Biography

Jadey is an award-winning director, writer, and comedy-action expert with a background as a stuntwoman in blockbusters like ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’, ‘Ready Player One’, and various Marvel movies. Specialising in infusing creativity into physical comedy, she brings a working-class, female-centric perspective to her authentic and fresh narratives. Through DreamMore Films, Jadey directed the award-winning, BAFTA-qualifying '10 Minutes For A Pound', the mischievous 'Sticky Fingers' (starring BAFTA nominee Amit Shah), and her latest film, 'The Last Dumpling', funded by Emmy-nominated Christin Baker. Currently, Jadey is writing and pitching several comedy TV shows and working on her debut feature, 'Bingo Bastards', with producer Janet Awe (Dreamland Sky/Merman) and Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, Game of Thrones). She shadowed director Tristram Shapeero on the CBS/Big Talk sitcom 'Dinner with the Parents' and is part of the Directors UK Inspire scheme, mentored by Jennifer Sheridan, the director of 'Extraordinary' on Disney Plus. Jadey has just wrapped up an action-packed Quadrilogy of short ads for the BFI's Art of Action season, featuring titles like ‘Gone in 54 Seconds’, ‘Pop Fiction’, ‘Pirates of the Canteen’, and ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’. Jadey is currently shadowing director Christopher McQuarrie on the latest ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’.

Other Credits

Lady Boner TV Pilot (Episode 1) View
Description Year
Tired of taking matters into her own hands- literally, a working-class Plumber’s life is thrown into utter turmoil when she finally leaks to her friends she can’t climax. 2022
10 Minutes For A Pound Comedy Short Film View
Description Year
Pressures of life, combined with a spilt coffee, causes all hell to break loose at the laundromat. 2020
Sticky Fingers Comedy Short Film View
Description Year
A pair of unlikely thieves have all the ingredients to pull off the perfect robbery to fund their new bakery business, but is stealing really worth the whisk? Starring Amit Shah & Jack Bradley 2023
The Last Dumpling Comedy Action Short Film View
Description Year
Two hungry men on a first date are faced with a awkward decision when only ONE dumpling remains on the plate. Will they feed each other or will they die trying? 2024
Pop Fiction BFI Short ad View
Description Year
An action Quadrilogy; part of the BFI Art of Action season. POP FICTION is a tribute to the kickass Jackie Chan. 2024
Pirates of the Canteen BFI Short ad View
Description Year
An action Quadrilogy; part of the BFI Art of Action season. PIRATES OF THE CANTEEN is a tribute to the great swashbucklers from Errol Flynn to Zorro and beyond. 2024
Whose Line is it Anyway? BFI Short ad View
Description Year
An action Quadrilogy; part of the BFI Art of Action season. WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY is a tribute to the genius Buster Keaton. 2024
Gone in 54 Seconds BFI Short ad View
Description Year
An action Quadrilogy; part of the BFI Art of Action season. GONE IN 54 SECONDS a homage to all the best foot chases including Point Break, Run Lola Run, Bond and of course Mission: Impossible. 2024

Awards

Skills

  • Self-shooting
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