TALENTED Emilia Jones and Daisy Edgar-Jones share more than a name — they are starring in a film together as sisters.
The English actresses will play Irish migrants who escaped the devastating potato famine to tough 19th century New York in drama Bad Bridgets.
BAFTA-winning Emilia, 23, is currently on screen in a reboot of 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger future world classic The Running Man.
Daisy, 27, got her big break in TV series Cold Feet as Olivia the daughter of David and Rachel played by Robert Bathurst and Helen Baxendale.
She was recently seen in the 2024 storm chase movie Twsiters and starred opposite Gladiator II hunk Paul Mescal in romantic drama Normal People,
The new film takes inspiration from best selling historical book Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem, and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women by Irish professors Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick.
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Emilia is the daughter of Aled Jones, famous for his song Walking In The Air from The Snowman.
Aged eight, Emilia’s acting career began in 2010 when she appeared as Jasmine in the film One Day.
She then made her professional stage debut in the musical Shrek alongside Amanda Holden.
The actress is best known for her lead role as Ruby Rossi in the Academy Award-winning 2021 film CODA for which she has received a Bafta nod for Best Actress.