TRUDI JACKSON is set to live every girl's dream - by appearing in a film alongside heart-throb actor Johnny Depp.
The Pontypool actress has clinched a small speaking part in the film Libertine, a costume drama charting the debauched life of John Wilmot, the 2nd Earl of Rochester, a poet and friend of Charles II who lived from 1649-1680.
Hollywood star Depp, whose hit movies include Pirates of the Caribbean, Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow, plays the male lead, while Oscar-nominated British actress Samantha Morton is the female lead.
Dangerous Liaisons actor John Malkovich takes on the role of Charles II. Filming in the West Country begins next month. Directed by Lawrence Dunmore and adapted from a play by Stephen Jeffreys, Libertine lifts the lid on a bawdy period in English history.
Now actress Trudi, 29, who is playing the role of a prostitute, can't wait to meet the stars.
"It's really exciting - I'm looking forward to getting started," she says. "Just before Christmas I was doing a test-shoot, and when the director said action, and I turned round, I thought - I am actually doing what I have wanted to do all my life.
"I've got massive respect for both Johnny Depp and John Malkovich and I feel so honoured and excited to be working with them.
"I saw John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons years ago, and thought then his performance was one of the best I've ever seen - something I've always remembered. I've followed all his work since - he's a great inspiration.
"The thing I like about Johnny Depp is the quirkiness he brings to his films - he brings an air of craziness to whatever he does.
"They're two of the best in the industry and the feeling I'll be in the same room as them is just slightly over-whelming!"
Trudi hooks up with the cast and crew on Monday, when she experiences her first script read-through with Malkovich and Depp.
Currently living in London, Trudi has been doing a number of jobs to keep body and soul together while she carves out a career on stage and screen.
She says: "I just want to work as an actress, and stop making lattes and cleaning houses!
"It's a difficult life - I spend a lot of time living hand to mouth and relying on my family and friends.
"I am always looking around for my next job. "I'm lucky I've got two good agents - Pippa Johnson and Katie Waitley - who really look after me," she added.
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