Early on, critics dismissed her. Now Jessie Buckley is having the last laugh

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Early in her career, critics dismissed Jessie Buckley. She's having the last laugh

Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons star in the audaciously mercurial comedy “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” which begins streaming this week on Netflix.After the series ended — Buckley came in

second — famed theatrical producer Cameron Macintosh offered to send her to a four-week Shakespeare workshop at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. For Buckley, the eldest of harpist/vocal coach Marina Cassidy and bar manager Tim Buckley’s five kids, it changed everything. “Apart from reading it at school and being a bit bored, I didn’t really understand Shakespeare,” she said. “It literally hit me sideways. It felt beyond me and I felt excited by that.

Since then, Buckley’s been nonstop shape-shifting, disappearing so completely into roles that it’s often startling to realize it’s her onscreen. She’s especially eager to begin rehearsals for a new production of “Romeo and Juliet,” starring opposite. Originally scheduled for the Royal National Theatre, Buckley says it’s now slated to be filmed on one of the stages of the venerated performing arts venue, which has been closed due to the coronavirus since March.

Which means fans of “Fargo” will get the chance to see Nurse Mayflower lose her tall white cap and 1950s-era military bob and turn herself into a lovesick Capulet. “I used to say, ‘I can’t act so I change my hair,’” Buckley said, with a self-deprecating laugh. “But maybe it’s working. I don’t know. I like transforming.”

 

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Saw her in Wild Rose. She was amazing.

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Great article. Jessie Buckley is just brilliant. Been a big fan since her 'I'd Do Anything' days and it's wonderful to see how amazingly her career has gone from strength to strength. So talented.

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