Rose Williams (actress)

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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 for Reign , Sanditon

Rose Victoria Williams (born 18 February 1994) is an English actress from Ealing, London. Her television roles include Princess Claude in Reign and as Charlotte Heywood in Sanditon .

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Early life and education

Williams was born in Ealing, West London on 18 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. [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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Chicken Lil
2016 A Quiet Passion young Vinnie Dickinson
2016InfiniteLilyShort Movie
2019 Changeland Emma
2021 The Power Valerie / Val
2022 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Pamela Penrose
2023 Locked In Lina
TBA Angels in the Asylum Filming [6]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Casualty Imogen RenfrewEpisode: "Unhinged"
2014–2017 Reign Claude de Valois Seasons 2-4
2019 Curfew Faith Palladino
2019–2023 Sanditon Charlotte HeywoodMain character
2019 Medici Caterina Sforza Riario Season 3
2022 That Dirty Black Bag SymoneSeason 1

References

  1. 1 2 James Marriott (23 August 2019). "Sanditon's Rose Williams on starring in the new Austen adaptation — feminism, racism and nooky". The Times.
  2. 1 2 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 3 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Fogarty, Paul (25 August 2019). "Sanditon: Who plays Charlotte Heywood? Actress Rose Williams is a rising star!". HITC. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Andreas Wiseman (7 December 2020). "AMC Genre Streamer Shudder Acquires Brit Horror 'The Power' Starring Rose Williams". Deadline. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Popp, Olivia (31 January 2025). "Cameras rolling for Rob Sorrenti's UK-set debut feature, Angels in the Asylum". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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