Hatty Jones is a former Britishchild actress, who was best known for playing the role of the title character in the 1998 movie Madeline. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... The cover to the original 1939 Madeline childrens book. ...
Brief Biography
Hatty was born in July 21, 1988, in London, England. She made her feature film debut at the tender age of nine playing the title role of Madeline, which was based on the picture book series by Ludwig Bemelmans. She was picked among thousands of applicants in a casting search, which was looking for the girl with the right height and charm for the role. However, she left the world of showbiz after Madeline was shown, and apparently flamed herself in a Web forum, saying that she's "a bad actor". Nevertheless, she showed great skill in acting, and she still captivates, with the DVD of her debut movie. The cover to the original 1939 Madeline childrens book. ... Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898-October 1, 1962) was an American author and childrens book writer and illustrator. ... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...
Trivia
Hatty's hair color is actually blonde, so she had to dye it slightly red in the movie.
She had to cancel her shooting in a BBC show in order to play her role in the 1998 film.
Nine-year-old HattyJones, a cherub-faced redhead with wise brown eyes, was found in London for the title role.
Jones was very familiar with the literary heroine since her parents read the books to her, and heard of the auditions through her teacher at an after-school drama club she attends.
HattyJones was born and raised in London, where she lives with her parents and her two younger brothers.
HATTYJONES plays a near fearless little girl (whose motto is "I can do anything") with a love for adventure that occasionally gets her into trouble.
Newcomer HattyJones is so cute and wonderfully natural in the role that it almost seems as if it were written specifically with her in mind.
A natural actress, Jones gives a delightful performance that should not only win her many accolades, but also serve as a tremendous calling card should this talented young performer wish to pursue a career in acting.