Rosalind Eleazar

Eleazar as Yelena in Uncle Vanya at The Harold Pinter Theatre, London (2020)

Rosalind Eleazar is a British stage and screen actress. She is known for her role as Louisa Guy in the TV series Slow Horses , and as Agnes in 2019 film The Personal History of David Copperfield .

Early life and education

Rosalind Eleazar's mother was British and her father was Ghanaian. ^[1]

She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, ^[2] graduating in 2015.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Eleazar's TV roles include Louisa Guy in Slow Horses , Christine in the BBC series Rellik , ^[3] Jacky Bast in Howards End , ^[4] Kate in the ITV series Deep Water, ^[5] as well as roles in NW , National Treasure and Harlots . ^[2]

On stage, Eleazar appeared in The Starry Messenger ^[6] at Wyndham's Theatre; as Yelena, in Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre; ^[7] in House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre; and Plaques and Tangles at the Royal Court Theatre. ^[8]

Eleazar's debut feature film role was as Agnes in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) by Armando Iannucci. ^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Lost Village	Eleanor	Short
2017	Pucker		Short
2019	The Personal History of David Copperfield	Agnes
2021	I'm Not in Love	Taylor
2023	The House of Bernarda Alba	Angustias

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Holby City	Betty Lyons	Episode: "Brave New World"
	National Treasure	Georgina	2 episodes
	NW	Shar	TV film
2017	Rellik	Christine Levison	4 episodes
	Howards End	Jacky Bast	4 episodes
2017–2018	Harlots	Violet Cross	16 episodes
2018	Death in Paradise	Marie Gayle	Episode: "Dark Memories"
	Lore	Ava	TV series documentary
2019	Deep Water	Kate	6 episodes
2020	Breeders	Roz	Episode: "No Cure: Part 2"
	Uncle Vanya	Yelena	A TV film initially released in cinemas of the play performed at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London to an empty theatre due to the COVID-19 virus
2021	Master of None	Heather	Episode: "Moments in Love, Chapter 2"
2022– present	Slow Horses	Louisa Guy	24 episodes
2023	Class of '09	Dr. Vivienne McCann	7 episodes
2025	Missing You	Detective Katherine Donovan	5 episodes [10]

Theatre

• Dido in 15 Heroines at the Jermyn Street Theatre in 2020. ^[11]
• Yelena in Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London (2020). ^[12]

Awards and honours

• 2015 Spotlight Prize Best Actor ^[13]
• 2018 Screen Nation Rising Star ^[14]
• 2020 Black British Theatre Awards – Nominee for Best Supporting Actress ^[15]
• 2021 Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Female ^[16]

References

1. Akbar, Arifa (17 March 2021). "Spotlight on Rosalind Eleazar: a star devoted to the exhilarating thrill of theatre". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
2. Wise, Louis. "Rosalind Eleazar Interview: on starring in Armando Iannucci's David Copperfield". The Times. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
3. Hogan, Michael (18 September 2017). "Rellik, episode 2 Review: enough of the histrionics already". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
4. Sutherland, John. "Why we're all obsessed with Howards End". The Times. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
5. Saner, Emine (14 August 2019). "Deep Water Review-It's Britain's answer to Big Little Lies". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
6. Bano, Tim. "The Starry Messenger review at Wyndham's Theatre, London". The Stage. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
8. Cavenidish, Dominic. "Plaques and Tangles, Royal Court, review: 'stark and accomplished'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
9. Kohn, Eric (6 September 2019). "'The Personal History of David Copperfield' Review". Indie Wire. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
10. Sarrubba, Stefania (4 March 2024). "Harlan Coben's next Netflix series offers fresh look with Slow Horses star". Digital Spy . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
11. "15 Heroines | Jermyn Street Theatre".
12. "Uncle Vanya Tickets - Official Box Office - Harold Pinter Theatre". haroldpintertheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
13. Snow, Georgia. "LAMDA's Rosalind Eleazar wins 2015 Spotlight Prize". The Stage. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
14. Griffiths, Emmy (13 August 2019). "Everything you need to know about ITV's Deep Water". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
15. "Black British Theatre Awards 2020: nominations in full". The Stage. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
16. "Equity - Winners of 2020 Clarence Derwent awards announced". equity.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

External links

• Rosalind Eleazar at IMDb