Rose Williams (actress)
Rose Williams | |
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Born | Rose Victoria Williams 18 February 1994 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
Known for | Reign, Sanditon |
Rose Victoria Williams is an English actress from Ealing, London. She is best known for her work as Princess Claude in Reign and as Charlotte Heywood in Sanditon.
Early life and education
Williams was born in Ealing, West London on the 18th February 1994. Her mother worked as a costume designer and her father as a gardener.[1][2]
Her first job was at a clothing store in Dover Street Market when she was 17 years old. She studied fashion and decided at the age of 18 to pursue acting.[3]
Career
Williams appeared in Casualty, Reign, Medici, and Curfew, before appearing in Changeland with Seth Green and Macaulay Culkin.[4]
Williams plays the lead in the 2019 Andrew Davies adaptation of Sanditon, the unfinished novel by Jane Austen.[1] Her role in Reign required her to be based in Toronto for three years, during which time she visited Los Angeles frequently.[2]
Williams had the lead role in British horror film The Power, also starring Emma Rigby, about a nurse in 1970’s London.[5] Williams also has a supporting role in the film adaptation Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris starring Lesley Manville.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Chicken | Lil | |
2016 | A Quiet Passion | Young Vinnie | |
2016 | Infinite | Lily | Short Movie |
2019 | Changeland | Emma | |
2021 | The Power | Val | |
2022 | Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Pamela Penrose |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Casualty | Imogen Renfrew | Episode: "Unhinged" |
2014–2017 | Reign | Claude de Valois | Seasons 2-4 |
2019 | Curfew | Faith Palladino | |
2019–present | Sanditon | Charlotte Heywood | Main character |
2019 | Medici | Caterina Sforza Riario | Season 3 |
2022 | That Dirty Black Bag | Symone | Season 1 |
References
- ^ a b James Marriott (23 August 2019). "Sanditon's Rose Williams on starring in the new Austen adaptation — feminism, racism and nooky". The Times.
- ^ a b Sarah Crompton (12 December 2019). "Meet Rose Williams, the Most Unexpected Jane Austen Heroine of 2020". Vogue. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Smith, Josh. "Sanditon's Rose Williams: 'It's not relevant to have an all-white cast in a period drama!'". Glamour UK. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Fogarty, Paul (25 August 2019). "Sanditon: Who plays Charlotte Heywood? Actress Rose Williams is a rising star!". HITC. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Andreas Wiseman (7 December 2020). "AMC Genre Streamer Shudder Acquires Brit Horror 'The Power' Starring Rose Williams". Deadline. Retrieved 21 July 2021.