Jay Anstey

Jessica "Jay" Carly Anstey (born 13 February 1991), popularly known as Jay Anstey, is a South African actress and model.^[2] She is best known for the roles in the films, Sleeper's Wake, Farewell Ella Bella, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell, and Hell Trip.^[3]

Jay Anstey
Born	Jessica Carly Anstey (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 (age 33) Pretoria, South Africa
Alma mater	Pretoria Technikon
Occupation(s)	Actress, Model
Years active	2006–present
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouses	Jonathan Boynton-Lee ​ ​ (sep.)​ Sean-Marco Vorster ​ ​ (m. 2021; sep. 2024)​ [1]
Parents	Norman Anstey (father) Penny Anstey (mother)

Personal life

Jessica was born on 13 February 1991 in Pretoria, South Africa. Her father Norman Anstey is also an actor and her mother Penny Anstey was a ballet dancer with PACT ballet. During school life, she excelled in piano, singing and ballroom dancing.^[4] She has one sister: Amy, who is also an actress.

She had a long standing relationship with Jonathan Boynton-Lee, a fellow actor and Top Billing presenter.^[5][6][7][8] They also got nominated by "You Spec" as a couple of the year.^[9][10] However, they separated citing miscommunication and conflicting schedules.^[4] Then in 2017, she dated with Sean Kaplan.^[11]

In 2021, she married fellow actor Sean-Marco Vorster.^[12][13]

Career

She obtained her national diploma in dramatic arts from the Pretoria Technikon. After completing her diploma, she started to feature in commercials for Supersport, Red Berry, the University of Johannesburg and Edgars.^[4]

In 2006, he made film debut with Catch a Fire and played the role "Katie Vos". After that she appeared in many films such as Two Worlds, Sleeper's Wake, Friend Request and Rakka.^[4] In 2011, she made the television debut with the role "Charlie Holmes" on SABC3 soapie Isidingo.^[14] The role became her turning point in the acting career, where she played the role for seven consecutive years until 2012. In 2012, Anstey appeared in the Canadian film Inescapable.^[15] In 2013, she joined with the fifth season of the SABC1 reality competition Tropika Island of Treasure as one of the celebrity contestant. After that, in the same year, she joined with the sixth season of the SABC3 reality competition Strictly Come Dancing. Meanwhile, she made television appearances in M-Net series Snitch, Rhythm City on e.tv and Young Leonardo for the BBC.^[16]

In 2018, she made the lead role "Elle" in the horror film Farewell Ella Bella.^[17] The film was made theatrical screening in the USA.^[18] In 2020, she joined with the M-Net (DStv 101) television serial Inconceivable.^[19] In the same year, she joined with another serial Legacy with the role "Alexandra "Lexi" Price".^[20]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
2006	Catch a Fire	Katie Vos	Film
2006	Snitch	Kylie Watts	TV series
2006	Heartlines	Alice Anderson	Film
2007	Rhythm City	Chrizette	TV series
2007	Les deux mondes	Jana	Film
2008	Strictly Come Dancing		TV series
2011	Isidingo: The Need	Charlie Holmes	TV series
2011	Leonardo	Petronella	TV series
2012	Inescapable	Muna Abdul-Kareem	Film
2012	Sleeper's Wake	Jackie Venter	Film
2013	Tropika Island of Treasure		TV series
2014	Leading Lady	Model 2	Film
2015	Friend Request	Girl 1	Film
2015	Abo Mzala	Jessica	TV series
2017	Heart Aka 4 Minutes	Louis' Nurse	Short film
2017	Harry's Game	Hammer	Film
2017	Isibaya	Susan	TV series
2017	Rakka	Woman Bomber	Short film
2017	Blood Drive	Diane	TV series
2018	Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell	Dr. D	Video
2018	Farewell Ella Bella	Elle	Film	[21]
2018	Hell Trip	Emily Larson, Stunt performer	Film
2019	The Girl from St. Agnes	Debbie	Film
2020	The Last Days of American Crime	Female Terrified Officer	TV series
2020	Inconceivable	Tamsin Watts	TV series
2020	Legacy	Alexandra "Lexi" Price	TV series

References

1. "Hou vas jou hart". Tagged -. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
2. Ndlovu, Andile. "The two-faced Jay Anstey is far from being fake". Tagged -. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
3. "Jay Anstey". MUBI. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
4. Mueni, Priscillah (27 May 2021). "Jay Anstey bio: age, partner, career, profiles, TV shows, net worth". Briefly. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
5. "Wedding bells for Jay and Jonathan?". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
6. "Jono and Jay Anstey's horror film will be distributed in the US first". news24. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
7. "Jonathan Boynton-Lee and Jay Anstey's relationship in 6 pics". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
8. "Jaynathan is basically SA's answer to Brangelina". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
9. Thakurdin, Karishma. "Jonathan & Jay spark engagement rumours". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
10. "Jonathan Boynton-Lee spells out his love for Jay". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
11. "PIC: Have you seen this steamy snap of Jay Anstey and her new bae?". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
12. "New couple alert!". Retrieved 22 October 2021 – via PressReader.
13. "'Legacy' star Jay Anstey is going to be a mom". The Citizen. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
14. "Twitter fingers the wrong actress for drug bust". news24. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
15. "3 local celebs who starred in international movies". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
16. "Jay Anstey: TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
17. Zeeman, Kyle. "BTS on Jay and Jon's new horror flick". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
18. "5 things you need to know about Jay Anstey's new movie". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
19. "M-Net adds new local drama Inconceivable to its line-up". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
20. "Meet the Price sisters in M-Net's new telenovela Legacy". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
21. Zietsman, Gabi. "Farewell Ella Bella". Channel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

External links

• Jay Anstey at IMDb