Katherine Jenkins

Acting

Katherine Jenkins

Born 1980-06-29 · Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Katherine Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh lyric mezzo-soprano. She is a classical-popular crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of Music, modelled and taught voice. She came to wide public attention in 2003 when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in honour of Pope John Paul II's silver jubilee. Since 2004, she has released numerous albums that have performed well on UK and foreign charts. In both 2005 and 2006, her albums received Classic Brit Awards as Album of the Year. She has also been seen widely in concert, including concerts for UK troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has sung at sporting events, on television shows and in support of many charities. In Spring 2012, she competed on the US television show Dancing with the Stars, finishing in second place, behind NFL Super Bowl champion Donald Driver. Description above from the Wikipedia article Katherine Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Minamata poster
6.9

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Minamata

2020

Dream Horse poster
7.0

The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community.

Dream Horse

2021

Doctor Who at the Proms poster
7.2

Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially shot feature for the Fifteenth Doctor and a host of scary aliens as they thrill a packed audience at London's Royal Albert Hall. In a concert like no other in time and space, the much-loved music, performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, is accompanied by specially edited sequences from the series.

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024

Live 8 poster
7.4

On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe - asked people not for their money, but for their voice.

Live 8

2005

The Big Night In poster
9.0

Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted by Lenny Henry and Matt Baker.

The Big Night In

2020

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol poster
8.0

Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

2010

Under Milk Wood poster
6.0

An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with National Theatre Wales, to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth. The plot reveals the innermost thoughts of the residents of the small, Welsh fishing village Llareggub as it delves into the dreams of various townspeople including blind sailor Captain Cat, who is haunted by visions of drowned shipmates, Mog Edwards and Myfanwy Price, who dream of each other, and Mrs. Ogmore Pritchard, who dreams of her former husbands.

Under Milk Wood

2014

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7.0

Someone's stolen the crown jewels. And it was on Ant and Dec's watch! You had one job, boys...

The Missing Crown Jewels

2017

Christmas with Katherine Jenkins poster
NR

Welsh superstar and mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE returns home to Wales to celebrate Christmas in a special one-off concert recorded at the Swansea Arena.

Christmas with Katherine Jenkins

2023

Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall poster
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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall is a charity music concert held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on 12 November 2009. The concert was organised by Take That singer Gary Barlow as one of a series of events to raise money for Children in Need 2009. The huge success of the concert inspired Barlow to organise Children in Need Rocks Manchester at the Manchester Arena, Manchester in 2011.

Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall

2009

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade poster
6.0

Award-winning singer Cee Lo Green is one of several stars set to perform in this year’s “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” on ABC.

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

2011

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular poster
8.3

Classical music superstar Katherine Jenkins OBE returns to the iconic Royal Albert Hall, her all-time favourite venue, crafting a unique and unforgettable Christmas musical to play in cinemas worldwide from 1 December. Katherine Jenkins: Christmas Spectacular sees the Welsh sensation perform seasonal favourites and carols with full nostalgic Hollywood musical glamour and wonder. The production was given unprecedented and exclusive access to the historic venue which also marked the 50th time that Katherine has performed there. Katherine and friends, including beloved actors Vanessa Redgrave and Bill Nighy, Operatic icon Sir Bryn Terfyl, Italian Tenor Alberto Urso, American Broadway star Marisha Wallace, English National Ballet Lead Principal Erina Takahashi, the Royal Air Force Regiment Band and many more will bring joy and festive celebrations to audiences around the world this Christmas.

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

2020

Katherine Jenkins - Live at Llangollen poster
9.0

Recorded live at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales, 2006. Katherine Jenkins performs a mix of classical arias, traditional songs, and contemporary covers with orchestral accompaniment.

Katherine Jenkins - Live at Llangollen

2006

Katherine Jenkins per il XXXVII Concerto di Natale di Assisi poster
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Katherine Jenkins per il XXXVII Concerto di Natale di Assisi

2022

Katherine Jenkins - Live At Llangollen poster
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Recorded live at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales, 2006. Katherine Jenkins performs a mix of classical arias, traditional songs, and contemporary covers with orchestral accompaniment.

Katherine Jenkins - Live At Llangollen

2006

We’ll Meet Again for VE Day 75 with Katherine Jenkins poster
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We’ll Meet Again for VE Day 75 with Katherine Jenkins

2020

Katherine Jenkins feat. Collabro poster
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Award winning singer Katherine Jenkins performs an intimate concert in London's Cadogan Hall, accompanied by special guests, Collabro. Performing for a small audience of invited guests, and accompanied by a 25-piece orchestra, the celebrated artists will sing the songs that have made them famous - a selection that includes classical, popular, and musical theatre numbers.

Katherine Jenkins feat. Collabro

2015

Katherine Jenkins: Believe Live from the O2 poster
7.0

Live performance by Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins recorded at London's O2 Arena in March 2010. Jenkins performs a wide range of songs including 'Angel', 'Endless Love' and 'Bring Me to Life'.

Katherine Jenkins: Believe Live from the O2

2010

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