Hannah James (actress)
Hannah James is a British–American actress. She is most known for her role as Civil War belle, Emma Green, in the mini-series Mercy Street, set in James's home state of Virginia.
Early life
James grew up on a rural farm in Madison County, Virginia, where she was home-schooled, until the age of ten. When she was two, she started taking dance lessons. While she studied ballet throughout her youth, James attended the Guildford School of Acting in Surrey, England.Career
James's first major role was a Civil War belle, who becomes a volunteer nurse, in the mini-series Mercy Street—set in Virginia. The character, Emma Green, was based on a historical figure. Many Virginia newspapers celebrated that the role of Virginian belle was played by a Virginian. Women's Wear Daily, noting that the series would be broadcast in the same time slot as Downton Abbey, suggested James was poised to be the next "Lady Mary". James's costumes required her to wear a corset, and she described how she almost fainted on one particularly long day on set.On November 12, 2016, producers announced that James had been cast in a single episode role for the third season of Outlander.