Rosalind Halstead

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Rosalind Halstead
Born (1984-07-18) 18 July 1984 (age 40)
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Rosalind Halstead (born 18 July 1984[ citation needed ]) is a British actress, model and former ballet dancer from London.

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Early life

Halstead was born in London. As a youth, she trained for five years at the Central School of Ballet, [1] and danced at Sadler's Wells Theatre.[ citation needed ] Her performance career began at the North London Performing Arts Centre at the age of eight.

By the age of 13, Halstead was scouted by the Select Modelling Agency, and was a model for some years before becoming an actress.[ citation needed ]

Career

She appeared in the 2005 film Mrs Henderson Presents . The same year Halstead was cast in David Leland's Virgin Territory (originally titled The Decameron ) which was produced by Dino De Laurentis. [2] In 2007 she appeared in the recurring role of Kelly Short on the British television series Nearly Famous .

In 2009, she appeared as Isabella in a televised adaptation of Wuthering Heights on ITV. [3] In 2010, she appeared in the BBC comedy series How Not To Live Your Life playing a homeless woman who begins dating Don, the show's central character.

In 2014 Halstead joined the cast of the Syfy fantasy television series Dominion during its first season, playing the role of Sen. Becca Thorn. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Receptionist
2005 Mrs Henderson Presents Frances
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Second Court Lady
Virgin Territory Filomena
2018DJMiranda

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Sons & LoversPretty GirlTelevision film
2005 Love Soup Rochelle TandyEpisode: "The Reflecting Pool"
2006Berry's WayJennyTelevision film
2007 Nearly Famous Kelly ShortRecurring role, 5 episodes
2009 Wuthering Heights IsabellaTelevision miniseries
The Day of the Triffids CordeliaTelevision miniseries
2010 How Not to Live Your Life SusanEpisode: "Don Dates a Homeless"
2011 The Fades SarahEpisode: Unaired pilot
Rage of the Yeti LyndaTelevision film (Syfy)
2012 Sherlock KateEpisode: "A Scandal in Belgravia"
2013 Endeavour Estella BroomEpisode: "Rocket"
2014 Dominion Senator Becca ThornMain role (season 1)
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Gina PurseyEpisode: "The Last Chance"
Agatha Raisin CeciliaEpisode: "The Vicious Vet"
2018 Strangers EmmaRecurring role (season 2)
2019 Holby City Bea KaminskyRecurring role, 5 episodes
2019–2020 The Trial of Christine Keeler BronwynRecurring role
2022 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Ophelia SkylarkEpisode: "Too Much of Water"
Andor Runai SculdunEpisode: "Rix Road"

References

  1. 1 2 "Sen. Becca Thorn - Rosalind Halstead". Syfy . Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. Nick Vivarelli (8 May 2005). "De Laurentiis updates classic 'Decameron' with 'OC' flavor". Variety . Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. Brian Lowry (15 January 2009). "Review: 'Wuthering Heights'". Variety . Retrieved 31 January 2016.