jarneia

Jarnéia, full name Jarnéia Richard-Noel, is an English stage actress and singer. She is particularly well-known for portraying the role of Catherine Of Aragon in the musical Six on the original UK Tour, with the production having since moved on to the West End at the Arts Theatre.

Richard-Noel began her training at The Urdang Academy in Islington, London, where she studied for a National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre, graduating in 2017. But although she hasn’t been out of education for long, her fledgling career has already been highly successful.

Richard-Noel performed in a number of productions whilst training at The Urdang Academy, including Shakespeare Shorts, Co-Equal, Spamalot, Carrie and Rent. Richard-Noel also starred in a one-off concert titled ‘Xmas Factor’ for Iris Theatre, and a concert rendition of The Color Purple as an ensemble member.

As a talented singer and dancer, Richard-Noel has a lot of options open to her in her performing career, and this has led to great diversity in her roles. Richard-Noel has been a company member of Six since 2018, playing the very serious role of Catherine of Aragon.

The acting ability of Richard-Noel was acknowledged when she received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical nomination alongside principal cast colleagues Millie O’Connell, Natalie Paris, Alexia McIntosh, Aimie Atkinson and Maiya Quansah-Breed in 2019.