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| birth_name =Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie
| birth_name =Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|02|09|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|02|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[London]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Aberdeen]], [[England]]
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2008–present
| years_active = 2008–present
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Leslie was born in [[London]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtonabbey.com/page/3/ |title=Downton Abbey web-site |publisher=Downtonabbey.com |date= |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref> but was raised at Lickleyhead Castle, her family's 15th century ancestral seat, before moving to England for school.<ref name="seat">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/downton-abbey-maid-rose-leslie-1084067|title=Downton Abbey maid Rose Leslie grew up a Scottish castle Lady|last=McDonald|first=Toby|date=12 October 2011|work=Daily Record|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> Her father is Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, the Aberdeenshire Chieftain of [[Clan Leslie]], and her mother is Candida Mary Sibyl "Candy" Leslie (née Weld), great-granddaughter of [[Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat]] (a descendant of [[Charles_II_of_England|Charles II]]). Leslie is the third of five children.<ref name="seat">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/downton-abbey-maid-rose-leslie-1084067|title=Downton Abbey maid Rose Leslie grew up a Scottish castle Lady|last=McDonald|first=Toby|date=12 October 2011|work=Daily Record|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> Her parents own the 12th century Warthill Castle in [[Aberdeenshire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aboutscotland.com/aberdeen/warthill.html|title=Warthill Castle|last=Leslie|first=Sebastian|work=About Scotland|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/visit/clans/leslie.asp|title=Clan Leslie, Aberdeenshire Council|work=Aberdeenshire Council|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://clanleslie.org/newsletter/Dec%202009.html|title=Obituary Jillian Ada Burcher|date=December 2009|work=Newsletter of Clan Leslie Society of Australia and New Zealand, CLANZ|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref>
Leslie was born in [[Aberdeen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtonabbey.com/page/3/ |title=Downton Abbey web-site |publisher=Downtonabbey.com |date= |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref> but was raised at Lickleyhead Castle, her family's 15th century ancestral seat, before moving to England for school.<ref name="seat">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/downton-abbey-maid-rose-leslie-1084067|title=Downton Abbey maid Rose Leslie grew up a Scottish castle Lady|last=McDonald|first=Toby|date=12 October 2011|work=Daily Record|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> Her father is Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, the Aberdeenshire Chieftain of [[Clan Leslie]], and her mother is Candida Mary Sibyl "Candy" Leslie (née Weld), great-granddaughter of [[Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat]] (a descendant of [[Charles_II_of_England|Charles II]]). Leslie is the third of five children.<ref name="seat">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/downton-abbey-maid-rose-leslie-1084067|title=Downton Abbey maid Rose Leslie grew up a Scottish castle Lady|last=McDonald|first=Toby|date=12 October 2011|work=Daily Record|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> Her parents own the 12th century Warthill Castle in [[Aberdeenshire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aboutscotland.com/aberdeen/warthill.html|title=Warthill Castle|last=Leslie|first=Sebastian|work=About Scotland|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/visit/clans/leslie.asp|title=Clan Leslie, Aberdeenshire Council|work=Aberdeenshire Council|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://clanleslie.org/newsletter/Dec%202009.html|title=Obituary Jillian Ada Burcher|date=December 2009|work=Newsletter of Clan Leslie Society of Australia and New Zealand, CLANZ|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref>


Leslie's great-great grandfather was Guillermo de Landa y Escandón,<ref>[[:es:Guillermo Landa y Escandón]]</ref> who served as [[]].<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3568&sid=37237b03969470402d75188a1b0766a8 Obituary for Mary Luz Arbuthnot-Leslie]</ref> She was educated at Rayne North primary school in Aberdeenshire, and then the private [[Millfield School]] in England,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omsociety.com/old-millfieldians/Achievements/Film-TV-and-Radio/ |title=Old Millfieldian Society |publisher=Omsociety.com |date= |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref> before spending three years at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110717041212/http://www.lamda.org.uk/studentfiles/2008/c2008/LESLIE,%20Rose.pdf |title=LAMDA web-site |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=17 July 2011 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
Leslie's great-great grandfather was Guillermo de Landa y Escandón,<ref>[[:es:Guillermo Landa y Escandón]]</ref> who served as [[]].<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3568&sid=37237b03969470402d75188a1b0766a8 Obituary for Mary Luz Arbuthnot-Leslie]</ref> She was educated at Rayne North primary school in Aberdeenshire, and then the private [[Millfield School]] in England,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omsociety.com/old-millfieldians/Achievements/Film-TV-and-Radio/ |title=Old Millfieldian Society |publisher=Omsociety.com |date= |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref> before spending three years at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110717041212/http://www.lamda.org.uk/studentfiles/2008/c2008/LESLIE,%20Rose.pdf |title=LAMDA web-site |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=17 July 2011 |accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Scottish actress
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Scottish actress
| DATE OF BIRTH = 7 February 1987
| DATE OF BIRTH = 7 February 1987
| PLACE OF BIRTH = London, England
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Aberdeen, England
| DATE OF DEATH =
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =

