India de Beaufort

India de Beaufort
de Beaufort in 2025
Born
India Ewence Beaufort Lloyd

(1987-06-27) 27 June 1987
Kingston upon Thames, London, England
Other nameIndia Beau
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children1
MotherKaren de Beaufort

India de Beaufort (born India Ewence Beaufort Lloyd; 27 June 1987) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in the CBBC series The Basil Brush Show (2003–2005). She went on to star in the BBC Two comedy Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (2009), the ABC series Jane by Design (2012), Blood & Oil (2015) and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017–2018), and the NBC series Night Court (2023−2024). She also had a recurring role in the CW series One Tree Hill (2009–2010). Her films include The Better Half (2015) and Kimi (2022).

Early life

India Ewence Beaufort Lloyd was born to Karen de Beaufort, an actress and dancer, and Nicholas O Ewence Lloyd[1] and grew up in Surbiton, an area of outer South West London.[2] She is of British and Indian background.[3] Her maternal grandfather was born in Calcutta, where his family lived for around 350 years. She has stated that Beaufort comes from distant French ancestry.[4]

De Beaufort attended Esher College in Surrey.[5][6]

Career

In 1994, de Beaufort appeared in a music video, "Every Woman Knows", for the artist Lulu, and in 1996 had a brief appearance as an orphan child in an episode of Penelope Keith's Next of Kin.[7][8]

In 2002, aged 15, de Beaufort signed to Entertainment Rights as a singer-songwriter and actress. In the same year, she was cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated The Basil Brush Show as India Beau. De Beaufort went on to shoot three seasons with the show and performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, It's Basil Brush". The song remained on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks at position 44.[9] During de Beaufort's time with the cast of the CBBC sitcom, she performed at Proms in the Park and took part in a nationwide tour.[8]

In 2006, de Beaufort was cast as Maya in Simon Pegg's Run Fatboy Run, directed by David Schwimmer. She has said that this production switched her path from singer to actress.[10] In 2008, de Beaufort was cast in her first adult starring television role as the pagan warrior Aneka in BBC Two and Comedy Central parody series Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire.[11]

In 2009, de Beaufort joined the cast of The CW teen drama One Tree Hill as Miranda Stone for its seventh season.[12]

From 2010 to 2012, de Beaufort starred as India Jourdain in the ABC Family comedy-drama Jane by Design. She later had the recurring roles in Necessary Roughness and Chicago P.D.[13] She also guest starred in the series Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Castle and The Night Shift. From 2014 to 2017, de Beaufort did her first voice role as Clover in the Netflix show All Hail King Julien.[13]

In 2015, de Beaufort was cast as Jules Jackman in the ABC soap opera Blood & Oil.[14] In 2016, de Beaufort was cast in recurring roles in the TV Land comedy-drama Younger as Radha and NCIS: Los Angeles as Alexandra Reynolds. She also guest starred in 2 Broke Girls. In 2017, de Beaufort joined the recurring cast of the HBO political satire Veep for its sixth and seventh seasons as Brie Ramachandran.[15] She was also cast in the ABC pilot The Gospel of Kevin, later changed to Kevin (Probably) Saves the World; it was picked up into a series and premiered on 3 October 2017. From 2019 to 2020, she appeared in 7 episodes of the Netflix and Pop TV sitcom One Day at a Time as her real-life husband Todd Grinnell's onscreen girlfriend Avery.[16]

From 2023 to 2024, de Beaufort starred as assistant district attorney Olivia Moore in the Night Court revival series on NBC.[17]

