Rowena King is a British stage, film and television actress.
Early life and education Rowena King was born in London to Phyllis Ndhlandhla 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 she transitioned to ensemble work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Says bio is sourced from Wikipedia, and doesn't verify the content.
Career 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. 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.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1991London Kills MeMelanie1993Wide Sargasso SeaAmelie1995Fiona1996DarklandsRachel Morris1996HamletAttendant to Gertrude1997My Son the FanaticMargot1997So This Is Romance?Moira2000Proof of LifePamela2002Today I Vote for My JoeyMaryse2007Angelica20??Sexual HealingMarilynAnnounced
Television Year Title Role Notes1992Sam SaturdaySandra Morrisey"On the Other Hand"1992FramedCharlotte LamptonTV miniseries1992Julia King"Conclusions"1992Screen OneRoberta Ford"Black and Blue"1993Full StretchTessa KnowlesTV series1993Just a GigoloNatalie"1.1", "1.2", "1.3"1993Vicious CircleCeliaTV film1993To Play the KingChloe CarmichaelTV miniseries1994Screen OneMariella"Two Golden Balls"1998–2000Tales of the South SeasLavinia TimotoMain role1999Wonderful YouLaura KennettTV miniseries2002Breaking NewsJamie TempletonMain role2003FastlaneAdriana"Overkill"2003Robyn Petrie Nwamaka"Pilot"2003–04Half & HalfCamilleRecurring role2004Las VegasVita Brighton"Games People Play"2004Dr. VegasMarta"Lust for Life"2005AliasPierpont"Mockingbird"2006A Perfect DayHeatherTV film2007Grey's AnatomyCeleste Newman"Desire"2007Futureshock: CometKimberly MarshallTV film2008Eli StoneHolly Rains"Something to Save"2009Criminal MindsDet. Benning"To Hell... And Back"2009RevolutionGov. Olivia AgeeTV film2010Numb3rsElizabeth Hopkins"And the Winner Is..."2010Nip/TuckJill Jacobson"Christian Troy II"2010Lie to MeHelen Dezekis"Beat the Devil"2013Midsomer MurdersWendy Robson"The Sicilian Defence"2013Death in ParadiseSister Marguerite"2.2"2013By Any MeansDI Bates"1.4"2013Wood"Inside Mans", "Wanted Mans", "Running Mans"2014Edge of HeavenJanelle"1.5"2015NCIS: Los AngelesDr. Camille Rivers"Field of Fire"2016Of Kings and ProphetsZaphraMain role2017Shut EyeMaggie Sexton-Templesmith"Charles the Magnificent", "Crimes and Punishments", "Purple Hearts"2017TraumaLisaTV miniseries, post-production2018DietlandCheryl Crane-MurphySeries Regular – AMC 2019Agent Hamilton Haig Recurring - Amazon / Dramacorp 2019 EmergenceHelen & LorettaRecurring 2020The WildsAlice Guest Star in Episode 108 2022GrantchesterEdith Larsen ITV 2022DI RayMaureen Groves ITV2022The Old ManNina Kruger Recurring - FX 2022 FoundationKalleRecurring - Apple TV+
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