Rebecca Night
| Rebecca Night | |
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 Rebecca Night as Fanny Hill |
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| Born | Rebecca Hardwick 1985 (age 26–27) Poole, Dorset, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Rebecca Night (born 1985) is a British actress who starred in the title role of the James Hawes's BBC Four adaptation Fanny Hill.[1]
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[edit] Background
Rebecca Night was born as Rebecca Hardwick in Poole, Dorset. She attended Yarrells Preparatory School in Upton, Dorset where she took great pleasure in being a part of the annual musical productions, and later Parkstone Grammar School in Poole as well as Brownsea Open Air Theatre. Night is a former member of the National Youth Theatre, where she appeared as Hero in Much Ado About Nothing.
She graduated from Rose Bruford College in 2005, where she received critical acclaim for her performance in Patrick Marber’s After Miss Julie; it was said that she "[put] everything into her role."[2]
She has also appeared in a number of TV adverts and short films.
[edit] Career
Night's most high profile stage role, to date, is in a West End production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.[3] She has said that being in a Wilde play "makes you want to stand a bit taller, and it's nice getting to play dress up and be kind of refined. But it's also nice to leave it all behind, at the end of the day, to be able to put on your trainers and jeans."[4]
She appears in two ITV dramas: Wuthering Heights as Catherine Linton, and Caught in a Trap as Becci, directed by Michael Samuels.
[edit] Select Credits
| Year | Format | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2011 | TV movie | Rosamunde Pilcher: Vier Frauen | Laura Aird | 4-part, 355 min. |
| 2009 | Feature film | Miss Irena's Children | Danuta | Filming |
| TV series | Lark Rise to Candleford | Nan Carter | ||
| TV movie | Caught in a Trap | Becci | ||
| 2008 | Feature film | Framed | Ailish | |
| TV movie | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Linton | ||
| 2007 | Stage | The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily Cardew | Vaudeville Theatre 29 Jan-26 April 2008 |
| British tour 12 Sept-24 Nov 2007 |
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| Spoonface Steinberg | Spoonface Steinberg | Etcetera Theatre | ||
| TV movie | Fanny Hill | Fanny Hill | ||
| Short film | Rebecca | Rebecca | ||
| 2006 | Wednesday | Nurse | ||
| 2005 | Tail | Clara | ||
| Monologue | Kat |
[edit] References
- ^ BBC Four gets turned on to Andrew Davies' steamy adaptation of Fanny Hill, BBC (13 July 2007)
- ^ Smith, Derek Rose Bruford College Acting & Actor Musicianship Student Showcase, The Stage (12 May 2005)
- ^ Guilfoyle, Lizzie The Importance of Being Earnest — casting complete, Indie London
- ^ Wolf, Matt Fresh Face: Rebecca Night (17 January 2008)
