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How old is Jessie Cave and who did she play in Harry Potter?

JESSIE Cave will be a familiar face to Harry Potter fans. Since the franchise ended, she has continued her acting career.

The actress has revealed her son is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, but said that he is "doing well".

Jessie Cave has revealed her newborn has tested Covid positive
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Jessie Cave has revealed her newborn has tested Covid positiveCredit: Instagram

Who is Jessie Cave?

Jessica Alice Cave Lloyd, 33, is an English actress, comedian and cartoonist.

Harry Potter fans will know her as Lavender Brown in the film franchise - a Gryffindor student in Dumbledore's army.

She has since starred in British sitcom Trollied and E4 drama Glue.

In 2017, she featured in Black Mirror episode Hang the DJ.

Jessie is best known as Lavender Brown in Harry Potter
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Jessie is best known as Lavender Brown in Harry PotterCredit: Alamy

As well as being a star of the screen, Jessie has acted in stage productions, such as Thomasina in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and Liv in Breed.

Along with her sister Bebe, Jessie runs a podcast series called We Can't Talk About That Right Now. The sisters tragically lost their sibling Ben Haddon-Cave, 27, in March 2019. 

Jessie, who studied illustration and animation at Kingston University also runs her own design company, where she hand-draws tongue-in-cheek cards.

How many children does she have?

Jessie has three children: Abraham ‘Bam’ Benjamin, born in October 2020, Margot, 4, and Donnie, 6.

Her son Abraham is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, but she has said that he is "doing well".

Cave shared a photo of Abraham in a hospital cot with Boris' lockdown three announcement in the foreground

She said: "I watched the news about lockdown from an isolated room in hospital,"

Jessie shared this picture on Instagram
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Jessie shared this picture on InstagramCredit: instagram.com/jessiecave

"Poor baby is Covid positive. He's okay and doing well but they are being vigilant and cautious, thankfully.

"This strain is super powerful and contagious so I do hope that people take extra care in the coming weeks."

Is Jessie Cave married?

Jessie is married to comedian Alfie Brown.

Jessie had her first child with Alfie after the pair had a one-night stand on their first date together.

The pair split up when their second child was only 10 weeks old, but rekindled their relationship after "a couple of years of angst and personal growth"

She told the that her husband has struggled with work during lockdown.

Jessie is married to comedian Alfie Brown
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Jessie is married to comedian Alfie BrownCredit: Getty Images

She said: "He's a stand-up comedian, that's his day job - or night job. 

And that's been stripped from him in this period of time. And it's been so amazing to watch the kind of that slow realisation that something he loves is gone. It's been horrible."

Who did Jessie Cave play in Harry Potter?

Jessie Cave played Lavender Brown in the film franchise.

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She might be remembered as Ron's girlfriend for a brief time.

Lavender was attacked by werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the Battle of Hogwarts, and died of her injuries.

Harry Potter star Jessie Cave introduces her new baby to fans on her 'We Can't Talk About That Right Now' podcast
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