India de Beaufort (born India Beaufort Lloyd; 27 June 1987) is a British actress. She has acted in several films and television shows, including The Better Half (2015), Kimi (2022) and Night Court (2023−24).
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Born | India Beaufort Lloyd 27 June 1987 Kingston upon Thames, London, England |
Other names | India Beau |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Mother | Karen de Beaufort |
Early life
editDe Beaufort is of British and Indian background.[1] She was born to Karen de Beaufort, an actress and dancer, and Nicholas O Ewence Lloyd.[2] Her maternal grandfather was born in Calcutta, where his family lived for around 350 years. She has stated that her surname, de Beaufort, comes from distant French ancestry.[3] She attended Esher College in Surrey, England.[4][5]
Career
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In 1994, de Beaufort appeared in a music video, "Every Woman Knows", for the artist Lulu, and in 1996 had a brief appearance as an orphan child in an episode of Penelope Keith's Next of Kin.
In 2002, aged 15, de Beaufort signed to Entertainment Rights as a singer-songwriter and actress. In the same year, she was cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated The Basil Brush Show as India Beau. De Beaufort went on to shoot three seasons with the show and performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, It's Basil Brush". The song remained on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks at position 44.[6] During de Beaufort's time with the cast of the CBBC sitcom, she performed at Proms in the Park and took part in a nationwide tour.[citation needed]
In 2006, de Beaufort was cast as Maya in Simon Pegg's Run Fatboy Run, directed by David Schwimmer. She has said that this production switched her path from singer to actress.[7] In 2008, de Beaufort was cast as the pagan warrior Aneka in BBC/Comedy Central parody series, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. The comedy was shot in Budapest, Hungary.[8]
In 2009, de Beaufort joined the cast of The CW teen drama series One Tree Hill as Miranda Stone during the seventh season.[citation needed]
From 2010 to 2012, de Beaufort played India Jourdain in the ABC Family comedy-drama series Jane by Design. She later had the recurring roles in Necessary Roughness and Chicago P.D. She also guest starred on Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Castle and The Night Shift. From 2014 to 2017, de Beaufort did her first voice role as Clover in the Netflix show All Hail King Julien.
In 2015, de Beaufort was cast as Jules Jackman in the ABC prime-time television soap opera Blood & Oil.[9] In 2016, de Beaufort was cast in recurring roles on Younger and NCIS: Los Angeles. She also guest starred on 2 Broke Girls. In 2017, de Beaufort joined the cast of Veep. She was also cast in the ABC pilot The Gospel of Kevin, later changed to Kevin (Probably) Saves the World; it was picked up into a series and premiered on 3 October 2017. From 2019 to 2020, she appeared on 7 episodes of One Day At A Time. A remake of Norman Lear's classic sitcom. She played Avery, Schneider's (Todd Grinnel) girlfriend. Grinnel is her real-life husband.