Personal life

On 29 August 2015, de Beaufort married actor Todd Grinnell.[18] They have a son who was born in 2018.[19] In March 2021, de Beaufort announced that she became an American citizen in 2020.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Run Fatboy Run Maya Goshdashtidar
2015 The Better Half Dina
2022 Kimi Sharon [21][22]
Slumberland Ms. Arya [21][23]
TBA Dog People Angie Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Next of Kin Deprived Youngster Episode: "The Theme Park"; uncredited role
1997 (UK)/1998 (USA) Teletubbies Herself in the TV event Video: Dance with the Teletubbies
2003–2005 The Basil Brush Show India Recurring role, 20 episodes
2009 Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Aneka 6 episodes
2009–2010 One Tree Hill Miranda Stone Recurring role, 12 episodes[1]
2011 Chuck Jasmine Episode: "Chuck Versus Agent X"
2012 Jane by Design India Jourdain Main role, 18 episodes[1]
2013 Necessary Roughness India 3 episodes
How I Met Your Mother Sophia Episode: "Knight Vision"; credited as India De Beaufort
2014 Chicago P.D. Layla Roslyn 3 episodes[1]
2014–2017 All Hail King Julien Clover / Crimson / Grandma Rose / Lover Bot Main voice role
2015 Castle Taylor McKinley Episode: "I, Witness"
The Night Shift Farrah Episode: "Darkest Before Dawn"
Blood & Oil Jules Jackman Series regular, 10 episodes
2016 Younger Radha Recurring role; 4 episodes
2017 2 Broke Girls Winnona Williams Episode: "And the Himmicane"
All Hail King Julien: Exiled Clover / Crimson / Hansmerelda Main voice role
2016–2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Alexandra Reynolds 4 episodes
2017–2018 Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Kristin Allen Main role[1]
2017–2019 Veep Brie Ramachandran 6 episodes[23]
2018 The New Looney Tunes Foxy Foxworth Voice, Episode: "Undercover Bunny"
2019–2020 One Day at a Time Avery Recurring role; 7 episodes[23][1]
2019 Modern Family Dr. Singh Episode: "A Moving Day"
2020–2022 It's Pony Helen Bramley / Mom / Stag's Head / Old Woman Recurring role, voice; 24 episodes
2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Jessica Recurring role; 5 episodes[23]
2021 Fast & Furious Spy Racers Dann Voice; 7 episodes
2022 Firefly Lane Charlie Recurring role; 4 episodes[1][21]
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years Maisey Manes Voice; episode: "Camp Spirit"
2023–2024 Night Court Olivia Moore Main cast[21][22]
2024 SpongeBob SquarePants Maisey Manes Voice; episode: "Kreepaway Kamp"
2024–present Max & the Midknights Fendra Main voice role[24]

Video games

Year Title Voice role
2015 Infinite Crisis Arcane Supergirl

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Who Is India de Beaufort (AKA Charlotte in 'Firefly Lane')?". Yahoo! News UK. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Laurence, Emily (22 February 2012). "India De Beaufort Answers Our 17 Questions!". Seventeen. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Castro, Adam-Troy (14 December 2012). "India de Beaufort is satirical Krod's serious babe". Syfy Wire. Syfy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. ↑ de Beaufort, India [@indiadebeaufort] (11 October 2021). "I am British born. My maternal Grandfather was born in Calcutta India where our family lived for 350-something years with distant French descent hence "de Beaufort"" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "India de Beaufort". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. ↑ @Indiadebeaufort (11 October 2021). "I am not French Indies. I am British born. My maternal Grandfather was born in Calcutta India where our family live…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Tapia, Nancy (2 March 2024). "India De Beaufort Talks About Olivia's Emotions In Night Court S2 | Exclusive". LRM Online.
  8. 1 2 "India de Beaufort". Blessed Wellness. 22 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Basil Brush and India Beau – Boom Boom/Christmas Slide". Acharts.us. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  10. ↑ "DVD and Blu-ray rental". Lovefilm. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Krod Mandoon's India de Beaufort". CraveOnline. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "India de Beaufort Cast on One Tree Hill". TV Fanatic. 28 July 2009.
  13. 1 2 "India de Beaufort Interview". Cliche Mag. 28 November 2015.
  14. ↑ Denise Petski (27 February 2015). "ABC Pilots 'Boom', 'Mix' & '46 Percenters' Add To Casts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "India de Beaufort NWHM Ambassador". Women's History.
  16. ↑ Thorson, Haylee (14 February 2023). "'Night Court' Star India de Beaufort Is Married to a Fellow Sitcom Actor". Distractify.
  17. ↑ "A Chicago P.D. Alumna Is Starring in NBC's Night Court". NBC Insider Official Site. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  18. ↑ India de Beaufort (29 August 2017). "....I've been your wife for two years today. I've been your partner for almost 9 years. The happiest years of my life. I love you @toddgrinnell ❤️❤️❤️ I love you. I love you. I love you". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  19. ↑ India de Beaufort (26 May 2018). "Forever Changed ❤️ Our son. Crosby James Beaufort-Grinnell. One week old. Life is magic ❤️ P.s We know he's kind of hidden... We aren't ready to share him yet ❤️ we're not even sure we ever will be... but we wanted to share his arrival. @toddgrinnell and I are so so grateful for all the love and well wishes. He is everything ❤️". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  20. ↑ de Beaufort, India [@indiadebeaufort]; (6 March 2021). "I became an American citizen last year, and I was supposed to attend a big fancy swearing in ceremony so I ( obvi ) put together a celebratory ensemble but… Pandemic. So, here she is! Never worn, laying in wait" – via Instagram.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Andreeva, Nellie (10 March 2022). "'Night Court': India de Beaufort Joins NBC Sequel In Recasting". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  22. 1 2 Goldberg, Lesley (10 March 2022). "'Night Court': India de Beaufort Joins NBC Comedy in Recasting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  23. 1 2 3 4 Kit, Borys (18 February 2021). "Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort Join Jason Momoa in Fantasy 'Slumberland' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  24. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (11 September 2024). "Trailer: Nickelodeon Embarks on New Animated Quest with 'Max & the Midknights'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
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