Paris Jefferson is an actress born in London and raised in Sydney, Australia. She trained as a dancer from age five in Sydney before becoming an actress. Since her move back to London, Paris has played both English and American roles over the years in the UK, USA and Dublin, although maintains an Australian accent in her private life. She played the role of Athena in the TV-series Xena: Warrior Princess.
Paris also appeared in several plays including "Anna Karenina" as Anna, The Constant Wife, Present Laughter and Private Lives at the Gate Theatre, Dublin from 2006 to 2010, and at the Spoleto Festival, USA. In 2002 she played Frankie in Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune at the York Theatre Royal. She played a lead role in the 2004 feature film Fallen Angels but this was not released due to a financial dispute between the producer and the financiers. She featured in the documentary series playing an American in Banged Up Abroad (2013), and The Counsellor (2014) and played an English role in Holby City (2015).
Paris is also an accomplished photographer for Getty Images.
