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Rebecca Root
Known for Sex Education · The Queen's Gambit · Last Christmas
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.
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- Born
- May 10, 1969
- Birthplace
- Woking, Surrey, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
NormalCynthia
2012
The Danish GirlNurse
2015
Approach/WithdrawNarrator
2016
Hank Zipzer's Christmas CatastropheCamilla Stevens
2016
SisSteph
2017
ColetteRachilde
2018
Eddie EliseElise
2018
The Sisters BrothersMayfield
2018
Last ChristmasDr. Addis
2019
Creation StoriesVicky
2021
The GalleryNicky
2022
This Is ChristmasMiranda
2022
EnigmaNarrator (voice)
2025
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage
2025
Heartstopper ForeverPrincipal Edwards
2026HM
Hear Me RoarElizabeth Bellinger
HM
Hear Me RoarExecutive Producer
Television
CasualtyPsychiatric SHO · 2 eps
1986
Keeping Up AppearancesThe Engineer · 1 eps
1990
The DetectivesVet · 1 eps
1993
HollyoaksMidwife · 1 eps
1995HollyoaksMelanie Athill · 1 eps
1995
Celebrity Mastermind1 eps
2003
Boy Meets GirlJudy · 12 eps
2015
The RomanoffsDana · 1 eps
2018
FlackAllie Gregs · 1 eps
2019
Sex EducationLeanne · 1 eps
2019
The Queen's GambitMiss Lonsdale · 2 eps
2020
AnnikaAlex Carrigan · 1 eps
2021
Finding AliceLindsay · 1 eps
2021
The Wheel of TimeKeeper · 1 eps
2021
HeartstopperPrincipal Edwards · 3 eps
2022
The RisingDS Diana Aird · 8 eps
2022
Monsieur SpadeCynthia Fitzsimmons · 6 eps
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