 | One Day at a Time | Avery | Recurring role |
2019 | Modern Family | Dr. Singh | Episode: "A Moving Day" |
2020–present | It's Pony | Helen Bramley | Voice |
2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Jessica | Recurring role |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Voice role |
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2015 | Infinite Crisis | Arcane Supergirl |
Discography[]
Singles[]
Year | Title |
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2020 | "Crack" |
References[]
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Castro, Adam-Troy (14 December 2012). "India de Beaufort is satirical Krod's serious babe". Syfy Wire. Syfy. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "India de Beaufort". TV Guide. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Basil Brush and India Beau – Boom Boom/Christmas Slide". Acharts.us. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ "DVD and Blu-ray rental". Lovefilm. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "American Idol Makeup Artist Mezhgan's Tips for Natural Looking Makeup". 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Krod Mandoon's India de Beaufort". CraveOnline. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Denise Petski (27 February 2015). "ABC Pilots 'Boom', 'Mix' & '46 Percenters' Add To Casts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ India de Beaufort (25 May 2018). "....I've been your wife for two years today. I've been your partner for almost 9 years. The happiest years of my life. I love you @toddgrinnell ❤️❤️❤️ I love you. I love you. I love you". Instagram. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ India de Beaufort (25 May 2018). "Forever Changed ❤️ Our son. Crosby James Beaufort-Grinnell. One week old. Life is magic ❤️ P.s We know he's kind of hidden... We aren't ready to share him yet ❤️ we're not even sure we ever will be... but we wanted to share his arrival. @toddgrinnell and I are so so grateful for all the love and well wishes. He is everything ❤️". Instagram. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
External links[]
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People educated at Tolworth Girls' School
- People from Surrey
- English voice actresses
- English television actresses
- 21st-century English women singers
- 21st-century English singers