From 2023 to 2024, she starred as assistant district attorney Olivia Moore in the Night Court revival series.[10]
Personal life
editOn 29 August 2015, de Beaufort married actor Todd Grinnell.[11] They have a son who was born in 2018.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Run Fatboy Run | Maya Goshdashtidar | |
2015 | The Better Half | Dina | |
2022 | Kimi | Sharon | [13][14] |
Slumberland | Ms. Arya | [13][15] | |
TBA | Dog People | Angie | Short film |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Next of Kin | Deprived Youngster | Episode: "The Theme Park"; uncredited role |
1997 (UK)/1998 (USA) | Teletubbies | Herself in the TV event | Video: Dance with the Teletubbies |
2003–2005 | The Basil Brush Show | India | Recurring role, 20 episodes |
2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Aneka | 6 episodes |
2009–2010 | One Tree Hill | Miranda Stone | Recurring role, 12 episodes[2] |
2011 | Chuck | Jasmine | Episode: "Chuck Versus Agent X" |
2012 | Jane by Design | India Jourdain | Main role, 18 episodes[2] |
2013 | Necessary Roughness | India | 3 episodes |
How I Met Your Mother | Sophia | Episode: "Knight Vision"; credited as India De Beaufort | |
2014 | Chicago P.D. | Layla Roslyn | 3 episodes[2] |
2014–2017 | All Hail King Julien | Clover / Crimson / Grandma Rose / Lover Bot | Main voice role |
2015 | Castle | Taylor McKinley | Episode: "I, Witness" |
The Night Shift | Farrah | Episode: "Darkest Before Dawn" | |
Blood & Oil | Jules Jackman | Series regular, 10 episodes | |
2016 | Younger | Radha | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
2017 | 2 Broke Girls | Winnona Williams | Episode: "And the Himmicane" |
All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Clover / Crimson / Hansmerelda | Main voice role | |
2016–2019 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Alexandra Reynolds | 4 episodes |
2017–2018 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Kristin Allen | Main role[2] |
2017–2019 | Veep | Brie Ramachandran | 6 episodes[15] |
2018 | The New Looney Tunes | Foxy Foxworth | Voice, Episode: "Undercover Bunny" |
2019–2020 | One Day at a Time | Avery | Recurring role; 7 episodes[15][2] |
2019 | Modern Family | Dr. Singh | Episode: "A Moving Day" |
2020–2022 | It's Pony | Helen Bramley / Mom / Stag's Head / Old Woman | Recurring role, voice; 24 episodes |
2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Jessica | Recurring role; 5 episodes[15] |
2021 | Fast & Furious Spy Racers | Dann | Voice; 7 episodes |
2022 | Firefly Lane | Charlie | Recurring role; 4 episodes[2][13] |
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Maisey Manes | Voice; episode: "Camp Spirit" | |
2023–2024 | Night Court | Olivia Moore | Main cast[13][14] |
Video games
editYear | Title | Voice role |
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2015 | Infinite Crisis | Arcane Supergirl |
References
edit- ^ Castro, Adam-Troy (14 December 2012). "India de Beaufort is satirical Krod's serious babe". Syfy Wire. Syfy. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Who Is India de Beaufort (AKA Charlotte in 'Firefly Lane')?". Yahoo! News UK. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ de Beaufort, India [@indiadebeaufort] (11 October 2021). "I am British born. My maternal Grandfather was born in Calcutta India where our family lived for 350-something years with distant French descent hence "de Beaufort"" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "India de Beaufort". TV Guide. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ @Indiadebeaufort (11 October 2021). "I am not French Indies. I am British born. My maternal Grandfather was born in Calcutta India where our family live…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Basil Brush and India Beau – Boom Boom/Christmas Slide". Acharts.us. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ "DVD and Blu-ray rental". Lovefilm. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Krod Mandoon's India de Beaufort". CraveOnline. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Denise Petski (27 February 2015). "ABC Pilots 'Boom', 'Mix' & '46 Percenters' Add To Casts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "A Chicago P.D. Alumna Is Starring in NBC's Night Court". NBC Insider Official Site. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ India de Beaufort (29 August 2017). "....I've been your wife for two years today. I've been your partner for almost 9 years. The happiest years of my life. I love you @toddgrinnell ❤️❤️❤️ I love you. I love you. I love you". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ India de Beaufort (26 May 2018). "Forever Changed ❤️ Our son. Crosby James Beaufort-Grinnell. One week old. Life is magic ❤️ P.s We know he's kind of hidden... We aren't ready to share him yet ❤️ we're not even sure we ever will be... but we wanted to share his arrival. @toddgrinnell and I are so so grateful for all the love and well wishes. He is everything ❤️". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Andreeva, Nellie (10 March 2022). "'Night Court': India de Beaufort Joins NBC Sequel In Recasting". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (10 March 2022). "'Night Court': India de Beaufort Joins NBC Comedy in Recasting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d Kit, Borys (18 February 2021). "Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort Join Jason Momoa in Fantasy 'Slumberland' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 April 2024.