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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.

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

Television

References

1. "Rowena King". cam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
2. ^ Nathan Southern. "Rowena King". AllMovie. Retrieved 13 October 2015. Says bio is sourced from Misplaced Pages, and doesn't verify the content.
3. "Scoop: OF KINGS AND PROPHETS on ABC" (in German). broadwayworld.com. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

External links

• Rowena King at IMDb
• Rowena King at TV Guide

• 1969 births
• Living people
• British stage actresses
• British film actresses
• British television actresses
• English people of Liberian descent
• Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
• Actresses from London
• Actresses from Hertfordshire
• 20th-century English actresses
• 21st-century English actresses