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India de Beaufort

India de Beaufort
de Beaufort in 2012
Born
India Beaufort Lloyd

(1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 38)
Kingston upon Thames, London, England
Other namesIndia Beau
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children1
MotherKaren de Beaufort

India de Beaufort (born India Beaufort Lloyd; 27 June 1987) is a British actress. She has acted in several films and television shows, including The Better Half (2015), Kimi (2022) and Night Court (2023−24).

Early life

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De Beaufort is of British and Indian background.[1] She was born to Karen de Beaufort, an actress and dancer, and Nicholas O Ewence Lloyd.[2] Her maternal grandfather was born in Calcutta, where his family lived for around 350 years. She has stated that her surname, de Beaufort, comes from distant French ancestry.[3] She attended Esher College in Surrey, England.[4][5]

Career

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In 1994, de Beaufort appeared in a music video, "Every Woman Knows", for the artist Lulu, and in 1996 had a brief appearance as an orphan child in an episode of Penelope Keith's Next of Kin.[6][7]

In 2002, aged 15, de Beaufort signed to Entertainment Rights as a singer-songwriter and actress. In the same year, she was cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated The Basil Brush Show as India Beau. De Beaufort went on to shoot three seasons with the show and performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, It's Basil Brush". The song remained on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks at position 44.[8] During de Beaufort's time with the cast of the CBBC sitcom, she performed at Proms in the Park and took part in a nationwide tour.[7]

In 2006, de Beaufort was cast as Maya in Simon Pegg's Run Fatboy Run, directed by David Schwimmer. She has said that this production switched her path from singer to actress.[9] In 2008, de Beaufort was cast as the pagan warrior Aneka in BBC/Comedy Central parody series, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. The comedy was shot in Budapest, Hungary.[10]

In 2009, de Beaufort joined the cast of The CW teen drama series One Tree Hill as Miranda Stone during the seventh season. [11]

From 2010 to 2012, de Beaufort played India Jourdain in the ABC Family comedy-drama series Jane by Design. She later had the recurring roles in Necessary Roughness and Chicago P.D.[12] She also guest starred on Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Castle and The Night Shift. From 2014 to 2017, de Beaufort did her first voice role as Clover in the Netflix show All Hail King Julien.[12]

In 2015, de Beaufort was cast as Jules Jackman in the ABC prime-time television soap opera Blood & Oil.[13] In 2016, de Beaufort was cast in recurring roles on Younger and NCIS: Los Angeles. She also guest starred on 2 Broke Girls. In 2017, de Beaufort joined the cast of Veep.[14] She was also cast in the ABC pilot The Gospel of Kevin, later changed to Kevin (Probably) Saves the World; it was picked up into a series and premiered on 3 October 2017. From 2019 to 2020, she appeared on 7 episodes of One Day At A Time. A remake of Norman Lear's classic sitcom. She played Avery, Schneider's (Todd Grinnel) girlfriend. Grinnel is her real-life husband.[15]

From 2023 to 2024, she starred as assistant district attorney Olivia Moore in the Night Court revival series.[16]

Personal life

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On 29 August 2015, de Beaufort married actor Todd Grinnell.[17] They have a son who was born in 2018.[18] In March 2021, de Beaufort announced that she became an American citizen in 2020 and was planning to have a party for her but was canceled due to the pandemic.[19]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Run Fatboy Run Maya Goshdashtidar
2015 The Better Half Dina
2022 Kimi Sharon [20][21]
Slumberland Ms. Arya [20][22]
TBA Dog People Angie Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Next of Kin Deprived Youngster Episode: "The Theme Park"; uncredited role
1997 (UK)/1998 (USA) Teletubbies Herself in the TV event Video: Dance with the Teletubbies
2003–2005 The Basil Brush Show India Recurring role, 20 episodes
2009 Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Aneka 6 episodes
2009–2010 One Tree Hill Miranda Stone Recurring role, 12 episodes[2]
2011 Chuck Jasmine Episode: "Chuck Versus Agent X"
2012 Jane by Design India Jourdain Main role, 18 episodes[2]
2013 Necessary Roughness India 3 episodes
How I Met Your Mother Sophia Episode: "Knight Vision"; credited as India De Beaufort
2014 Chicago P.D. Layla Roslyn 3 episodes[2]
2014–2017 All Hail King Julien Clover / Crimson / Grandma Rose / Lover Bot Main voice role
2015 Castle Taylor McKinley Episode: "I, Witness"
The Night Shift Farrah Episode: "Darkest Before Dawn"
Blood & Oil Jules Jackman Series regular, 10 episodes
2016 Younger Radha Recurring role; 4 episodes
2017 2 Broke Girls Winnona Williams Episode: "And the Himmicane"
All Hail King Julien: Exiled Clover / Crimson / Hansmerelda Main voice role
2016–2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Alexandra Reynolds 4 episodes
2017–2018 Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Kristin Allen Main role[2]
2017–2019 Veep Brie Ramachandran 6 episodes[22]
2018 The New Looney Tunes Foxy Foxworth Voice, Episode: "Undercover Bunny"
2019–2020 One Day at a Time Avery Recurring role; 7 episodes[22][2]
2019 Modern Family Dr. Singh Episode: "A Moving Day"
2020–2022 It's Pony Helen Bramley / Mom / Stag's Head / Old Woman Recurring role, voice; 24 episodes
2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Jessica Recurring role; 5 episodes[22]
2021 Fast & Furious Spy Racers Dann Voice; 7 episodes
2022 Firefly Lane Charlie Recurring role; 4 episodes[2][20]
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years Maisey Manes Voice; episode: "Camp Spirit"
2023–2024 Night Court Olivia Moore Main cast[20][21]
2024 SpongeBob SquarePants Maisey Manes Voice; episode: "Kreepaway Kamp"
2024–present Max & the Midknights Fendra Main voice role[23]

