[1] She made her feature-length debut in the independent film Tiny Furniture,[2] as a favour for her childhood friend Lena Dunham, although her actual film debut was in the indie short film Smile for the Camera. Kirke and a number of other friends were called upon as a favour to Dunham since there was not enough money to pay professional actors. Jemima Jo Kirke (born April 26, 1985) is an English-American artist, actress and director. In September 2017, Kirke appeared opposite Zayn Malik in his music video for the song "Dusk Till Dawn". Maria's father had a reunion with his brother after 42 years. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Beyoncé gifts new Ivy Park collection to Kerry Washington, Kehlani and more, How new ‘RHONY’ star Eboni K. Williams unwinds, Kaia Gerber and Jacob Elordi make relationship official with Halloween costumes, The best Wi-Fi extenders for boosting your internet connection range, Best Buy's 27 biggest early Black Friday deals of 2020, Thanksgiving meal kits and delivery services for an easy holiday feast, Michaels takes up to 50 percent off Christmas trees for holiday sale, Gucci's $190 ripped tights are somehow sold out — here are cheaper solutions, More Treats, Less Tricks On ‘SNL’ Halloween Episode, Thanks To Guest Host John Mulaney’s Steady Hand, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, John Oates of Hall & Oates says he's slept with 'thousands' of women, Hall & Oates rocker selling his $6M Colorado ranch, Daryl Hall's $3.2M lawsuit has tiny town on edge, Venue owned by Hall & Oates star sues over occupancy clash, How the late Steve Bing blew $600M on women, movies, gambling — and Bill Clinton, Kendall Jenner slammed over Halloween birthday party amid COVID-19 pandemic, Nikki McKibbin, former 'American Idol' contestant, dead at 42, ABC exec reveals why ‘Bachelorette’ Clare Crawley was replaced, William and Harry's royal rift was sealed by fate — and Diana, says author, Ed O'Neill got a huge pay raise and Porsche for re-signing on 'Married ... with Children', Robert F. Smith's yearlong, $59 million Chelsea penthouse build nears finish line, New Edition's Ralph Tresvant got ambushed by an amorous fan in a maid costume, Common gushes over 'incredible' girlfriend Tiffany Haddish, Tom Brady loses it, slams helmet repeatedly. She currently supports the organization Road Recovery with her husband Simon Kirke and several other charities.She modeled in NYC and in Italy and appeared in several music videos but her true passion has always been acting.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights The song, "How Do You Stop", written by Charlie Midnight & Dan Hartman in 1986 (sung by James Brown & Joni Mitchell), was written for Maria. Maria graduated from high school six months early and traveled along the East Coast with an improvisational theater company. She gained international acclaim through her role as Jessa Johansson on the HBO series Girls. Her great, great, great uncle, Perucho Figueredo, wrote the Cuban National Anthem in 1867, which is still used to this day. Early life. [28] In January 2017, it was announced Kirke and Mosberg had separated. [8] Her maternal grandfather, Jack Dellal, was a British businessman of Iraqi Jewish descent, and Kirke's maternal grandmother was Israeli. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Amazingly Gorgeous Unknown (Female) "Mirages". Kirke was inspired by her own divorce, and the exhibition also contained a self-portrait of Kirke in her wedding dress and veil. Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke wed Maria Figueredo at a private estate in Southampton on … The film premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.[20]. She is from Cuban, Greek, Italian descent but her exotic looks are often mistaken for Brazilian, Argentinean, Russian, Czechoslovakian and French; therefore the term, "ethnically ambiguous" suites her. [24][25], Kirke resides in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn[26] and East Hampton. Michael V. Gazzo and his wife, used to babysit Maria. Directly watched a Solar Eclipse with her father when she was 12 with special glasses he made in his aerospace lab in Perkin Elmer. [29][30], Kirke is close friends with Lena Dunham, the creator of Tiny Furniture and Girls. He lives in New York City and Montauk NY …
4,858, This story has been shared 4,137 times. [4] Her mother is Lorraine (née Dellal) Kirke, the owner of Geminola, a vintage boutique in New York City that supplied a number of outfits for the television series Sex and the City. Vivian Kirke was from a junior branch of a family of Nottinghamshire landed gentry, and descended on his mother's side from the Gibson-Craig baronets. 4,137, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved Although the film turned out to be profitable, Kirke received no payment. Your Ad Choices Simon Kirke is best known for his powerful back beat drumming.He is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.He cowrote "Bad Company" with Paul Rodgers as well as most of the songs on his three solo albums Though Simon's main commitment is with Bad Company he has done three tours with Ringo Starr's All Starr Band and performs his own solo shows .
