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Rose Williams
Born
Rose Victoria Williams

(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30)
Ealing, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Known forReign, Sanditon

Rose Victoria Williams (born 18 February 1994) 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. Her mother worked as a costume designer and her father as a gardener.[1][2]

Her first proper job was at a clothing store in Dover Street Market when she was 17 years old. She studied fashion and decided to pursue acting at 18.[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 an upcoming role in the film adaption Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris starring Lesley Manville.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Chicken Lil
2016 A Quiet Passion Young Vinnie
2016 Infinite Lily Short Movie
2019 Changeland Emma

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Casualty Imogen Renfrew Episode: "Unhinged"
2014–2017 Reign Claude de Valois Seasons 2-4
2019 Curfew Faith Palladino
2019 Sanditon Charlotte Heywood Main character
2019 Medici Caterina Sforza Riario Season 3

References

  1. ^ a b James Marriott (23 August 2019). "Sanditon's Rose Williams on starring in the new Austen adaptation — feminism, racism and nooky". The Times.
  2. ^ a b Sarah Crompton (12 December 2019). "Meet Rose Williams, the Most Unexpected Jane Austen Heroine of 2020". Vogue. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, Josh. "Sanditon's Rose Williams: 'It's not relevant to have an all-white cast in a period drama!'". Glamour UK. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. ^ Fogarty, Paul (2019-08-25). "Sanditon: Who plays Charlotte Heywood? Actress Rose Williams is a rising star!". HITC. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. ^ https://www.deadline.com/2020/12/horror-shudder-the-power-rose-williams-1234651318/amp/
  6. ^ https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/rose-williams-interview%3Famp
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