Video games

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Year Title Voice role
2015 Infinite Crisis Arcane Supergirl

References

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  1. ^ Castro, Adam-Troy (14 December 2012). "India de Beaufort is satirical Krod's serious babe". Syfy Wire. Syfy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Who Is India de Beaufort (AKA Charlotte in 'Firefly Lane')?". Yahoo! News UK. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ de Beaufort, India [@indiadebeaufort] (11 October 2021). "I am British born. My maternal Grandfather was born in Calcutta India where our family lived for 350-something years with distant French descent hence "de Beaufort"" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "India de Beaufort". TV Guide. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. ^ @Indiadebeaufort (11 October 2021). "I am not French Indies. I am British born. My maternal Grandfather was born in Calcutta India where our family live…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Tapia, Nancy (2 March 2024). "India De Beaufort Talks About Olivia's Emotions In Night Court S2 | Exclusive". LRM Online.
  7. ^ a b "India de Beaufort". Blessed Wellness. 22 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Basil Brush and India Beau – Boom Boom/Christmas Slide". Acharts.us. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  9. ^ "DVD and Blu-ray rental". Lovefilm. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Krod Mandoon's India de Beaufort". CraveOnline. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  11. ^ "India de Beaufort Cast on One Tree Hill". TV Fanatic. 28 July 2009.
  12. ^ a b "India de Beaufort Interview". Cliche Mag. 28 November 2015.
  13. ^ Denise Petski (27 February 2015). "ABC Pilots 'Boom', 'Mix' & '46 Percenters' Add To Casts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  14. ^ "India de Beaufort NWHM Ambassador". Women's History.
  15. ^ Thorson, Haylee (14 February 2023). "'Night Court' Star India de Beaufort Is Married to a Fellow Sitcom Actor". Distractify.
  16. ^ "A Chicago P.D. Alumna Is Starring in NBC's Night Court". NBC Insider Official Site. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  17. ^ India de Beaufort (29 August 2017). "....I've been your wife for two years today. I've been your partner for almost 9 years. The happiest years of my life. I love you @toddgrinnell ❤️❤️❤️ I love you. I love you. I love you". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  18. ^ India de Beaufort (26 May 2018). "Forever Changed ❤️ Our son. Crosby James Beaufort-Grinnell. One week old. Life is magic ❤️ P.s We know he's kind of hidden... We aren't ready to share him yet ❤️ we're not even sure we ever will be... but we wanted to share his arrival. @toddgrinnell and I are so so grateful for all the love and well wishes. He is everything ❤️". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  19. ^ de Beaufort, India [@indiadebeaufort]; (6 March 2021). "I became an American citizen last year, and I was supposed to attend a big fancy swearing in ceremony so I ( obvi ) put together a celebratory ensemble but… Pandemic. So, here she is! Never worn, laying in wait" – via Instagram.
  20. ^ a b c d Andreeva, Nellie (10 March 2022). "'Night Court': India de Beaufort Joins NBC Sequel In Recasting". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  21. ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (10 March 2022). "'Night Court': India de Beaufort Joins NBC Comedy in Recasting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  22. ^ a b c d Kit, Borys (18 February 2021). "Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort Join Jason Momoa in Fantasy 'Slumberland' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  23. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (11 September 2024). "Trailer: Nickelodeon Embarks on New Animated Quest with 'Max & the Midknights'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
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