Amy Jackson

The film, set against the backdrop of 1947 India, tells the story of a British Governor's daughter who falls in love with a village boy.

Jackson admitted that it was very difficult to learn the Tamil dialogues.

She received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil at the 60th Filmfare Awards South ceremony.

Amy Louise Jackson (born 31 January 1992) is a Manx actress and model known for her work in Indian films.

She predominantly works in Tamil films but has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and English films.

Amy Louise Jackson was born in Douglas on 31 January 1992, the daughter of Liverpool natives Marguerita and Alan Jackson.

She has an older sister named Alicia, who is a teacher.

When Jackson was two years old, the family returned to Liverpool and lived with her grandmother in the suburb of Woolton so that her father could continue his career with BBC Radio Merseyside.

Her parents later divorced.

She attended St Edward's College in the suburb of West Derby and intended to take her A-Levels in English literature, philosophy, and ethics before she was cast in her first film.

In 2007, at the age of 15, Jackson began her modeling career in the UK and has since worked with designers such as Hugo Boss, Carolina Herrera, JW Anderson, Bvlgari, and Cartier.

In 2009, she was crowned Miss Teen World.

After winning the Miss Teen Liverpool and Miss Teen Great Britain pageants, Jackson won the title of Miss Teen World in 2009, which resulted in a modelling contract in the US.

In 2009, Jackson started her modelling career with the Northern-based modelling agency, Boss Model Management, and then went on to sign with her London agency, Models 1.

Jackson's most notable roles include Amy Wilkinson in Madrasapattinam (2010), Sarah in Singh Is Bliing (2015), and Nila in 2.0 (2018).

She has won an Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award, a SIIMA Award, and a London Asian Film Festival award.

She was called to London to audition for the lead role in Madrasapattinam (2010), winning the role despite having had no previous acting experience and beginning her career in India.

Jackson is a patron for charities such as the Sneha Sargar Orphanage for Girls.

She won Miss Liverpool in 2010.

She competed for the Miss England title in 2010 and was crowned the runner-up to Jessica Linley.

In 2010, Indian film producers spotted Jackson's photo on the Miss Teen World website and invited her to audition for the Tamil period-drama film Madrasapattinam (2010). Despite having had no previous acting experience, she was cast as the female lead opposite Arya.

The film was released on 9 July 2010; it was praised by critics and performed well at the box office, with Jackson gaining praise for her performance.

Sify wrote, "It is an out and out Amy Jackson show. She is simply amazing to deliver lines in Tamil, and is one good reason to see the film".

Behindwoods wrote, "The One who walks away with the top honours is Amy Jackson for a beautiful portrayal of a lady torn between her love and the mighty empire. She looks absolutely beautiful, emotes well through her expressive eyes and is able to earn the sympathy of the audiences during tough times".

Rediff wrote, "Amy Jackson is almost perfect as the wide-eyed young girl who is seeing India for the first time, fascinated by its culture".

It was her second collaboration with director A. L. Vijay after Madrasapattinam (2010).

She played the role of Sarah Vinayagam, a British-born Anglo-Indian girl who wins the Miss London title.

In 2011, she was signed by Gautham Vasudev Menon to play the female lead opposite Prateik Babbar in Ekk Deewana Tha (2012), the Hindi remake of the 2010 hit romantic drama film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.

She essayed the role played by Trisha in the original, of Jessie, a Malayali Nasrani Christian who falls in love with a Hindu boy, but is prevented from pursuing the romance by her father.

She was signed for the film in 2011 and shooting took place in India and London, enabling Jackson to return to see her family and friends.

She was featured on The Times of India's "Most Promising Female Newcomers of 2012" and "Most Desirable Women of 2014" lists.

The film was released in February 2012.

Jackson received praise for her performance and for her chemistry with Babbar, with BehindWoods stating that "she has done wonders," and the Times of India saying that "she never disappoints."

In September 2012, Jackson made her return to Tamil cinema with a supporting role in Thaandavam (2012), starring opposite Vikram and Anushka Shetty.

Jackson made her debut in Telugu cinema with the Vamshi Paidipally's Yevadu (2014) alongside Ram Charan and Shruti Haasan, playing the role of Shruti.

Jackson next starred as supermodel Diya in Shankar's romantic thriller film, whose title is simply I (2015), the biggest project in her career.

The making of the film, one of the most costly Indian films to date, took over two-and-a-half years, with a major part of the film being shot in China.

She is a vegan and an animal rights advocate who has been an ambassador for PETA since 2016, as well as supporting The Elephant Family with their mission to reduce human-animal conflict in Asia.

She made her American debut as Imra Ardeen / Saturn Girl in Supergirl (2017).

In 2018, she was honoured with the United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child Award.