Rowena King

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Rowena King
Born
Rowena King

(1969-02-14) 14 February 1969 (age 55)
London, England
Alma mater Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Rowena King (born 14 February 1969) is a British stage, film and television actress.

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Early life and education

King was born 14 February 1969 in London to Phyllis Ndlandha from Soweto South Africa and British born, John King, an entrepreneur and designer. She spent her childhood with her parents and three older sisters in Hertfordshire. She attended formal dramatic studies at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, from where King transitioned to ensemble work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. [2] [1]

Film and television

King first appeared in the 1991 drama London Kills Me . She had recurring roles in a number of UK television series such as Framed , Screen One , Full Stretch, Just a Gigolo , To Play the King , Tales of the South Seas and Wonderful You .

King is known to the British public for her portrayal of Amelie in Wide Sargasso Sea , the 1993 film adaptation, directed by John Duigan, of Jean Rhys's 1966 novel of the same name; and as Rachel Morris in director Julian Richards' 1996 horror film Darklands . Her role as "attendant to Gertrude" in Kenneth Branagh's four-hour screen version of Hamlet drew on King's Shakespearean background, but provided her with relatively little screen time. In 2006 she had a secondary role as Heather in Peter Levin's A Perfect Day, starring Rob Lowe and Christopher Lloyd. [2] In 2007 she appeared as Angelica in Rob Reiner's The Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. King's television credits include guest roles in Grey's Anatomy , Eli Stone , The All New Alexei Sayle Show , Nip/Tuck , Lie to Me , Death in Paradise , among others; and recurring roles in Breaking News , Half & Half and The Wrong Mans .

In 2015/16 King played a supporting role in 8 episodes of the ABC television drama series Of Kings and Prophets , based on the Books of Samuel . The series follows an ensemble of characters including Saul and David, the successive Kings of Israel, their families, and their political rivals. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 London Kills Me Melanie
1993 Wide Sargasso Sea Amelie
1995The TurnaroundFiona
1996 Darklands Rachel Morris
1996 Hamlet Attendant to Gertrude
1997 My Son the Fanatic Margot
1997So This Is Romance?Moira
2000 Proof of Life Pamela
2002Today I Vote for My JoeyMaryse
2007 The Bucket List Angelica
20??Sexual HealingMarilynAnnounced

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Sam Saturday Sandra Morrisey"On the Other Hand"
1992 Framed Charlotte LamptonTV miniseries
1992 A Touch of Frost Julia King"Conclusions"
1992 Screen One Roberta Ford"Black and Blue"
1993 Full Stretch Tessa KnowlesTV series
1993 Just a Gigolo Natalie"1.1", "1.2", "1.3"
1993Vicious CircleCeliaTV film
1993 To Play the King Chloe CarmichaelTV miniseries
1994 Screen One Mariella"Two Golden Balls"
1998–2000 Tales of the South Seas Lavinia TimotoMain role
1999 Wonderful You Laura KennettTV miniseries
2002 Breaking News Jamie TempletonMain role
2003 Fastlane Adriana"Overkill"
2003 The Lyon's Den Robyn Petrie Nwamaka"Pilot"
2003–04 Half & Half CamilleRecurring role
2004 Las Vegas Vita Brighton"Games People Play"
2004 Dr. Vegas Marta"Lust for Life"
2005 Alias Pierpont"Mockingbird"
2006 A Perfect Day HeatherTV film
2007 Grey's Anatomy Celeste Newman"Desire"
2007Futureshock: CometKimberly MarshallTV film
2008 Eli Stone Holly Rains"Something to Save"
2009 Criminal Minds Det. Benning"To Hell... And Back"
2009RevolutionGov. Olivia AgeeTV film
2010 Numb3rs Elizabeth Hopkins"And the Winner Is..."
2010 Nip/Tuck Jill Jacobson"Christian Troy II"
2010 Lie to Me Helen Dezekis"Beat the Devil"
2013 Midsomer Murders Wendy Robson"The Sicilian Defence"
2013 Death in Paradise Sister Marguerite"2.2"
2013 By Any Means DI Bates"1.4"
2013 The Wrong Mans Wood"Inside Mans", "Wanted Mans", "Running Mans"
2014Edge of HeavenJanelle"1.5"
2015 NCIS: Los Angeles Dr. Camille Rivers"Field of Fire"
2016 Of Kings and Prophets ZaphraMain role
2017 Shut Eye Maggie Sexton-Templesmith"Charles the Magnificent", "Crimes and Punishments", "Purple Hearts"
2017TraumaLisaTV miniseries, post-production
2018DietlandCheryl Crane-MurphySeries Regular – AMC
2019Agent HamiltonHaigRecurring - Amazon / Dramacorp
2019 Emergence Helen & LorettaRecurring
2020 The Wilds AliceGuest Star in Episode 108
2022 Grantchester Edith LarsenITV
2022 DI Ray Maureen GrovesITV
2022 The Old Man Nina KrugerRecurring - FX
2022 Foundation KalleRecurring - Apple TV+

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