From TV talent show runner-up to Golden Globes winner: Who is Jessie Buckley?

The Kerry-born actress has also been tipped as a leading contender for the Oscars, with nominations yet to be announced
From TV talent show runner-up to Golden Globes winner: Who is Jessie Buckley?

Jessie Buckley. Picture: Sthanlee Mirador/PA Wire

Jessie Buckley has won the best actress in a motion picture drama at the Golden Globes for her role in Hamnet.

The Kerry-born actress, 36, portrays William Shakespeare's wife Agnes - historically known as Anne - in the film adaptation of Maggie O Farrell's Hamnet, which follows the pair as they deal with the grief of losing their son.

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