Revision as of 12:31, 3 July 2014

Rose Leslie
Leslie in 2013
Born
Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie

(1987-02-09) 9 February 1987 (age 37)
Aberdeen, England
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie (born 9 February 1987), known professionally as Rose Leslie, is an English actress. She is best known for portraying Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones and Gwen Dawson in the ITV drama series Downton Abbey.

Early life

Leslie was born in Aberdeen,[1] but was raised at Lickleyhead Castle, her family's 15th century ancestral seat, before moving to England for school.[2] Her father is Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, the Aberdeenshire Chieftain of Clan Leslie, and her mother is Candida Mary Sibyl "Candy" Leslie (née Weld), great-granddaughter of Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat (a descendant of Charles II). Leslie is the third of five children.[2] Her parents own the 12th century Warthill Castle in Aberdeenshire.[3][4][5]

Leslie's great-great grandfather was Guillermo de Landa y Escandón,[6] who served as [[]].[7] She was educated at Rayne North primary school in Aberdeenshire, and then the private Millfield School in England,[8] before spending three years at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating with a BA in 2008.[9]

Career

Leslie made her debut in the 2009 television film New Town, for which she won the Scottish BAFTA for Best Acting Performance – New Talent Award.[10][11] In September and October 2010, she appeared at the Globe Theatre in Nell Leyshon's play Bedlam.[12][13] She appeared as Gwen Dawson, a housemaid, in the first series of the 2010 ITV television drama Downton Abbey.[14] In 2012, she began playing the wildling Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, alongside her distant cousin, actor Kit Harington, who interestingly played her lover, Jon Snow. In October 2013, it was announced Leslie would be joining the second series of the Channel 4 conspiracy drama Utopia.[15] She has also been cast in ITV drama The Great Fire.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 New Town Rhian BAFTA Scotland Award – New Talent
2012 Now Is Good Fiona
2014 Honeymoon Bea

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Banged Up Abroad Kim Episode: "Lima"
2010 Downton Abbey Gwen Dawson 7 episodes
2011 Case Histories Laura Wyre 2 episodes
2012 Vera Lena Holgate Episode: "The Ghost Position"
2012–2014 Game of Thrones Ygritte 17 episodes
2014 Blandings Niagra Donaldson Episode "Custody of the Pumpkin"
2014 Utopia
2014 The Great Fire Sarah Farriner Miniseries

References

  1. ^ "Downton Abbey web-site". Downtonabbey.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b McDonald, Toby (12 October 2011). "Downton Abbey maid Rose Leslie grew up a Scottish castle Lady". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ^ Leslie, Sebastian. "Warthill Castle". About Scotland. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Clan Leslie, Aberdeenshire Council". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Obituary Jillian Ada Burcher". Newsletter of Clan Leslie Society of Australia and New Zealand, CLANZ. December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. ^ es:Guillermo Landa y Escandón
  7. ^ Obituary for Mary Luz Arbuthnot-Leslie
  8. ^ "Old Millfieldian Society". Omsociety.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  9. ^ "LAMDA web-site" (PDF). Web.archive.org. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  10. ^ "New Talent Awards in 2009". The BAFTA site: Scotland. British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
  11. ^ "Awards and Nominations". LAMDA. The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
  12. ^ "Rose Leslie CV". Hamilton Hodell. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Charliebrown" (20 July 2010). "Downton Abbey – Rose Leslie". Enchanted Serenity of Period Films. Ottawa, Canada: Blogger.com.
  14. ^ "Downton Abbey web-site". Downtonabbey.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  15. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (16 October 2013). "'Game of Thrones' star Rose Leslie joins 'Utopia' series 2". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  16. ^ "ITV casting announcement of The Great Fire". ITV Press Centre. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

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