Smith performed in front of 100 guests, including former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, Victoria’s Secret model Frederique van der Wal and “The Sopranos” star Federico Castelluccio. [10][11][12] She is a cousin of curator Alexander Dellal,[13] shoe designer Charlotte Olympia Dellal and model Alice Dellal. Her mother is Lorraine (née Dellal) Kirke, the owner of Geminola, a vintage boutique in New York City that supplied a number of outfits for the television series Sex and the City.
She appeared in a cameo role on the TV show, "Rescue Me," playing opposite Denis Leary. Anonymous, Other Works Speaks conversational French and Italian. We've received your submission. Born in London to English parents, Kirke was raised in New York City. In 2018, Kirke starred alongside her real-life sister Lola Kirke in Emma Forrest's film Untogether. Maria's work includes theatre, commercials, television and film. In 2017, she appeared in the music video for "Gotta Get a Grip" by Mick Jagger, directed by Saam Farahmand, and appeared opposite Alex Cameron in his music video for the song "Stranger's Kiss". | Kirke and Figueredo were first married in England — where Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood served as best man — earlier this year.
Grew up in Hell's Kitchen, in New York City, across the street from Actor's Studio. Her vision is for this film to be shot someday in Cuba and New York City.From 2017-2019 Maria collaborated with two other writers. [3] She is the daughter of Simon Kirke, the former drummer of the rock bands Bad Company and Free. Had childhood dreams to be an astronaut or a nun or an international spy. … (New York State Theatre in Lincoln Center) When she was 12, 13 and 14 she won three awards in her school's (Declamation) Monologue Contest. [citation needed], Her father is of English and Scottish descent (the Kirkes being a junior branch of a family of Nottinghamshire landed gentry, and descending also from the Gibson-Craig baronets)[6][7] and her mother is Jewish. This story has been shared 8,675 times. 845-846, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, 95th edition, ed. Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke wed Maria Figueredo at a private estate in Southampton on Saturday — for the second time this year.
Her husband, Simon Kirke, wrote several of the songs on his last album (All Because of You ) for Maria. 8,675, This story has been shared 7,116 times. In 2017, she starred in Zayn's music video for the single "Dusk Till Dawn" featuring Sia. They wrote a TV episodic and pilot called, Suffragette City.Maria is a member of Theatre 68, founded by Ronnie Marmo. Maria Angelica Kirke was born in Manhattan, in the East Village at Beth Israel Medical Center. It is called "La Bayamesa". They lived down the block on West 44th St. Found a hidden ancient petroglyph of a universal spiral during a Vision Quest in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. In 2011, Kirke appeared in the music video "Wring It Out"[21] for the group Rival Schools. She married lawyer Michael Mosberg in 2009, and they have two children: daughter Rafaella Israel (born 2010),[27] and son Memphis Kirke (born 2012).
[22] She would go onto direct other projects including a satire short film with fiancé Alex Cameron. Your California Privacy Rights [17][18], Growing up in West Village, Kirke found herself accepting a number of roles on her friends' projects. [31][32], A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry, 9th edition, Sir Bernard Burke, 1898, pp. Dunham asked Kirke to take on a supporting role in her debut film Tiny Furniture. The Pantages Theater was founded by her relatives. Privacy Notice Her grandfather was in the House of Representatives in pre-Castro Cuba. [23], In 2015, Kirke partnered with the Center for Reproductive Rights to create a public service announcement to advance the future of reproductive healthcare. Bad Company drummer weds wife for second time this year. Fan of playwrights Tennessee Williams and Eugene O'Neill. [14] In late 2011, she held an exhibition titled "A Brief History" through Skylight Projects. [1] They became friends while attending Saint Ann's School in New York City. Mini Bio (1) Maria Angelica Kirke was born in Manhattan, in the East Village at Beth Israel Medical Center.
He became an electronic engineer and helped construct the space helmets for the first American astronauts that walked on the moon, Gemini 8.Maria studied at the School of American Ballet and danced in "The Nutcracker" at the age of 11. Sitemap The first one she did was from Tennessee William's, "This Property is Condemned." Her Greek mother, Sophia Pantages, was an actress until she decided to become an English … | She’s a Musician. Fan of authors Oscar Wilde and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Both this music video and Smile for the Camera were directed by her friend Jordan Galland.