Rebecca Root
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.
Rebecca Root on Playing Cisgender Roles & Working with Joaquin Phoenix | Ireland AM
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TV
Casualty
Psychiatric SHO
1986
TV
Sex Education
Leanne
2019
TV
The Wheel of Time
Keeper
2021
TV
Hollyoaks
Midwife
1995
TV
Hollyoaks
Melanie Athill
1995
TV
The Queen's Gambit
Miss Lonsdale
2020
TV
Keeping Up Appearances
The Engineer
1990
TV
Heartstopper
Principal Edwards
2022
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
TV
The Detectives
Vet
1993
TV
The Romanoffs
Dana
2018
TV
Flack
Allie Gregs
2019
TV
Annika
Alex Carrigan
2021
Film
The Danish Girl
Nurse
2015
TV
Monsieur Spade
Cynthia Fitzsimmons
2024
Film
Heartstopper Forever
Principal Edwards
2026
Film
Last Christmas
Dr. Addis
2019
Film
The Sisters Brothers
Mayfield
2018
Film
Colette
Rachilde
2018
TV
The Rising
DS Diana Aird
2022
Filmography
2026FilmHeartstopper Foreveras Principal Edwards2025FilmThe Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage2025FilmEnigmaas Narrator (voice)2024TVMonsieur Spadeas Cynthia Fitzsimmons2022FilmThis Is Christmasas Miranda2022FilmThe Galleryas Nicky2022TVHeartstopperas Principal Edwards2022TVThe Risingas DS Diana Aird2021TVThe Wheel of Timeas Keeper2021TVAnnikaas Alex Carrigan2021FilmCreation Storiesas Vicky2021TVFinding Aliceas Lindsay2020TVThe Queen's Gambitas Miss Lonsdale2019FilmLast Christmasas Dr. Addis2019TVFlackas Allie Gregs2019TVSex Educationas Leanne2018TVThe Romanoffsas Dana2018FilmColetteas Rachilde2018FilmThe Sisters Brothersas Mayfield2018FilmEddie Eliseas Elise2017FilmSisas Steph2016FilmHank Zipzer's Christmas Catastropheas Camilla Stevens2016FilmApproach/Withdrawas Narrator2015FilmThe Danish Girlas Nurse2015TVBoy Meets Girlas Judy2012FilmNormalas Cynthia2003TVCelebrity Mastermind1995TVHollyoaksas Midwife1993TVThe Detectivesas Vet1990TVKeeping Up Appearancesas The Engineer1986TVCasualtyas Psychiatric SHO—FilmHear Me Roaras Elizabeth Bellinger