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Rebecca Root

Actress / Comedian / Vocal Coach | * 05/10/1969 (54) | Woking, Surrey, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Rebecca Root is an English actress, comedian and voice coach. She is most well-known for playing the leading role in the 2015 BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl. She has performed the role of Siobhan in the National Theatre's touring production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. She was rated 18th in The Independent on Sunday's Rainbow List 2014, which named her as an openly transgender actress in mainstream television, alongside others like Alexandra Billings, Laverne Cox and Adèle Anderson. ()
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Rebecca Root is an English actress, comedian and voice coach. She was rated 18th in The Independent on Sunday's Rainbow List 2014, which named her as one of the very few openly transgender actresses in mainstream television, alongside Laverne Cox and Adèle Anderson.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster occurs after she accepts work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, after she meets Tom there, ...

Last Christmas

FSK: 0+ years

2019 | 3.6/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A romantic comedy about the unexpected relationship between Judy and Leo, a 40-something transgender woman and a down on his luck, 26-year-old man. Differences mean nothing if love means everything. ...

Boy Meets Girl

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2015 | 1.9/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction. ...

The Queen's Gambit

FSK: 16+ years

2020 | 4.3/5
Drama
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Detective Sam Spade is pulled out of his tranquil retirement in France to investigate a series of brutal murders. ...

Monsieur Spade

Certification unknown

2024 | 3.1/5
Drama, Mystery
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Movies with Rebecca Root as Actress(8)

as Nicky2022 The Gallery
as Miranda2022 This Is Christmas
as Vicky2021 Creation Stories
as Dr. Addis2019 Last Christmas
as Mayfield2018 The Sisters Brothers
as Rachilde2018 Colette
as Camilla Stevens2016 Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
as Nurse2015 The Danish Girl

TV Shows/Series with Rebecca Root as Actress(10)

as Cynthia Fitzsimmons2024 Monsieur Spade
as DS Diana Aird2022 The Rising
as Lindsay2021 Finding Alice
as Miss Lonsdale2020 The Queen's Gambit
as Allie Gregs2019 Flack
as Leanne2019 Sex Education
as Dana2018 The Romanoffs
as Judy2015 Boy Meets Girl
as Vet1993 The Detectives
as The Engineer1990 Keeping Up Appearances

Additional Information

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Full Name: Rebecca Root
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 05/10 1969 (May) in Woking, Surrey, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 54 years + 345 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama, Bartholomew School
Other names for Rebecca Root (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Graham Root"
Rebecca Root frequently works together with these people:
Scott Frank (7x, Crew)
Thomas Adès (5x, Crew)
Matthew Weiner (4x, Crew)
Oliver Lansley (4x, Actor)
Carlos Rafael Rivera (4x, Crew)
Emma Thompson (3x, Actress)
John C. Reilly (3x, Actor)
Luc Dardenne (3x, Crew)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne (3x, Crew)
Eric Carte (3x, Actor)
Dicken Ashworth (3x, Actor)
Eric Bialas (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:832463, Added: 11/11/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024