Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress. With a career spanning over two decades, she is best known for her work in television and film, with her roles including Kidulthood (2006), Goldplated (2006), Dead Set (2008), Donkey Punch (2008), Boogie Woogie (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), Anuvahood (2011), Wild Bill (2011), Mad Dogs (2013), Love, Rosie (2014), After Hours (2015), The Last Photograph (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), Knuckledust (2020), A Brixton Tale (2021), and Sumotherhood (2023). She has also appeared on stage in productions of The Fastest Clock in the Universe (2009) and 2:22 A Ghost Story (2023), as well as in various music videos.
Winstone is also notable for her portrayal of Barbara Windsor in the BBC biopic Babs (2017), and playing a younger Peggy Mitchell in flashback episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2022, 2025), who had previously been portrayed by Windsor. Outside of acting, she appeared as a contestant on the third series of The Masked Singer (2022) and the twenty-fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing (2026).
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Early life and education
Winstone was born on 6 May 1985 in Camden, North London. She is the daughter of actor Ray Winstone and his wife Elaine McCausland. She has two sisters, Lois (b. 1982), who is a singer and actress, and Ellie (b. 2001). Winstone grew up in Enfield, north London, where she attended the all-girls Enfield County School; she was suspended from her school on a few occasions, for rowing with teaching staff.
