Tasie Lawrence is a 32 year-old English entertainer known for her portrayal of Mara Jaffray in the Belgian/American/British teen Drama Mystery television series, House of Anubis. She is also a devoted wife to her husband Jim Jefferies with whom she shares a son.
Brief Biography of Tasie Lawrence
Tasie was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England to her parents Derek Dhanraj and Rebecca Sinnatt on December 22, 1990. The 32-year-old is of Indian, Guyanese, and English descent. She grew up alongside her younger sister whose name is Tasha. Not much is known about Tasie Lawrence’s early life and childhood. However, loveohlust.com discovered that she chose the name Anastasia because when her mother was pregnant with her, she went through a list of baby names and she kicked on Anastasia.
Regarding her education, Lawrence studied music at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guilford and went on to be signed by Island Records as a singer/songwriter.
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She Started Her Entertainment Career as a Singer Before Switching to Acting
In her early entertainment career days, Tasie used to be a member of a dark pop-rock band called “WooWoos”. WooWoos released their debut single, ‘Fizzy Lettuce’, via Moshi Moshi Singles Club in November 2011. However, in early 2012, she left the group and was replaced by Alice Rhodes ahead of the release of the single ‘Remember Me’. By 2013, WooWoos had renamed themselves Kitchen Party.
Meanwhile, Tasie Lawrence made her acting debut in 2011 with the movie The Tower. She has remained active on the screens since 2011 and below is a list of some of her works.
Movies/TV Series
- Captive – 2023
- Grounded – 2022
- DOMINO: Battle of the Bones – 2021
- First Wives Club – 2019
- Sherman’s Showcase – 2019
- The Resident – 2018
- Public Disturbance – 20118
- Shoot Me Nicely – 2017
- BearGirl – 2017
- Public Disturbance – 2017
- Brothers in Atlanta – 2016
- Good Kids – 2016
- Brothers in Atlanta – 2016
- Tomato Soup – 2015
- Criminal Minds – 2015
- Everything Before Us – 2015
- Hieroglyph – 2014
- House of Anubis – 2011-2013
- The Tower – 2011
Tasie Lawrence Married Jim Jefferies in 2020
Tasie got married to 46-year-old Jim Jefferies in September 2020. The pair tied the knot in Perth, Australia and their union is blessed with a boy named Charlie. Charlie was born in 2021 and is currently 2 years old.
Tasie’s husband had previously said that he is going to live longer thanks to his wife who introduced him to her healthy vegetarian lifestyle after their marriage.
Prior to their marriage, Jim was in a relationship with actress Kate Luyben and the estranged lovers also have a son named Hank.
Meanwhile, Tassie’s husband is also into showbiz. He is an Australian comedian, actor, and writer who holds dual Australian and American citizenship. He is also known for creating and starring in the American FX sitcom Legit (2013-2014), Comedy Central late-night show, and The Jim Jefferies Show (2017-2019). Furthermore, some of his movies include Me and My Mates vs Zombie Apocalypse (2014), Punching Henry (2016), Killing Hasselhoff (2017), and Extinct (2021).
