Eva-Jane Willis
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Eva-Jane Willis was born in South Africa to Eileen Willis and film
director Ian Gabriel. She moved with her mother and sister to live in
North London at age 4. As a child, Eva-Jane trained part-time at
Mountview Theatre School where she was spotted by casting agents for
the BBC and landed her first minor role in the television series Grange
Hill. She went on to gain more screen experience in various adverts and
music videos before landing her first leading role in a feature film by
iDream productions in 2007. She decided to accept the offer and defer
her degree at London Metropolitan University. She completed the film
and went on to accept another lead in the feature "Highgate Vampire",
alongside actress Vanessa Kirby. However the film's development never
progressed beyond the initial pilot. She decided to undertake a
professional actor training and auditioned for Drama Centre London
where she was offered one of the five female places on the three year
BA Acting course. Whilst there she was nominated for the Carlton Hobbs
Award and won the first prize Laurence Olivier Bursary Award, for her
rendition of Celia in 'The Philanthropist' by Christopher Hampton, and
Lady Percy in 'Henry IV: Part 2'.