Jazzy De Lisser

Jasmine Francesca C De Lisser known professionally as Jazzy De Lisser (born 3 August 1991) is an English actress, model and campaigner. As a teenager, she made an award winning-film about her life as someone with Hepatitis C, and later acted in films nominated for awards at several international film festivals.

Jazzy De Lisser
Born
Jasmine Francesca C De Lisser[1]

(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991
OccupationActress, model[2]
Years active2007–present

Early life

De Lisser's father was Robert De Lisser, born in Jamaica, and her mother is Serena Bute, a designer whose label has been worn by Kate Moss, Emma Watson and Adwoa Aboah. The former Grand Prix competitor Johnny Dumfries is her stepfather.[3]

She was born with the chronic liver disease Hepatitis C. This was passed on from her mother, who had possibly become infected through intravenous drug use. When De Lisser was six, the family moved from Jamaica to London, and she started taking Interferon.[4]

At 13, De Lisser started at Bryanston School, leaving after her GCSE's to study for her A levels at the Hampstead College of Fine Arts & Humanities, London, which enabled her to attend medical appointments in London.[5]

Hepatitis C Activism

Whilst still a teenager, De Lisser made an award-winning short film, called My Story of C, about her experience of living with Hepatitis C. The film begins in October 2007, when she was 15. De Lisser started being treated by Prof. Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, an expert in the disease, at King's College Hospital. Prof. Mieli-Vergani estimated the chances of success at 40%, and treatment ultimately proved unsuccessful.[5]

The film won a shorts competition organised by the Media Trust for works by 15 to 19-year-olds.[4] De Lisser worked with the British Liver Trust to build an educational website, then raised funds to pay for Academy Award winning studio Passion Pictures to produce a short animated education film, Liver Good Life.[4][6]

De Lisser later participated in the World Health Organization World Hepatitis Summit 2015, as a patient representative.[7]

Lady Garden Campaign

In 2015, De Lissser took part in the Lady Garden Campaign for the Gynaecological Cancer Fund, posing in a "Lady Garden" sweater. The campaign's aim was to raise awareness about gynaecological cancers.[8][9]

Skinny Bitch Collective controversy

De Lisser was one of the members of the Skinny Bitch Collective, an invitation-only workout group[10] that was criticised for its sexualisation of women working out, and for being exploitative and degrading.[11]

Acting career

De Lisser attended the William Esper Studio, a drama school in New York,[12] and trained at the T.Schreiber Theater and Acting Studio in New York.[13][14]

In 2011 she starred in To.Get.Her as one of a group of five girls who spend a night together, following which four of them will die. The film won the Best of NEXT!: Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.[15]

She had a minor role in the popular series Game of Thrones as Tansy, a character chased and killed by Ramsay Bolton's dogs.[16]

She has appeared in a number of other roles (see below), including Abigail Falls, for which she was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the Madrid International Film Festival 2018.[17]

Film and TV credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Project Power Candy aka Frozen Woman
2019 Hurt by Paradise[18]LoriNominated for The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019[19]
2019 First Person: A Film About Love[20]Catherine
2018 Abigail FallsAbigailNominated for Best Lead Actress, Madrid International Film Festival 2018.[17]
Nominated for Best Film, Milan International Film Festival.[21]
2017 The Last BirthdayTatiana Romanova[22]Short
2017 Thumper[23]Gina
2014 Game of ThronesTansyTV. Episode: The Lion and the Rose
2012 Random Acts of ViolenceUnsung Murder Victim
2011 To.Get.HerAna Frost[24]The Best of NEXT!: Audience Award winner at the Sundance Film Festival.[15]

References
  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007. Westminster – Vol 15 Page 2807
  2. Jazzy De Lisser Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Storm Management. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. Fox, Chloe (15 January 2019). "Bonnie in Clyde: Meet the Marchioness of Bute". Tatler. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. Wood, Hannah (29 June 2009). "Teenager Jazzy de Lisser's award-winning film about living with killer disease hepatitis C". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. Jardine, Cassandra (9 July 2009). "'It girl' Jazzy de Lisser, 17, breaks taboos on hepatitis C". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. "Liver Good Life". Clapham Road Studios. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. What it’s like for us: the reality of living with viral hepatitis Archived 22 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine World Health Organisation. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. Brinton, Jessica (30 August 2015). "Pussy Riot – Two-Thirds of Young Women Find Saying the Word 'Vagina' Embarrassing. To Break The Taboo, a New Campaign is Asking What You Call Yours, says Jessica Brinton". The Sunday Times. 50–51.CS1 maint: location (link)
  9. Interview: The Lady Garden Girls Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Topshop, 2 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019
  10. Bateman, Russell (27 March 2014). "The Skinny Bitch Collective blog: Model Mange Tout & friends – Russell Bateman, founder of girls-only workout club Skinny Bitch Collective, opens up his model-heavy training diary". The Daily Telegraph.
  11. Britten, Fleur (21 April 2019). "What can we learn from the downfall of Skinny Bitch Collective?". The Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  12. Jazzy De Lisser Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Loud and Clear Voices. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. Jazzy De Lisser Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Independent Talent. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  14. Feltham, Livia (17 October 2014). "All That Jazzy". The Glass Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. Walsh, April (30 January 2011). "2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards". Sundance. Medium. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  16. Walsh, April (5 May 2014). "Game of Thrones and the Women of Westeros 4/2". Medium. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  17. Best Lead Actress | Madrid IFF 2018 Archived 11 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine Madrid International Film Festival, 23 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  18. Hurt By Paradise film- coming soon... Archived 1 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Greta Bellamacina (Director), 12 Feb (2019). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  19. EIFF 2019 Official Awards Archived 26 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine Edinburgh International Film Festival. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  20. Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Archived 28 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine HRIFF 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019
  21. Best Movie Nominees Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Milan International Film Festival 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  22. The last birthday short film – Anna Popplewell Anna Popplewell and Georgie Henley, YouTube, 15 February 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  23. Thumper Archived 28 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine British Board of Film Classification, 20 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  24. DeFore, John (23 January 2011). "Sundance Review: To.Get.Her". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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