Jennifer Kirby

Jennifer Ann Kirby (born August 18, 1988) is an English television and stage actress. She is best known for her role as Nurse Valerie Dyer on the BBC One period drama Call the Midwife. Kirby joined the show in series six and played Valerie until the conclusion of the ninth series. She is also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Kirby was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and attended Malvern St James Girls School. She studied English Literature and Drama at the University of East Anglia before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Kirby's first major role was as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.