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Jessica Brown Findlay

Jessica Brown Findlay, English actress

Born
September 14, 1987
Age in 2026
39
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1987

About Jessica Brown Findlay

Jessica Rose Brown-Findlay (born 14 September 1987), known professionally as Jessica Brown Findlay, is an English actress. She played Lady Sybil Crawley (2010–2012) in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey and Emelia Conan Doyle in the 2011 British comedy-drama feature film Albatross. In 2014, she appeared as Beverly Penn in the film adaptation of the Mark Helprin novel Winter's Tale. In 2015, she co-starred in Paul McGuigan's Victor Frankenstein as Lorelei, the Esmeralda-like acrobat. In 2016, she joined the cast of the biopic feature film England Is Mine, about the early life and career of English singer Morrissey, who co-founded the indie rock band The Smiths. Brown Findlay portrayed Charlotte Wells, a brothel madam's daughter, and a sex worker, in the three-series run of Harlots (2017–2019), a period drama television series initially screening on ITV Encore in the UK and on Hulu Plus in the US. In 2020, she was in the main cast of the series Brave New World. Almost immediately after her work in Albatross, Brown Findlay was cast in the ITV period drama television series Downton Abbey as Lady Sybil Crawley, the youngest and most forward-thinking of the Grantham daughters. Ballet was my life completely." She attended university in London, where she discovered the stage. In 2012, Brown Findlay became the face of the Dominic Jones jewellery line.

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Jessica Brown Findlay timeline

  1. In 2012, Brown Findlay became the face of the Dominic Jones jewellery line.
  2. In 2016, she joined the cast of the biopic feature film England is Mine, about the early life and career of English singer Morrissey, who co-founded the indie rock band The Smiths.

The world when Jessica Brown Findlay was born

Jessica Brown Findlay was born in 1987. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1987

  • #1 song"Walk Like an Egyptian" – The Bangles
  • Top movieThe Last Emperor
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMike Tyson becomes undisputed heavyweight champion at age 20
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Monday
  • Technology milestoneGIF format created
  • Defining fadSlap bracelets
  • Notable inventionGIF image format
  • World population5.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championMinnesota Twins (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population242.3M

1987 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jessica Brown Findlay's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19872026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$85,600$435,000
Average income$30,970$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.91$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population242.3M341 million

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