Anecdotes

She studied drama and cultural studies at the University of West England. But Raine then took a gap year and taught English as a second language in Thailand.

She wanted to be an actress from the age of 13.

Married her boyfriend of 5 years, Tom Goodman-Hill, in a private ceremony in London after a 1-month engagement. The bride wore a vintage ivory wedding dress and had her brunette hair in a braid. Among the guests were David Walliams, Martin Freeman, Amanda Abbington and Lauren Crace.

She was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2008.

Was five months pregnant when she completed filming on Baptiste (2019).

Gave birth to her first child at age 36, a son, in February 2019. Child's father is her husband, Tom Goodman-Hill.

Jessica Raine and her husband, Tom Goodman-Hill both worked on the UK series Call the Midwife. Jessica Raine was the central character on the series for the first three seasons and Tom Goodman-Hill had a guest spot in season one, episode four, where he played the husband of a woman with toxemia. While Tom Goodman-Hill's story in the series focused on midwife Cynthia (Now Sister Mary-Cynthia), the two would have met.